diff --git a/Lib/bsddb/__init__.py b/Lib/bsddb/__init__.py
index b935631fc94..fa44900a30d 100644
--- a/Lib/bsddb/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/bsddb/__init__.py
@@ -43,12 +43,11 @@ import sys
 absolute_import = (sys.version_info[0] >= 3)
 
 if (sys.version_info >= (2, 6)) and (sys.version_info < (3, 0)) :
+    import warnings
     if sys.py3kwarning and (__name__ != 'bsddb3') :
-        import warnings
         warnings.warnpy3k("in 3.x, the bsddb module has been removed; "
                           "please use the pybsddb project instead",
                           DeprecationWarning, 2)
-    warnings.filterwarnings("*PyCObject*", DeprecationWarning, "_bsddb")
 
 try:
     if __name__ == 'bsddb3':