diff --git a/scripts/entrypoint.sh b/scripts/entrypoint.sh
index 2789bcb5e5..5ad9ecf6a6 100755
--- a/scripts/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/scripts/entrypoint.sh
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ wait_for_ipam() {
 # If there is no init container, copy the required files
 if [[ "$AWS_VPC_K8S_CNI_CONFIGURE_RPFILTER" != "false" ]]; then
     # Copy files
-    echo "Copying CNI plugin binaries ... "
     PLUGIN_BINS="portmap aws-cni-support.sh"
     for b in $PLUGIN_BINS; do
         # If the file exist, delete it first
@@ -72,23 +71,14 @@ if [[ "$AWS_VPC_K8S_CNI_CONFIGURE_RPFILTER" != "false" ]]; then
     done
 fi
 
-echo -n "Starting IPAM daemon in the background ... "
 ./aws-k8s-agent | tee -i "$AGENT_LOG_PATH" 2>&1 &
-echo "ok."
-
-echo -n "Checking for IPAM connectivity ... "
 
 if ! wait_for_ipam; then
-    echo " failed."
     echo "Timed out waiting for IPAM daemon to start:"
     cat "$AGENT_LOG_PATH" >&2
     exit 1
 fi
 
-echo "ok."
-
-echo -n "Copying CNI plugin binary and config file ... "
-
 cp aws-cni "$HOST_CNI_BIN_PATH"
 
 sed -i s~__VETHPREFIX__~"${AWS_VPC_K8S_CNI_VETHPREFIX}"~g 10-aws.conflist
@@ -97,12 +87,9 @@ sed -i s~__PLUGINLOGFILE__~"${AWS_VPC_K8S_PLUGIN_LOG_FILE}"~g 10-aws.conflist
 sed -i s~__PLUGINLOGLEVEL__~"${AWS_VPC_K8S_PLUGIN_LOG_LEVEL}"~g 10-aws.conflist
 cp 10-aws.conflist "$HOST_CNI_CONFDIR_PATH"
 
-echo "ok."
-
 if [[ -f "$HOST_CNI_CONFDIR_PATH/aws.conf" ]]; then
     rm "$HOST_CNI_CONFDIR_PATH/aws.conf"
 fi
 
 # Bring the aws-k8s-agent process back into the foreground
-echo "Foregrounding IPAM daemon ... "
 fg %1 >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "failed (process terminated)" && cat "$AGENT_LOG_PATH" && exit 1; }