diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 064ac7e10d..c9e1e163d2 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -2549,7 +2549,6 @@ void ThreadImport(void *data) {
     vnThreadsRunning[THREAD_IMPORT]++;
 
     // -loadblock=
-    uiInterface.InitMessage(_("Starting block import..."));
     BOOST_FOREACH(boost::filesystem::path &path, *vFiles) {
         FILE *file = fopen(path.string().c_str(), "rb");
         if (file)
@@ -2559,8 +2558,6 @@ void ThreadImport(void *data) {
     // hardcoded $DATADIR/bootstrap.dat
     filesystem::path pathBootstrap = GetDataDir() / "bootstrap.dat";
     if (filesystem::exists(pathBootstrap)) {
-        uiInterface.InitMessage(_("Importing bootstrap blockchain data file."));
-
         FILE *file = fopen(pathBootstrap.string().c_str(), "rb");
         if (file) {
             filesystem::path pathBootstrapOld = GetDataDir() / "bootstrap.dat.old";