diff --git a/Shorewall-core/install.sh b/Shorewall-core/install.sh
index d17da49d5..44a30273a 100755
--- a/Shorewall-core/install.sh
+++ b/Shorewall-core/install.sh
@@ -36,12 +36,6 @@ usage() # $1 = exit status
     exit $1
 }
 
-cant_autostart()
-{
-    echo
-    echo  "WARNING: Unable to configure shorewall to start automatically at boot" >&2
-}
-
 install_file() # $1 = source $2 = target $3 = mode
 {
     if cp -f $1 $2; then
diff --git a/Shorewall-core/lib.installer b/Shorewall-core/lib.installer
index 50f923915..b9d1982f3 100644
--- a/Shorewall-core/lib.installer
+++ b/Shorewall-core/lib.installer
@@ -82,3 +82,9 @@ make_parent_directory() # $1 = directory , $2 = mode
     chmod $2 $1
     [ -n "$OWNERSHIP" ] && chown $OWNER:$GROUP $1
 }
+
+cant_autostart()
+{
+    echo
+    echo  "WARNING: Unable to configure $Product to start automatically at boot" >&2
+}
diff --git a/Shorewall-init/install.sh b/Shorewall-init/install.sh
index 4ff3ee6ac..24b33b44b 100755
--- a/Shorewall-init/install.sh
+++ b/Shorewall-init/install.sh
@@ -41,12 +41,6 @@ usage() # $1 = exit status
     exit $1
 }
 
-cant_autostart()
-{
-    echo
-    echo  "WARNING: Unable to configure shorewall init to start automatically at boot" >&2
-}
-
 install_file() # $1 = source $2 = target $3 = mode
 {
     if cp -f $1 $2; then
diff --git a/Shorewall-lite/install.sh b/Shorewall-lite/install.sh
index b57785eb1..293db7e85 100755
--- a/Shorewall-lite/install.sh
+++ b/Shorewall-lite/install.sh
@@ -34,12 +34,6 @@ usage() # $1 = exit status
     exit $1
 }
 
-cant_autostart()
-{
-    echo
-    echo  "WARNING: Unable to configure $Product to start automatically at boot" >&2
-}
-
 install_file() # $1 = source $2 = target $3 = mode
 {
     if cp -f $1 $2; then
diff --git a/Shorewall/install.sh b/Shorewall/install.sh
index aa094457f..09cff22e4 100755
--- a/Shorewall/install.sh
+++ b/Shorewall/install.sh
@@ -48,12 +48,6 @@ run_install()
     fi
 }
 
-cant_autostart()
-{
-    echo
-    echo  "WARNING: Unable to configure $PRODUCT to start automatically at boot" >&2
-}
-
 install_file() # $1 = source $2 = target $3 = mode
 {
     run_install $T $OWNERSHIP -m $3 $1 ${2}