diff --git a/scripts/00-basic b/scripts/00-basic
index 54b2018..9497ba4 100755
--- a/scripts/00-basic
+++ b/scripts/00-basic
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# display banner
-cat $(dirname $0)/motd
-
 # get load averages
 IFS=" " read LOAD1 LOAD5 LOAD15 <<<$(awk '{ print $1,$2,$3 }' /proc/loadavg)
 # get free memory