diff --git a/Lib/test/test_py3kwarn.py b/Lib/test/test_py3kwarn.py
index 55b327eaa9b..077941a79b2 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_py3kwarn.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_py3kwarn.py
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ class TestStdlibRemovals(unittest.TestCase):
                            'sunos5' : ('sunaudiodev', 'SUNAUDIODEV'),
                           }
     optional_modules = ('bsddb185', 'Canvas', 'dl', 'linuxaudiodev', 'imageop',
-                        'sv', 'cPickle', 'bsddb', 'dbhash')
+                        'sv', 'bsddb', 'dbhash')
 
     def check_removal(self, module_name, optional=False):
         """Make sure the specified module, when imported, raises a
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 85faf59415b..00082bc9060 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #7092: Remove py3k warning when importing cPickle.  2to3 handles
+  renaming of `cPickle` to `pickle`.  The warning was annoying since there's
+  no alternative to cPickle if you care about performance.  Patch by Florent
+  Xicluna.
+
 - Issue #7455: Fix possible crash in cPickle on invalid input.  Patch by
   Victor Stinner.
 
diff --git a/Modules/cPickle.c b/Modules/cPickle.c
index 331fca2f7c2..937329b6acf 100644
--- a/Modules/cPickle.c
+++ b/Modules/cPickle.c
@@ -5854,12 +5854,6 @@ initcPickle(void)
 	PyObject *format_version;
 	PyObject *compatible_formats;
 
-	/* XXX: Should mention that the pickle module will include the C
-	   XXX: optimized implementation automatically. */
-	if (PyErr_WarnPy3k("the cPickle module has been removed in "
-			   "Python 3.0", 2) < 0)
-		return;
-
 	Py_TYPE(&Picklertype) = &PyType_Type;
 	Py_TYPE(&Unpicklertype) = &PyType_Type;
 	Py_TYPE(&PdataType) = &PyType_Type;