diff --git a/chef/lib/chef/knife/cookbook_list.rb b/chef/lib/chef/knife/cookbook_list.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/chef/lib/chef/knife/cookbook_list.rb
+++ b/chef/lib/chef/knife/cookbook_list.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ class Chef
         env          = config[:environment]
         num_versions = config[:all_versions] ? "num_versions=all" : "num_versions=1"
         api_endpoint = env ? "/environments/#{env}/cookbooks?#{num_versions}" : "/cookbooks?#{num_versions}"
-        ui.info("Showing latest versions. Use --show-all to list all available versions.") unless config[:all_versions]
         cookbook_versions = rest.get_rest(api_endpoint)
         format_cookbook_list_for_display(cookbook_versions).each do |line|
           ui.msg(line)
[CHEF-<I>] remove confusing message about showing all versions