diff --git a/src/Tye.Core/OutputContext.cs b/src/Tye.Core/OutputContext.cs
index 64fc74a9..8d3d8274 100644
--- a/src/Tye.Core/OutputContext.cs
+++ b/src/Tye.Core/OutputContext.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace Tye
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(title));
             }
 
-            WriteInfoLine("⛵ " + title);
+            WriteInfoLine(title);
 
             indent += IndentAmount;
             var currentStep = new StepTracker(this, title);
@@ -149,28 +149,6 @@ namespace Tye
             }
         }
 
-        //
-
-
-        public void WriteBanner()
-        {
-            // From: https://www.asciiart.eu/vehicles/boats
-            WriteInfoLine(string.Empty);
-            WriteInfoLine(@"              |    |    |               ");
-            WriteInfoLine(@"             )_)  )_)  )_)              ");
-            WriteInfoLine(@"            )___))___))___)\            ");
-            WriteInfoLine(@"           )____)____)_____)\\          ");
-            WriteInfoLine(@"         _____|____|____|____\\\__      ");
-            WriteInfoLine(@"---------\                   /--------- ");
-            WriteInfoLine(@"  ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^           ");
-            WriteInfoLine(@"    ^^^^      ^^^^     ^^^    ^^        ");
-            WriteInfoLine(@"         ^^^^      ^^^                  ");
-
-            WriteInfoLine(string.Empty);
-            WriteInfoLine("Sailing into microservices productivity!");
-            WriteInfoLine(string.Empty);
-        }
-
         public CapturedCommandOutput Capture()
         {
             return new CapturedCommandOutput(this);
diff --git a/src/tye/Program.InitCommand.cs b/src/tye/Program.InitCommand.cs
index b425dbed..6877d971 100644
--- a/src/tye/Program.InitCommand.cs
+++ b/src/tye/Program.InitCommand.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ namespace Tye
             command.Handler = CommandHandler.Create<IConsole, FileInfo?, bool>((console, path, force) =>
             {
                 var output = new OutputContext(console, Verbosity.Info);
-                output.WriteBanner();
                 if (path is FileInfo && path.Exists && !force)
                 {
                     ThrowIfTyeFilePresent(path, "tye.yml");