diff --git a/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto b/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto
index a85ca7695..a6f15b552 100755
--- a/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto
+++ b/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto
@@ -931,7 +931,6 @@ else
   fi
 
   if [ "$NO_SELF_UPGRADE" != 1 ]; then
-    echo "Checking for new version..."
     TEMP_DIR=$(TempDir)
     # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     cat << "UNLIKELY_EOF" > "$TEMP_DIR/fetch.py"
diff --git a/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto.template b/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto.template
index 62624a5a8..ca9dfc289 100755
--- a/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto.template
+++ b/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto.template
@@ -288,7 +288,6 @@ else
   fi
 
   if [ "$NO_SELF_UPGRADE" != 1 ]; then
-    echo "Checking for new version..."
     TEMP_DIR=$(TempDir)
     # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     cat << "UNLIKELY_EOF" > "$TEMP_DIR/fetch.py"