diff --git a/sys/dev/gem/if_gem.c b/sys/dev/gem/if_gem.c
index 5809e7bca448..6532423535fd 100644
--- a/sys/dev/gem/if_gem.c
+++ b/sys/dev/gem/if_gem.c
@@ -234,11 +234,6 @@ gem_attach(sc)
 	 * allocated.
 	 */
 
-	/* Announce ourselves. */
-	device_printf(sc->sc_dev, "Ethernet address:");
-	for (i = 0; i < 6; i++)
-		printf("%c%02x", i > 0 ? ':' : ' ', sc->sc_arpcom.ac_enaddr[i]);
-
 	/* Get RX FIFO size */
 	sc->sc_rxfifosize = 64 *
 	    bus_space_read_4(sc->sc_bustag, sc->sc_h, GEM_RX_FIFO_SIZE);
diff --git a/sys/dev/hme/if_hme.c b/sys/dev/hme/if_hme.c
index bbb428b10315..ab62245dc160 100644
--- a/sys/dev/hme/if_hme.c
+++ b/sys/dev/hme/if_hme.c
@@ -261,11 +261,6 @@ hme_config(struct hme_softc *sc)
 			goto fail_txdesc;
 	}
 
-	device_printf(sc->sc_dev, "Ethernet address:");
-	for (i = 0; i < 6; i++)
-		printf("%c%02x", i > 0 ? ':' : ' ', sc->sc_arpcom.ac_enaddr[i]);
-	printf("\n");
-
 	/* Initialize ifnet structure. */
 	ifp->if_softc = sc;
 	if_initname(ifp, device_get_name(sc->sc_dev),