diff --git a/gscan2pdf/bin/gscan2pdf b/gscan2pdf/bin/gscan2pdf
index d6576ea..2f9ff5d 100755
--- a/gscan2pdf/bin/gscan2pdf
+++ b/gscan2pdf/bin/gscan2pdf
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ use Fcntl qw(:flock)
 use Log::Log4perl;
 use Try::Tiny;
 use Data::Dumper;
-use Linux::Distribution qw(distribution_name distribution_version);
 use Filesys::Df;
 use English qw( -no_match_vars )
   ;    # for $PERL_VERSION, $PROGRAM_NAME, $EVAL_ERROR, $ERRNO
@@ -147,19 +146,6 @@ read_config_file($rc);
 
 set_up_test_mode();
 
-if ( my $distro = distribution_name() ) {
-    my $version = distribution_version();
-    if ( defined $version ) {
-        $version = ", version $version";
-    }
-    else {
-        $version = $EMPTY;
-    }
-    $logger->info("You are running $distro$version");
-}
-else {
-    $logger->info('Distribution unknown');
-}
 $logger->info("Perl version $PERL_VERSION");
 $logger->info("Glib-Perl version $Glib::VERSION");
 $logger->info( 'Built for Glib ' . join $DOT, Glib->GET_VERSION_INFO );