diff --git a/examples/position_sense/hdsl_diagnostic/hdsl_diagnostic.c b/examples/position_sense/hdsl_diagnostic/hdsl_diagnostic.c
index b215fa1..47fe97f 100644
--- a/examples/position_sense/hdsl_diagnostic/hdsl_diagnostic.c
+++ b/examples/position_sense/hdsl_diagnostic/hdsl_diagnostic.c
@@ -523,8 +523,6 @@ void hdsl_init(void)
     hdsl_pruss_init();
 
     HDSL_iep_init(gHdslHandleCh0);
-    DebugP_log("\r\nPress Enter to start application\n");
-    DebugP_scanf("%d",&ES);
     ClockP_usleep(5000);
     if(CONFIG_HDSL0_MODE==0)
     {
diff --git a/examples/position_sense/hdsl_diagnostic_with_traces/hdsl_diagnostic_ddr.c b/examples/position_sense/hdsl_diagnostic_with_traces/hdsl_diagnostic_ddr.c
index b16e74b..6a1024d 100644
--- a/examples/position_sense/hdsl_diagnostic_with_traces/hdsl_diagnostic_ddr.c
+++ b/examples/position_sense/hdsl_diagnostic_with_traces/hdsl_diagnostic_ddr.c
@@ -452,8 +452,6 @@ void hdsl_init(void)
     HwiP_construct(&gPRUHwiObject, &hwiPrms);
 
     HDSL_iep_init(gHdslHandleCh0);
-    DebugP_log("\r\nPress Enter to start application\n");
-    DebugP_scanf("%d",&ES);
     ClockP_usleep(5000);
 
     if(CONFIG_HDSL0_MODE==0)