diff --git a/apps/main.c b/apps/main.c
index 8643acc9f2..7a29e90ab0 100644
--- a/apps/main.c
+++ b/apps/main.c
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ int main(void)
 
 #if !defined(BOOTLOADER)
     allocate_playback_log();
-    static char playername[64];
     if (!file_exists(ROCKBOX_DIR"/playername.txt"))
     {
         int fd = open(ROCKBOX_DIR"/playername.txt", O_CREAT|O_WRONLY|O_TRUNC, 0666);
@@ -211,17 +210,6 @@ int main(void)
             close(fd);
         }
     }
-    else
-    {
-        int fd = open(ROCKBOX_DIR"/playername.txt", O_RDONLY);
-        if(fd >= 0)
-        {
-            read_line(fd, playername, sizeof(playername));
-            close(fd);
-            if (strcmp(playername, MODEL_NAME) != 0)
-                splashf(HZ * 2, "%s", playername);
-        }
-    }
 #endif
 
 #ifdef AUTOROCK