diff --git a/src/kernel/boot/platform/bios_ia32/shell.S b/src/kernel/boot/platform/bios_ia32/shell.S
index 26712fafa2..c9e9bcf84b 100644
--- a/src/kernel/boot/platform/bios_ia32/shell.S
+++ b/src/kernel/boot/platform/bios_ia32/shell.S
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ bfs_start:
 	push	%ds
 	pop		%es
 
-//	mov		$hello_string, %si
-//	call	printString
-
 	cli						// no interrupts please
 	call	enable_a20		// enable a20 gate
 
@@ -82,26 +79,6 @@ _protected_code_segment:
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------
 
-.code16
-printString:
-	// write a 0 terminated string from ds:si to screen
-	// si - string to be printed
-	// changes al, ah
-	push %bx
-_printstart:
-	lodsb
-	test %al, %al
-	jz _printdone
-	mov $0x0e, %ah
-	mov $0x0007, %bx
-	int $0x10
-	jmp _printstart
-_printdone:
-	pop %bx
-	ret
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------
-
 /** Enables the a20 gate. It will first try to enable it through
  *	the BIOS, and, if that fails, will use the old style AT mechanism
  *	using the keyboard port.
@@ -136,10 +113,6 @@ _a20_done:
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------
 
-hello_string:
-	.byte	10, 13
-	.string	"Welcome to the OpenBeOS Bootloader"
-
 /* global data table */
 
 gdt: