diff --git a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
index ecd288beca7c..3669cb953e6e 100644
--- a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
+++ b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
@@ -1370,8 +1370,6 @@ static struct notifier_block nr_dev_notifier = {
 
 static struct net_device **dev_nr;
 
-static char banner[] __initdata = KERN_INFO "G4KLX NET/ROM for Linux. Version 0.7 for AX25.037 Linux 2.4\n";
-
 static int __init nr_proto_init(void)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -1419,7 +1417,6 @@ static int __init nr_proto_init(void)
 	}
 		
 	register_netdevice_notifier(&nr_dev_notifier);
-	printk(banner);
 
 	ax25_protocol_register(AX25_P_NETROM, nr_route_frame);
 	ax25_linkfail_register(nr_link_failed);
diff --git a/net/rose/af_rose.c b/net/rose/af_rose.c
index ef4538ac84f0..55564efccf11 100644
--- a/net/rose/af_rose.c
+++ b/net/rose/af_rose.c
@@ -1469,8 +1469,6 @@ static struct notifier_block rose_dev_notifier = {
 
 static struct net_device **dev_rose;
 
-static const char banner[] = KERN_INFO "F6FBB/G4KLX ROSE for Linux. Version 0.62 for AX25.037 Linux 2.4\n";
-
 static int __init rose_proto_init(void)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -1519,7 +1517,6 @@ static int __init rose_proto_init(void)
 
 	sock_register(&rose_family_ops);
 	register_netdevice_notifier(&rose_dev_notifier);
-	printk(banner);
 
 	ax25_protocol_register(AX25_P_ROSE, rose_route_frame);
 	ax25_linkfail_register(rose_link_failed);