diff --git a/include/haproxy/proxy.h b/include/haproxy/proxy.h
index b89dac2e7..b714bda81 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/proxy.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/proxy.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ extern struct eb_root proxy_by_name;    /* tree of proxies sorted by name */
 extern const struct cfg_opt cfg_opts[];
 extern const struct cfg_opt cfg_opts2[];
 
-void start_proxies(void);
 struct task *manage_proxy(struct task *t, void *context, unsigned short state);
 void soft_stop(void);
 int pause_proxy(struct proxy *p);
diff --git a/reg-tests/checks/1be_40srv_odd_health_checks.vtc b/reg-tests/checks/1be_40srv_odd_health_checks.vtc
index a2a659b65..44edfe5b5 100644
--- a/reg-tests/checks/1be_40srv_odd_health_checks.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/checks/1be_40srv_odd_health_checks.vtc
@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@ feature ignore_unknown_macro
 #EXCLUDE_TARGETS=freebsd
 #REGTEST_TYPE=slow
 
-# Note that the first syslog message received is: "Proxy <name> started."
-syslog S -repeat 21 -level notice {
+syslog S -repeat 20 -level notice {
     recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: (Health check for server be1/srv([13579]|[123][13579]) succeeded.+reason: Layer4 check passed.+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms.+status: 1/1 UP|Proxy be1 started.)"
+    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be1/srv([13579]|[123][13579]) succeeded.+reason: Layer4 check passed.+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms.+status: 1/1 UP"
 } -start
 
 server s0 {} -start
diff --git a/reg-tests/checks/40be_2srv_odd_health_checks.vtc b/reg-tests/checks/40be_2srv_odd_health_checks.vtc
index eaa835586..9cc6279c9 100644
--- a/reg-tests/checks/40be_2srv_odd_health_checks.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/checks/40be_2srv_odd_health_checks.vtc
@@ -15,143 +15,102 @@ feature ignore_unknown_macro
 #     (any varnishtest server without -repeat <n> with n > 1 accepts
 #     only one connection).
 
-# Note that the first syslog message received is: "Proxy <name> started."
 syslog S1 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be1 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be1/srv1 succeeded, reason: Layer4 check passed, check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP"
 } -start
 
 syslog S3 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be3 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be3/srv3 succeeded, reason: Layer4 check passed, check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP"
 } -start
 
 syslog S5 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be5 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be5/srv5 succeeded, reason: Layer4 check passed, check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP"
 } -start
 
 syslog S7 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be7 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be7/srv7 succeeded, reason: Layer4 check passed, check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP"
 } -start
 
 syslog S9 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be9 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be9/srv9 succeeded, reason: Layer4 check passed, check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP"
 } -start
 
 syslog S11 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be11 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be11/srv11 succeeded, reason: Layer4 check passed, check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP"
 } -start
 
 syslog S13 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be13 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be13/srv13 succeeded, reason: Layer4 check passed, check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP"
 } -start
 
 syslog S15 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be15 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be15/srv15 succeeded, reason: Layer4 check passed, check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP"
 } -start
 
 syslog S17 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be17 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be17/srv17 succeeded, reason: Layer4 check passed, check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP"
 } -start
 
 syslog S19 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be19 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be19/srv19 succeeded, reason: Layer4 check passed, check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP"
 } -start
 
 syslog S21 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be21 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be21/srv21 succeeded, reason: Layer4 check passed, check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP"
 } -start
 
 syslog S23 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be23 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be23/srv23 succeeded, reason: Layer4 check passed, check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP"
 } -start
 
 syslog S25 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be25 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be25/srv25 succeeded, reason: Layer4 check passed, check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP"
 } -start
 
 syslog S27 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be27 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be27/srv27 succeeded, reason: Layer4 check passed, check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP"
 } -start
 
 syslog S29 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be29 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be29/srv29 succeeded, reason: Layer4 check passed, check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP"
 } -start
 
 syslog S31 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be31 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be31/srv31 succeeded, reason: Layer4 check passed, check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP"
 } -start
 
 syslog S33 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be33 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be33/srv33 succeeded, reason: Layer4 check passed, check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP"
 } -start
 
