diff --git a/src/runtime/os1_openbsd.go b/src/runtime/os1_openbsd.go
index 04779ea870..92a19fe31b 100644
--- a/src/runtime/os1_openbsd.go
+++ b/src/runtime/os1_openbsd.go
@@ -117,9 +117,6 @@ func newosproc(mp *m, stk unsafe.Pointer) {
 
 	if ret < 0 {
 		print("runtime: failed to create new OS thread (have ", mcount()-1, " already; errno=", -ret, ")\n")
-		if ret == -_ENOTSUP {
-			print("runtime: is kern.rthreads disabled?\n")
-		}
 		throw("runtime.newosproc")
 	}
 }