diff --git a/sys/dev/ntb/if_ntb/if_ntb.c b/sys/dev/ntb/if_ntb/if_ntb.c
index b5c1f461a84..4997c521239 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ntb/if_ntb/if_ntb.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ntb/if_ntb/if_ntb.c
@@ -400,9 +400,6 @@ ntb_setup_interface(void)
 	ntb_transport_link_up(net_softc.qp);
 	net_softc.bufsize = ntb_transport_max_size(net_softc.qp) +
 	    sizeof(struct ether_header);
-
-	if_printf(ifp, "if_ntb device setup\n");
-
 	return (0);
 }
 
@@ -414,7 +411,6 @@ ntb_teardown_interface(void)
 		ntb_transport_link_down(net_softc.qp);
 
 	if (net_softc.ifp != NULL) {
-		if_printf(net_softc.ifp, "if_ntb device destroyed\n");
 		ether_ifdetach(net_softc.ifp);
 		if_free(net_softc.ifp);
 	}
diff --git a/sys/dev/ntb/ntb_hw/ntb_hw.c b/sys/dev/ntb/ntb_hw/ntb_hw.c
index 91a6c9749e0..002af77c0ef 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ntb/ntb_hw/ntb_hw.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ntb/ntb_hw/ntb_hw.c
@@ -531,8 +531,6 @@ ntb_attach(device_t device)
 
 	pci_enable_busmaster(ntb->device);
 
-	device_printf(ntb->device, "NTB device registered\n");
-
 out:
 	if (error != 0)
 		ntb_detach(device);
@@ -564,8 +562,6 @@ ntb_detach(device_t device)
 	ntb_detect_max_mw(ntb);
 	ntb_unmap_pci_bar(ntb);
 
-	device_printf(ntb->device, "NTB device unregistered\n");
-
 	return (0);
 }