diff --git a/main/asterisk.c b/main/asterisk.c
index eb4d79d1a6..ef6c64de67 100644
--- a/main/asterisk.c
+++ b/main/asterisk.c
@@ -906,9 +906,6 @@ void ast_console_puts(const char *string)
 
 static void network_verboser(const char *s)
 {
-	if (*s == 127) {
-		s++;
-	}
 	ast_network_puts_mutable(s);
 }