diff --git a/Lib/dbhash.py b/Lib/dbhash.py
index 77a878e..2179c14 100644
--- a/Lib/dbhash.py
+++ b/Lib/dbhash.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 """Provide a (g)dbm-compatible interface to bsddb.hashopen."""
 
 import sys
-if sys.py3kwarning:
-    import warnings
-    warnings.warnpy3k("in 3.x, the dbhash module has been removed", DeprecationWarning, 2)
+import warnings
+warnings.warnpy3k("in 3.x, the dbhash module has been removed",
+                  DeprecationWarning, 2)
 try:
     import bsddb
 except ImportError: