diff --git a/tools/build/make_module_version.py b/tools/build/make_module_version.py
index 75095bb4bb..63ee3b314e 100755
--- a/tools/build/make_module_version.py
+++ b/tools/build/make_module_version.py
@@ -65,15 +65,6 @@ def _check_one(name, expected, found):
   version = '%s'
   _check_one('%s', version, myversion)
   """
-    if args.name == 'kernel':
-        template += """
-  import sys
-  if sys.version_info[0] < 3:
-      import warnings
-      warnings.warn(
-            "Python 2 support is deprecated in IMP and will be removed in "
-            "the next major release. Please port your workflows to Python 3.")
-"""
     g = tools.PythonFileGenerator()
     g.write(outf, template % (version, args.name))