diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/OpenHAB.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/OpenHAB.java
index e5c0d0809..6c6aaed97 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/OpenHAB.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/OpenHAB.java
@@ -32,22 +32,4 @@ public class OpenHAB {
         return versionString;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Returns the current openHAB build id, retrieving the information from the core bundle version.
-     * If the id is "qualifier", i.e. openHAB is run from within the IDE, it returns an empty string.
-     *
-     * @return the openHAB build id or an empty string, if none is avaiable
-     */
-    static public String getBuildId() {
-        String versionString = FrameworkUtil.getBundle(OpenHAB.class).getVersion().toString();
-        String buildString = "";
-        if (StringUtils.countMatches(versionString, ".") == 3) {
-            buildString = StringUtils.substringAfterLast(versionString, ".");
-            if (buildString.equals("qualifier")) {
-                buildString = "";
-            }
-        }
-        return buildString;
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/internal/CoreActivator.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/internal/CoreActivator.java
index 12adc4b11..83af1c933 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/internal/CoreActivator.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/internal/CoreActivator.java
@@ -8,16 +8,10 @@
  */
 package org.openhab.core.internal;
 
-import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory;
-import java.lang.management.RuntimeMXBean;
-
 import org.eclipse.smarthome.model.rule.runtime.RuleEngine;
-import org.openhab.core.OpenHAB;
 import org.osgi.framework.BundleActivator;
 import org.osgi.framework.BundleContext;
 import org.osgi.util.tracker.ServiceTracker;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 /**
  * This is the activator of the core openHAB bundle.
@@ -28,25 +22,8 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
  */
 public class CoreActivator implements BundleActivator {
 
-    private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(CoreActivator.class);
-
     @Override
     public void start(BundleContext context) throws Exception {
-        String version = OpenHAB.getVersion();
-        String buildId = OpenHAB.getBuildId();
-
-        if (buildId.equals("")) {
-            logger.info("openHAB runtime has been started (v{}).", version);
-        } else {
-            logger.info("openHAB runtime has been started (v{}, build {}).", version, buildId);
-        }
-
-        if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-            RuntimeMXBean rb = ManagementFactory.getRuntimeMXBean();
-            long uptime = rb.getUptime();
-            logger.debug("Startup took {} ms", uptime);
-        }
-
         startRuleEngine(context);
     }
 
@@ -74,7 +51,6 @@ public class CoreActivator implements BundleActivator {
      */
     @Override
     public void stop(BundleContext context) throws Exception {
-        logger.info("openHAB runtime has been terminated.");
     }
 
 }