 syslog S35 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be35 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be35/srv35 succeeded, reason: Layer4 check passed, check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP"
 } -start
 
 syslog S37 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be37 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be37/srv37 succeeded, reason: Layer4 check passed, check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP"
 } -start
 
 syslog S39 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be39 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be39/srv39 succeeded, reason: Layer4 check passed, check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP"
 } -start
diff --git a/reg-tests/checks/4be_1srv_health_checks.vtc b/reg-tests/checks/4be_1srv_health_checks.vtc
index ec72d9089..98827aaeb 100644
--- a/reg-tests/checks/4be_1srv_health_checks.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/checks/4be_1srv_health_checks.vtc
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ server s4 {
 } -start
 
 syslog S1 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "Proxy be1 started"
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be1/srv1 succeeded.+reason: Layer4 check passed.+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms.+status: 1/1 UP"
     barrier b1 sync
@@ -52,8 +50,6 @@ syslog S1 -level notice {
 } -start
 
 syslog S2 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "Proxy be2 started"
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be2/srv2 succeeded.+reason: Layer4 check passed.+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms.+status: 1/1 UP"
     barrier b1 sync
@@ -68,8 +64,6 @@ syslog S2 -level notice {
 } -start
 
 syslog S3 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "Proxy be3 started"
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be3/srv3 succeeded.+reason: Layer4 check passed.+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms.+status: 1/1 UP"
     barrier b1 sync
@@ -84,8 +78,6 @@ syslog S3 -level notice {
 } -start
 
 syslog S4 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "Proxy be4 started"
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be4/srv4 succeeded.+reason: Layer4 check passed.+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms.+status: 1/1 UP"
     barrier b1 sync
diff --git a/reg-tests/checks/4be_1srv_smtpchk_httpchk_layer47errors.vtc b/reg-tests/checks/4be_1srv_smtpchk_httpchk_layer47errors.vtc
index a226f4637..f9f37a187 100644
--- a/reg-tests/checks/4be_1srv_smtpchk_httpchk_layer47errors.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/checks/4be_1srv_smtpchk_httpchk_layer47errors.vtc
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ feature ignore_unknown_macro
 barrier b cond 3
 
 syslog S1 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be1 started"
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be1/srv1 succeeded.+reason: Layer7 check passed.+code: 2(20|48).+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms.+status: 1/1 UP."
     barrier b sync
@@ -17,8 +15,6 @@ syslog S1 -level notice {
 } -start
 
 syslog S2 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be2 started"
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be2/srv2 succeeded.+reason: Layer7 check passed.+code: 200.+.+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms.+status: 1/1 UP."
     barrier b sync
@@ -27,15 +23,11 @@ syslog S2 -level notice {
 } -start
 
 syslog S3 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be3 started"
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be3/srv3 failed.+reason: Layer4 connection problem.+info: \"General socket error \\(Network is unreachable\\)\".+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms.+status: 0/1 DOWN."
 } -start
 
 syslog S4 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be4 started"
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be4/srv4 failed.+reason: Layer4 connection problem.+info: \"Connection refused\".+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms.+status: 0/1 DOWN."
 } -start
diff --git a/reg-tests/checks/http-check-expect.vtc b/reg-tests/checks/http-check-expect.vtc
index ab629db8e..12f86d907 100644
--- a/reg-tests/checks/http-check-expect.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/checks/http-check-expect.vtc
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ server s1 {
 } -start
 
 syslog S1 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be1 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be1/srv succeeded.*code: 202"
 } -start
diff --git a/reg-tests/checks/http-check-send.vtc b/reg-tests/checks/http-check-send.vtc
index 05f09a84c..179e149ed 100644
--- a/reg-tests/checks/http-check-send.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/checks/http-check-send.vtc
@@ -65,36 +65,26 @@ server s5 {
 
 
 syslog S1 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be1 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be1/srv succeeded.*code: 200"
 } -start
 
 syslog S2 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be2 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be2/srv succeeded.*code: 200"
 } -start
 
 syslog S3 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be3 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be3/srv succeeded.*code: 200"
 } -start
 
 syslog S4 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be4 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be4/srv succeeded.*code: 200"
 } -start
 
