diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
index c1d1fd0c299b..bf0e3df8e7a1 100644
--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -172,16 +172,6 @@ Who:	Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
 
 ---------------------------
 
-What:	ide-tape driver
-When:	July 2008
-Files:	drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
-Why:	This driver might not have any users anymore and maintaining it for no
-	reason is an effort no one wants to make.
-Who:	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>, Borislav Petkov
-	<petkovbb@googlemail.com>
-
----------------------------
-
 What: libata spindown skipping and warning
 When: Dec 2008
 Why:  Some halt(8) implementations synchronize caches for and spin
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
index 43e0e0557776..0598ecfd5f37 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
@@ -3765,11 +3765,6 @@ static int ide_tape_probe(ide_drive_t *drive)
 	g->fops = &idetape_block_ops;
 	ide_register_region(g);
 
-	printk(KERN_WARNING "It is possible that this driver does not have any"
-		" users anymore and, as a result, it will be REMOVED soon."
-		" Please notify Bart <bzolnier@gmail.com> or Boris"
-		" <petkovbb@gmail.com> in case you still need it.\n");
-
 	return 0;
 
 out_free_tape: