Tottenham Hotspur and other British soccer clubs are banning the vuvuzela horns that provided the buzzing background noise at the World Cup in South Africa this summer citing safety reasons.

“We are concerned that the presence of the instruments within the stadium pose unnecessary risks to public safety and could impact on the ability of all supporters to hear any emergency safety announcements,” London-based Tottenham Hotspur said in a statement.

Birmingham City said its decision to ban the horns on “health and safety grounds” was made after gathering feedback from team supporters and “relevant bodies” advising on safety matters.

Arsenal is forbidding vuvuzelas at its home matches “to ensure the safety of supporters on match days, which is of paramount importance to the club,” the team said in a statement.

But Leeds United gave a different reason for banning the horns at its matches.

“They are a dreadful noise, and frankly we can do without them,” Leeds United Chairman Ken Bates told Yorkshire Radio last Wednesday. “I like all the Leeds songs and the atmosphere our fans create without those awful things.”