 syslog S5 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be5 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be5/srv succeeded.*code: 200"
 } -start
diff --git a/reg-tests/checks/http-check.vtc b/reg-tests/checks/http-check.vtc
index 27ad474ea..1180c3de6 100644
--- a/reg-tests/checks/http-check.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/checks/http-check.vtc
@@ -74,15 +74,6 @@ server s4 {
 } -start
 
 syslog S1 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be[0-9]+ started."
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be[0-9]+ started."
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be[0-9]+ started."
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be[0-9]+ started."
-
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be[0-9]/srv succeeded.*code: 200"
     recv
diff --git a/reg-tests/checks/ldap-check.vtc b/reg-tests/checks/ldap-check.vtc
index 51fa7207e..4c0db11a6 100644
--- a/reg-tests/checks/ldap-check.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/checks/ldap-check.vtc
@@ -24,22 +24,16 @@ server s3 {
 } -start
 
 syslog S1 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be1 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be1/srv succeeded, reason: Layer7 check passed.+info: \"Success\".+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP."
 } -start
 
 syslog S2 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be2 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be2/srv failed, reason: Layer7 invalid response.+info: \"Not LDAPv3 protocol\".+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 0/1 DOWN."
 } -start
 
 syslog S3 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be3 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be3/srv failed, reason: Layer7 wrong status.+code: 1.+info: \"See RFC: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4511#section-4.1.9\".+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 0/1 DOWN."
 } -start
diff --git a/reg-tests/checks/mysql-check.vtc b/reg-tests/checks/mysql-check.vtc
index 5344d95fc..2d20714d5 100644
--- a/reg-tests/checks/mysql-check.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/checks/mysql-check.vtc
@@ -38,36 +38,26 @@ server s5 {
 } -start
 
 syslog S1 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be1 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be1/srv succeeded, reason: Layer7 check passed.+info: \"8.0.19\".+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP."
 } -start
 
 syslog S2 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be2 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be2/srv succeeded, reason: Layer7 check passed.+info: \"8.0.19\".+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP."
 } -start
 
 syslog S3 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be3 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be3/srv succeeded, reason: Layer7 check passed.+info: \"8.0.19\".+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP."
 } -start
 
 syslog S4 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be4 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be4/srv failed, reason: Layer7 wrong status.+code: 1251.+info: \"Client does not support authentication protocol requested by server; consider upgrading MySQL client\".+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 0/1 DOWN."
 } -start
 
 syslog S5 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be5 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be5/srv failed, reason: Layer7 wrong status.+code: 1251.+info: \"Client does not support authentication protocol requested by server; consider upgrading MySQL client\".+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 0/1 DOWN."
 } -start
diff --git a/reg-tests/checks/pgsql-check.vtc b/reg-tests/checks/pgsql-check.vtc
index 4620d6fd7..968a18cd7 100644
--- a/reg-tests/checks/pgsql-check.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/checks/pgsql-check.vtc
@@ -24,22 +24,16 @@ server s3 {
 } -start
 
 syslog S1 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be1 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be1/srv succeeded, reason: Layer7 check passed.+info: \"PostgreSQL server is ok\".+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP."
 } -start
 
 syslog S2 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be2 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be2/srv failed, reason: Layer7 invalid response.+info: \"FATAL\".+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 0/1 DOWN."
 } -start
 
 syslog S3 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be3 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be3/srv failed, reason: Layer7 wrong status.+info: \"PostgreSQL unknown error\".+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 0/1 DOWN."
 } -start
diff --git a/reg-tests/checks/redis-check.vtc b/reg-tests/checks/redis-check.vtc
index a9c85cb18..c6d4fe4b1 100644
--- a/reg-tests/checks/redis-check.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/checks/redis-check.vtc
@@ -19,15 +19,11 @@ server s2 {
 } -start
 
 syslog S1 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be1 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be1/srv succeeded, reason: Layer7 check passed.+info: \"Redis server is ok\".+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP."
 } -start
 
