diff --git a/Lib/stringold.py b/Lib/stringold.py
index 213a04cce7b..7cbd7aaf6b0 100644
--- a/Lib/stringold.py
+++ b/Lib/stringold.py
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ hexdigits -- a string containing all characters considered hexadecimal digits
 octdigits -- a string containing all characters considered octal digits
 
 """
+from warnings import warnpy3k
+warnpy3k("the stringold module has been removed in Python 3.0", stacklevel=2)
+del warnpy3k
 
 # Some strings for ctype-style character classification
 whitespace = ' \t\n\r\v\f'
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 770676d228a..3f2ceaaa6ef 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ Extension Modules
 Library
 -------
 
-- The mutex module has bene deprecated for removal in Python 3.0.
+- The stringold module has been deprecated for removal in Python 3.0.
+
+- The mutex module has been deprecated for removal in Python 3.0.
 
 - The imputil module has been deprecated for removal in Python 3.0.