diff --git a/scripts/ipkg b/scripts/ipkg
index 97a31514257..311f3abdb5f 100755
--- a/scripts/ipkg
+++ b/scripts/ipkg
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ ipkg_download() {
 		proxyoption="--proxy=on"
 	fi
 
-	echo "Downloading $src ..."
 	rm -f $IPKG_TMP/$src_file
 	case "$src" in
 	http://* | ftp://*)
@@ -252,7 +251,6 @@ ipkg_download() {
 		;;
 	esac
 
-	echo "Done."
 	return 0
 }
 
@@ -665,7 +663,7 @@ Status: install ok not-installed" | ipkg_status_update_sd $sd $pkg
 			curcheck="`expr $curcheck + 1`"
 			local is_installed="`ipkg_get_installed $pkg`"
 			if [ "$is_installed" = "installed" ]; then
-				echo "$pkg is installed" > /dev/console
+				echo "$pkg is installed"
 				continue
 			fi
 
@@ -693,7 +691,6 @@ Status: install ok not-installed" | ipkg_status_update_sd $sd $pkg
 				return 1;
 			fi
 
-			echo ""
 			local tmp_pkg_file="$IPKG_TMP/"`ipkg_file_part $filename`
 			if ! ipkg_download `ipkg_src_byname $src`/$filename $tmp_pkg_file; then
 				echo "ipkg_get_install: Perhaps you need to run \`ipkg update'?"
@@ -907,7 +904,6 @@ ipkg_install_file() {
 }
 
 ipkg_install() {
-
 	while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
 		local pkg="$1"
 		shift