diff --git a/nova/templates/bin/_init.sh.tpl b/nova/templates/bin/_init.sh.tpl
index 005810c70b..31a04fb4ef 100644
--- a/nova/templates/bin/_init.sh.tpl
+++ b/nova/templates/bin/_init.sh.tpl
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-echo "Hello World"
 
 set -ex
 export HOME=/tmp