diff --git a/pyart/__init__.py b/pyart/__init__.py
index bd455c2ecf..664fd7db5f 100644
--- a/pyart/__init__.py
+++ b/pyart/__init__.py
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@
 if "PYART_QUIET" not in _environ:
     print(_citation_text)
 
-# Make sure that deprecation warnings get printed by default
-import warnings as _warnings
-
-_warnings.simplefilter("always", DeprecationWarning)
-
 from pkg_resources import DistributionNotFound, get_distribution
 
 # import subpackages