diff --git a/Makefile.include b/Makefile.include
index 609a1f8fecd8..cd91664f68e5 100644
--- a/Makefile.include
+++ b/Makefile.include
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ ifneq ($(RIOT_CI_BUILD),1)
   ifeq ($(MAKELEVEL),0)
     ifneq (,$(BOARDSDIR))
       $(warning Using BOARDSDIR is deprecated use EXTERNAL_BOARD_DIRS instead)
-      $(info EXTERNAL_BOARD_DIRS can contain multiple folders separated by space)
     endif
   endif
 endif