diff --git a/src_py/__init__.py b/src_py/__init__.py
index da8bff7c61..3b520b2842 100644
--- a/src_py/__init__.py
+++ b/src_py/__init__.py
@@ -339,7 +339,6 @@ def __color_reduce(c):
             ver, *get_sdl_version() + sys.version_info[0:3]
         )
     )
-    print("Hello from the pygame community. https://www.pygame.org/contribute.html")
 
 # cleanup namespace
 del pygame, os, sys, MissingModule, copyreg, packager_imports