diff --git a/boards/common/msb-430/board_init.c b/boards/common/msb-430/board_init.c
index 00d155592e..7c81b8e069 100644
--- a/boards/common/msb-430/board_init.c
+++ b/boards/common/msb-430/board_init.c
@@ -198,7 +198,4 @@ void board_init(void)
     msb_ports_init();
 
     msp430_set_cpu_speed(CLOCK_CORECLOCK);
-
-    /* finally initialize STDIO */
-    stdio_init();
 }