diff --git a/application.c b/application.c
index 4b2bda5..f9dfa52 100644
--- a/application.c
+++ b/application.c
@@ -661,17 +661,6 @@ void main(void)
 		RCC_CSR |= RCC_CSR_RMVF; // clear reset flags
 	}
 #endif
-#if !(DEBUG)
-	// show watchdog information
-	printf("setup watchdog: %.2fs", WATCHDOG_PERIOD / 1000.0);
-	if (FLASH_OBR & FLASH_OBR_OPTERR) {
-		puts(" (option bytes not set in flash: software watchdog used, not automatically started at reset)\n");
-	} else if (FLASH_OBR & FLASH_OBR_WDG_SW) {
-		puts(" (software watchdog used, not automatically started at reset)\n");
-	} else {
-		puts(" (hardware watchdog used, automatically started at reset)\n");
-	}
-#endif
 
 	// setup RTC
 	puts("setup RTC: ");