diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8c3b407d8..cc7bb6a91 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ if(APPLE)
     set(LOKINET_APPLE_BUILD 5)
 endif()
 
-set(LOKINET_RELEASE_MOTTO "Anonymous, decentralized, IP-based overlay network" CACHE STRING "Release motto")
-
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/cmake")
 
 set(DEFAULT_WITH_BOOTSTRAP ON)
diff --git a/daemon/lokinet.cpp b/daemon/lokinet.cpp
index 97324b356..19c673780 100644
--- a/daemon/lokinet.cpp
+++ b/daemon/lokinet.cpp
@@ -548,8 +548,7 @@ namespace
   static void
   run_main_context(std::optional<fs::path> confFile, const llarp::RuntimeOptions opts)
   {
-    llarp::log::info(
-        logcat, "starting up {} {}", llarp::LOKINET_VERSION_FULL, llarp::LOKINET_RELEASE_MOTTO);
+    llarp::log::info(logcat, "starting up {}", llarp::LOKINET_VERSION_FULL);
     try
     {
       std::shared_ptr<llarp::Config> conf;
diff --git a/llarp/constants/version.cpp.in b/llarp/constants/version.cpp.in
index 432f81e8e..3c57aa0ef 100644
--- a/llarp/constants/version.cpp.in
+++ b/llarp/constants/version.cpp.in
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ namespace llarp
   const char* const LOKINET_VERSION_TAG   = "@VERSIONTAG@";
   const char* const LOKINET_VERSION_FULL  = "lokinet-@lokinet_VERSION_MAJOR@.@lokinet_VERSION_MINOR@.@lokinet_VERSION_PATCH@-@LOKINET_VERSION_TAG@";
 
-  const char* const LOKINET_RELEASE_MOTTO = "@RELEASE_MOTTO@";
   const char* const LOKINET_DEFAULT_NETID = "lokinet";
   const char* const LOKINET_TESTNET_NETID = "testnet";
   // clang-format on
diff --git a/llarp/constants/version.hpp b/llarp/constants/version.hpp
index 75b764cd0..31c2ebee2 100644
--- a/llarp/constants/version.hpp
+++ b/llarp/constants/version.hpp
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ namespace llarp
   extern const char* const LOKINET_VERSION_TAG;
   extern const char* const LOKINET_VERSION_FULL;
 
-  extern const char* const LOKINET_RELEASE_MOTTO;
   extern const char* const LOKINET_DEFAULT_NETID;
   extern const char* const LOKINET_TESTNET_NETID;
 }  // namespace llarp
diff --git a/llarp/context.cpp b/llarp/context.cpp
index 378a5d9d6..cb0ca52d1 100644
--- a/llarp/context.cpp
+++ b/llarp/context.cpp
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ namespace llarp
       throw std::runtime_error("Cannot call Setup() on context without a Config");
 
     if (opts.showBanner)
-      llarp::LogInfo(
-          fmt::format("{} {}", llarp::LOKINET_VERSION_FULL, llarp::LOKINET_RELEASE_MOTTO));
+      llarp::LogInfo(fmt::format("{}", llarp::LOKINET_VERSION_FULL));
 
     if (!loop)
     {