diff --git a/modules/system/system.module b/modules/system/system.module
index cdf45128802dcb36abfbdc1a19d7c9f98255269f..7e7510948136aaee01031ddc0cb4509df7ea3175 100644
--- a/modules/system/system.module
+++ b/modules/system/system.module
@@ -1693,10 +1693,6 @@ function system_settings_overview() {
   $content = system_admin_menu_block($menu);
 
   $output = theme('admin_block_content', $content);
-  // TODO: remove this:
-  foreach (module_implements('settings') as $module) {
-    drupal_set_message("$module settings inaccessible: module needs updating because the _settings hook has been deprecated.");
-  }
 
   return $output;
 }