diff --git a/src/bin/initdb/initdb.c b/src/bin/initdb/initdb.c
--- a/src/bin/initdb/initdb.c
+++ b/src/bin/initdb/initdb.c
@@ -3259,9 +3259,7 @@
 	/* translator: This is a placeholder in a shell command. */
 	appendPQExpBuffer(start_db_cmd, " -l %s start", _("logfile"));
 
-	printf(_("\nSuccess. You can now start the database server using:\n\n"
-			 "    %s\n\n"),
-		   start_db_cmd->data);
+	printf(_("\nSuccess.\n\n"));
 
 	destroyPQExpBuffer(start_db_cmd);