diff --git a/setup/so-whiptail b/setup/so-whiptail
index 3eaf7fc68..de18d88ff 100755
--- a/setup/so-whiptail
+++ b/setup/so-whiptail
@@ -858,20 +858,6 @@ whiptail_net_setup_complete() {
 	exit 0
 }
 
-whiptail_network_init_notice() {
-	[ -n "$TESTING" ] && return
-
-	read -r -d '' message <<- EOM
-		Setup will now initialize networking.
-
-		Select OK to continue.
-	EOM
-
-	whiptail --title "$whiptail_title" --msgbox "$message" 9 75
-	local exitstatus=$?
-	whiptail_check_exitstatus $exitstatus
-}
-
 whiptail_management_server() {
 
 	[ -n "$TESTING" ] && return