diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index d1f6077..bca9b2e 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ char *argv0;
 static void
 verr(const char *fmt, va_list ap)
 {
-	if (argv0 && strncmp(fmt, "usage", sizeof("usage") - 1))
-		fprintf(stderr, "%s: ", argv0);
-
 	vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap);
 
 	if (fmt[0] && fmt[strlen(fmt) - 1] == ':') {