diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-common b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-common
index f124e4f64..fa1dec2f8 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-common
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-common
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ wait_for_apt() {
 
 	if __check_apt_lock; then
 		if [[ -z $progress_callback ]]; then
-			echo "$lock_msg"
 			echo "Could not acquire lock after $retry_count attempts, aborting."
 		fi
 		return 1