diff --git a/lib/rubygems/deprecate.rb b/lib/rubygems/deprecate.rb
index 31981b15b3..67285d4161 100644
--- a/lib/rubygems/deprecate.rb
+++ b/lib/rubygems/deprecate.rb
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ module Gem::Deprecate
                 ". It will be removed on or after %4d-%02d-01." % [year, month],
                 "\n#{target}#{name} called from #{Gem.location_of_caller.join(":")}",
         ]
-        warn "Gem::Deprecate#deprecate has been deprecated with no replacement and it will be removed in Rubygems 4.\n" unless Gem::Deprecate.skip
         warn "#{msg.join}." unless Gem::Deprecate.skip
         send old, *args, &block
       end
diff --git a/test/rubygems/test_deprecate.rb b/test/rubygems/test_deprecate.rb
index e5e9350dc5..84b1efbe41 100644
--- a/test/rubygems/test_deprecate.rb
+++ b/test/rubygems/test_deprecate.rb
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ class TestDeprecate < Gem::TestCase
     end
 
     assert_equal "", out
-    assert_match(/Gem::Deprecate#deprecate has been deprecated with no replacement and it will be removed in Rubygems 4\./, err)
     assert_match(/Thing#foo is deprecated; use bar instead\./, err)
     assert_match(/on or after 2099-03-01/, err)
   end