diff --git a/Lib/mimetools.py b/Lib/mimetools.py
index 02963b5..097eda4 100644
--- a/Lib/mimetools.py
+++ b/Lib/mimetools.py
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@
 
 
 import os
-import rfc822
 import tempfile
+from test.test_support import catch_warning
+from warnings import filterwarnings
+with catch_warning(record=False):
+    filterwarnings("ignore", ".*rfc822 has been removed", DeprecationWarning)
+    import rfc822
 
 from warnings import warnpy3k
 warnpy3k("in 3.x, mimetools has been removed in favor of the email package",