 syslog S2 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be2 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be2/srv failed, reason: Layer7 wrong status.+info: \"-Error message\".+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 0/1 DOWN."
 } -start
diff --git a/reg-tests/checks/smtp-check.vtc b/reg-tests/checks/smtp-check.vtc
index ab24b0c86..29d0ddbb8 100644
--- a/reg-tests/checks/smtp-check.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/checks/smtp-check.vtc
@@ -35,36 +35,26 @@ server s5 {
 } -start
 
 syslog S1 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be1 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be1/srv succeeded, reason: Layer7 check passed.+code: 250.+info: \"smtp-check.vtc\".+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP."
 } -start
 
 syslog S2 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be2 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be2/srv succeeded, reason: Layer7 check passed.+code: 250.+info: \"smtp-check.vtc\".+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP."
 } -start
 
 syslog S3 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be3 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be3/srv failed, reason: Layer7 invalid response.+info: \"I'm not a SMTP server\".+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 0/1 DOWN."
 } -start
 
 syslog S4 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be4 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be4/srv failed, reason: Layer7 wrong status.+code: 421.+info: \"Try again later\".+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 0/1 DOWN."
 } -start
 
 syslog S5 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be5 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be5/srv failed, reason: Layer7 wrong status.+code: 512.+info: \"DNS error\".+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 0/1 DOWN."
 } -start
diff --git a/reg-tests/checks/spop-check.vtc b/reg-tests/checks/spop-check.vtc
index 8446c77b5..c6b704b12 100644
--- a/reg-tests/checks/spop-check.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/checks/spop-check.vtc
@@ -29,29 +29,21 @@ server s4 {
 } -start
 
 syslog S1 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be1 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be1/srv succeeded, reason: Layer7 check passed.+info: \"SPOA server is ok\".+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP."
 } -start
 
 syslog S2 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be2 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be2/srv failed, reason: Layer7 invalid response.+info: \"invalid frame received\".+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 0/1 DOWN."
 } -start
 
 syslog S3 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be3 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be3/srv failed, reason: Layer7 invalid response.+info: \"fragmentation not supported\".+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 0/1 DOWN."
 } -start
 
 syslog S4 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be4 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be4/srv failed, reason: Layer7 invalid response.+info: \"unsupported version\".+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 0/1 DOWN."
 } -start
diff --git a/reg-tests/checks/ssl-hello-check.vtc b/reg-tests/checks/ssl-hello-check.vtc
index c4b0b534e..7f8d9b90e 100644
--- a/reg-tests/checks/ssl-hello-check.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/checks/ssl-hello-check.vtc
@@ -8,23 +8,17 @@ feature ignore_unknown_macro
 # "option ssl-hello-chk" line.
 
 syslog S1 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be1 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be1/srv succeeded, reason: Layer6 check passed.+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP."
 } -start
 
 
 syslog S2 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be2 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be2/srv failed, reason: Layer6 invalid response.+info: \"TCPCHK got an empty response at step 2\".+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 0/1 DOWN."
 } -start
 
 syslog S3 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be3 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be3/srv failed, reason: Layer6 invalid response.+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 0/1 DOWN."
 } -start
diff --git a/reg-tests/checks/tcp-check-ssl.vtc b/reg-tests/checks/tcp-check-ssl.vtc
index 149bf7a03..02dc6f010 100644
--- a/reg-tests/checks/tcp-check-ssl.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/checks/tcp-check-ssl.vtc
@@ -5,17 +5,6 @@ varnishtest "Health-checks: tcp-check health-check with ssl options"
 feature ignore_unknown_macro
 
 syslog S_ok -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be[0-9]+ started."
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be[0-9]+ started."
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be[0-9]+ started."
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be[0-9]+ started."
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be[0-9]+ started."
-
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be[0-9]+/srv succeeded, reason: Layer6 check passed.+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP."
     recv
@@ -29,15 +18,11 @@ syslog S_ok -level notice {
 } -start
 
 syslog S3 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be3 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be3/srv failed, reason: Layer6 invalid response.+info: \"(Connection closed during SSL handshake|SSL handshake failure)\".+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 0/1 DOWN."
 } -start
 
