diff --git a/arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/db1x00/board_setup.c b/arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/db1x00/board_setup.c
index 50c9bef99daa58e93842cfd87926e3bcd07dd5be..9e45971343edcd3a751f470bbefdce595e1e0adf 100644
--- a/arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/db1x00/board_setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/db1x00/board_setup.c
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ static struct au1000_eth_platform_data eth0_pdata = {
 
 static void bosporus_power_off(void)
 {
-	printk(KERN_INFO "It's now safe to turn off power\n");
 	while (1)
 		asm volatile (".set mips3 ; wait ; .set mips0");
 }
diff --git a/arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/pb1000/board_setup.c b/arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/pb1000/board_setup.c
index 46fdc8c9b99f69a61a5dd18c79c2a464d2377fb3..f6540ec47a64412d982aee01f9e92acd161d363c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/pb1000/board_setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/pb1000/board_setup.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ static void board_reset(char *c)
 
 static void board_power_off(void)
 {
-	printk(KERN_ALERT "It's now safe to remove power\n");
 	while (1)
 		asm volatile (
 		"	.set	mips32					\n"
diff --git a/arch/mips/alchemy/mtx-1/board_setup.c b/arch/mips/alchemy/mtx-1/board_setup.c
index ff3697387b89c8aacc4ebea568a3402efcfc5127..6398fa95905c9036518aa728292b16fe925eee39 100644
--- a/arch/mips/alchemy/mtx-1/board_setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/alchemy/mtx-1/board_setup.c
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ static void mtx1_reset(char *c)
 
 static void mtx1_power_off(void)
 {
-	printk(KERN_ALERT "It's now safe to remove power\n");
 	while (1)
 		asm volatile (
 		"	.set	mips32					\n"
diff --git a/arch/mips/alchemy/xxs1500/board_setup.c b/arch/mips/alchemy/xxs1500/board_setup.c
index 7868aeab2453c6f8daab6bd98bae596258680022..b43c918925d36406cd0903afb95f6c2d6abe546f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/alchemy/xxs1500/board_setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/alchemy/xxs1500/board_setup.c
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ static void xxs1500_reset(char *c)
 
 static void xxs1500_power_off(void)
 {
-	printk(KERN_ALERT "It's now safe to remove power\n");
 	while (1)
 		asm volatile (
 		"	.set	mips32					\n"
diff --git a/arch/mips/emma/markeins/setup.c b/arch/mips/emma/markeins/setup.c
index 9b3f51e5f140219120c8cdfe2df85487d5bf7ab4..feceebcfff4269bd9d740749d080aae7831673ba 100644
--- a/arch/mips/emma/markeins/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/emma/markeins/setup.c
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ static void markeins_machine_halt(void)
 
 static void markeins_machine_power_off(void)
 {
-	printk("EMMA2RH Mark-eins halted. Please turn off the power.\n");
 	markeins_led("poweroff.");
 	while (1) ;
 }