diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
index aac34acb8..08c9778ef 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ detect_os() {
 
 highstate() {
   # Run a highstate.
-  echo "Running a highstate. This could take a few minutes"
   salt-call state.highstate -l info queue=True
 }