 syslog S4 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be4 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be4/srv failed, reason: Layer6 invalid response.+info: \"(Connection closed during SSL handshake|SSL handshake failure) at step 1 of tcp-check \\(connect\\)\".+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 0/1 DOWN."
 } -start
diff --git a/reg-tests/checks/tcp-check_min-recv.vtc b/reg-tests/checks/tcp-check_min-recv.vtc
index 61ff3c867..370c9468d 100644
--- a/reg-tests/checks/tcp-check_min-recv.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/checks/tcp-check_min-recv.vtc
@@ -7,15 +7,11 @@ varnishtest "tcp-check negative bounded regex match"
 feature ignore_unknown_macro
 
 syslog S1 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be1 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be1/srv1 failed, reason: Layer7 timeout.*at step 2 of tcp-check"
 } -start
 
 syslog S2 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be2 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be2/srv1 succeeded"
 } -start
diff --git a/reg-tests/checks/tcp-check_multiple_ports.vtc b/reg-tests/checks/tcp-check_multiple_ports.vtc
index daa3c5f69..895c83f79 100644
--- a/reg-tests/checks/tcp-check_multiple_ports.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/checks/tcp-check_multiple_ports.vtc
@@ -6,15 +6,11 @@ varnishtest "tcp-check multiple ports"
 feature ignore_unknown_macro
 
 syslog S1 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be1 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be1/srv1 failed.*Connection refused at step 2 of tcp-check.*connect port 1"
 } -start
 
 syslog S2 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be2 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be2/srv1 failed.*Connection refused at step 1 of tcp-check.*connect port 1"
 } -start
diff --git a/reg-tests/checks/tcp-checks-socks4.vtc b/reg-tests/checks/tcp-checks-socks4.vtc
index bd0d3db7f..995298dfc 100644
--- a/reg-tests/checks/tcp-checks-socks4.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/checks/tcp-checks-socks4.vtc
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ server socks {
 } -start
 
 syslog S1 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy be1 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Health check for server be1/srv succeeded, reason: Layer7 check passed.+code: 200.+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP."
 } -start
diff --git a/reg-tests/checks/tls_health_checks.vtc b/reg-tests/checks/tls_health_checks.vtc
index ebc3c280a..75d7114e5 100644
--- a/reg-tests/checks/tls_health_checks.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/checks/tls_health_checks.vtc
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ server s3 {
 } -start
 
 syslog S1 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy fe1 started."
     recv info
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: .* fe1~ be1/srv1 .* 200 [[:digit:]]+ - - ---- .* \"OPTIONS \\* HTTP/1.1\""
 } -start
@@ -71,22 +69,16 @@ haproxy h1 -conf {
 } -start
 
 syslog S2 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h2_pid}\\]: Proxy be2 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h2_pid}\\]: Health check for server be2/srv1 succeeded, reason: Layer7 check passed.+code: 200.+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP."
 } -start
 
 syslog S4 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h2_pid}\\]: Proxy be4 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h2_pid}\\]: Health check for server be4/srv2 succeeded, reason: Layer6 check passed.+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP."
 } -start
 
 syslog S6 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h2_pid}\\]: Proxy be6 started."
     recv
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h2_pid}\\]: Health check for server be6/srv3 succeeded, reason: Layer7 check passed.+code: 200.+check duration: [[:digit:]]+ms, status: 1/1 UP."
 } -start
diff --git a/reg-tests/http-cookies/cookie_insert_indirect.vtc b/reg-tests/http-cookies/cookie_insert_indirect.vtc
index f599a0f12..f1afe9ecb 100644
--- a/reg-tests/http-cookies/cookie_insert_indirect.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/http-cookies/cookie_insert_indirect.vtc
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ feature ignore_unknown_macro
 # (invalid, insert) flags.
 
