diff --git a/agent/src/main/java/kanela/agent/Kanela.java b/agent/src/main/java/kanela/agent/Kanela.java
index 3c2237d7..9c27fb22 100644
--- a/agent/src/main/java/kanela/agent/Kanela.java
+++ b/agent/src/main/java/kanela/agent/Kanela.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import kanela.agent.circuitbreaker.SystemThroughputCircuitBreaker;
 import kanela.agent.reinstrument.Reinstrumenter;
 import kanela.agent.util.BootstrapInjector;
-import kanela.agent.util.banner.KanelaBanner;
 import kanela.agent.util.classloader.InstrumentationClassPath;
 import kanela.agent.util.classloader.PreInitializeClasses;
 import kanela.agent.util.conf.KanelaConfiguration;
@@ -68,7 +67,6 @@ public static void start(final String arguments, final Instrumentation instrumen
               InstrumentationClassPath.build().use(instrumentationClassLoader -> {
                   PreInitializeClasses.preInitializeClasses(instrumentationClassLoader);
                   val configuration = KanelaConfiguration.from(instrumentationClassLoader);
-                  KanelaBanner.show(configuration);
                   Logger.configureLogger(configuration);
 
                   if(configuration.requiresBootstrapInjection())
diff --git a/agent/src/main/java/kanela/agent/util/banner/KanelaBanner.java b/agent/src/main/java/kanela/agent/util/banner/KanelaBanner.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 517b5f4f..00000000
--- a/agent/src/main/java/kanela/agent/util/banner/KanelaBanner.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * =========================================================================================
- * Copyright © 2013-2019 the kamon project <http://kamon.io/>
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
- * except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the
- * License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND,
- * either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions
- * and limitations under the License.
- * =========================================================================================
- */
-
-package kanela.agent.util.banner;
-
-import kanela.agent.util.AnsiColor;
-import kanela.agent.util.BuildInfo;
-import kanela.agent.util.conf.KanelaConfiguration;
-import lombok.val;
-
-public class KanelaBanner {
-
-    private static final String[] BANNER = {"",
-            " _  __                _        ______",
-            "| |/ /               | |       \\ \\ \\ \\",
-            "| ' / __ _ _ __   ___| | __ _   \\ \\ \\ \\",
-            "|  < / _` | '_ \\ / _ \\ |/ _` |   ) ) ) )",
-            "| . \\ (_| | | | |  __/ | (_| |  / / / /",
-            "|_|\\_\\__,_|_| |_|\\___|_|\\__,_| /_/_/_/",
-            "                              ",
-            "==============================" };
-
-    private static final String KANELA = "::Running with Kanela, the Kamon Instrumentation Agent ::";
-
-    private static final int STRAP_LINE_SIZE = 10;
-
-    public static void show(KanelaConfiguration configuration) {
-        if (configuration.getShowBanner()) {
-            val printStream = System.out;
-
-            for (String line : BANNER) {
-                System.out.println(line);
-            }
-
-            String version = BuildInfo.version();
-
-            version =  (version == null ? "" : " (v" + version + ")");
-            val padding = new StringBuilder();
-
-            while (padding.length() < STRAP_LINE_SIZE - (version.length() + KANELA.length())) {
-                padding.append(" ");
-            }
-
-            printStream.println(AnsiColor.ParseColors(":green,n:" + KANELA + padding + version));
-            printStream.println();
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/agent/src/main/resources/reference.conf b/agent/src/main/resources/reference.conf
index 7bab582e..86ded91f 100755
--- a/agent/src/main/resources/reference.conf
+++ b/agent/src/main/resources/reference.conf
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ kanela {
   instrumentation-registry {
     enabled = true
   }
-  # Enables the kanela banner at startup.
-  show-banner = true
   # The log verbosity level: TRACE|DEBUG|INFO|WARNING|ERROR|OFF.
   log-level = "WARNING"
   # Just a place holder to ensure that the key is always available.