 syslog S1 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy (fe|be)1 started."
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy (fe|be)1 started."
     recv info
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: .* fe1 be1/srv1 .* --II .* \"GET / HTTP/1\\.1\""
 } -start
diff --git a/reg-tests/http-rules/map_regm_with_backref.vtc b/reg-tests/http-rules/map_regm_with_backref.vtc
index 790a10b0d..0e6e66e4c 100644
--- a/reg-tests/http-rules/map_regm_with_backref.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/http-rules/map_regm_with_backref.vtc
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ feature ignore_unknown_macro
 #REGTEST_TYPE=bug
 
 syslog S1 -level notice {
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy (fe|be)1 started."
-    recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: Proxy (fe|be)1 started."
     recv info
     # not expecting ${h1_pid} with master-worker
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[[[:digit:]]+\\]: .* fe1 be1/s1 [[:digit:]]+/[[:digit:]]+/[[:digit:]]+/[[:digit:]]+/[[:digit:]]+ 200 [[:digit:]]+ - - ---- .* \"GET / HTTP/(1|2)(\\.1)?\""
diff --git a/reg-tests/log/load_balancing.vtc b/reg-tests/log/load_balancing.vtc
index 765ce6151..a89787781 100644
--- a/reg-tests/log/load_balancing.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/log/load_balancing.vtc
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ syslog Slg_1 -level info {
 # Here are the syslog messages received by Slg_2:
 syslog Slg_2 -level info {
     recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: .* \"GET /client_c7 HTTP/1.1\""
+    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: .* \"GET /client_c6 HTTP/1.1\""
     recv
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: .* \"GET /client_c10 HTTP/1.1\""
+    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[${h1_pid}\\]: .* \"GET /client_c8 HTTP/1.1\""
 } -repeat 50 -start
 
 haproxy h1 -conf {
diff --git a/reg-tests/log/wrong_ip_port_logging.vtc b/reg-tests/log/wrong_ip_port_logging.vtc
index 52857a2e3..afb71e060 100644
--- a/reg-tests/log/wrong_ip_port_logging.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/log/wrong_ip_port_logging.vtc
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ server s1 {
 } -start
 
 syslog Slg_1 -level notice {
-    recv
-    recv
     recv info
     expect ~ \"dip\":\"${h1_fe_1_addr}\",\"dport\":\"${h1_fe_1_port}.*\"ts\":\"[cC]D\",\"
 } -start
diff --git a/reg-tests/lua/bad_http_clt_req_duration.vtc b/reg-tests/lua/bad_http_clt_req_duration.vtc
index ae46ea114..2da5e873f 100644
--- a/reg-tests/lua/bad_http_clt_req_duration.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/lua/bad_http_clt_req_duration.vtc
@@ -26,12 +26,6 @@ varnishtest "LUA bug"
 feature ignore_unknown_macro
 
 syslog Slog {
-    recv notice
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]*\\[[0-9]*\\]: Proxy f1 started"
-
-    recv notice
-    expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[[0-9]*\\]: Proxy f2 started"
-
     recv info
     expect ~ "[^:\\[ ]\\[[0-9]*\\]: Ta=[0-9]* Tc=[0-9]* Td=[0-9]* Th=[0-9]* Ti=[0-9]* Tq=[0-9]* TR=[0-9]* Tr=[0-9]* Tt=[0-9]* Tw=[0-9]*$"
 
diff --git a/src/haproxy.c b/src/haproxy.c
index 23cfa246e..bd05430fa 100644
--- a/src/haproxy.c
+++ b/src/haproxy.c
@@ -3180,8 +3180,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
-	start_proxies();
-
 	if (!(global.mode & MODE_MWORKER_WAIT) && listeners == 0) {
 		ha_alert("[%s.main()] No enabled listener found (check for 'bind' directives) ! Exiting.\n", argv[0]);
 		/* Note: we don't have to send anything to the old pids because we
diff --git a/src/proxy.c b/src/proxy.c
index 7bcfa9578..217ca6fd3 100644
--- a/src/proxy.c
+++ b/src/proxy.c
@@ -1045,20 +1045,6 @@ void init_new_proxy(struct proxy *p)
 	HA_SPIN_INIT(&p->lock);
 }
 
-/*
- * This function finishes the startup of proxies by marking them ready. */
-void start_proxies(void)
-{
-	struct proxy *curproxy;
-
-	for (curproxy = proxies_list; curproxy != NULL; curproxy = curproxy->next) {
-		if (curproxy->disabled)
-			continue;
-		send_log(curproxy, LOG_NOTICE, "Proxy %s started.\n", curproxy->id);
-	}
-}
-
-
 /*
  * This is the proxy management task. It enables proxies when there are enough
  * free streams, or stops them when the table is full. It is designed to be