diff --git a/Doc/library/undoc.rst b/Doc/library/undoc.rst
index deff5e2a166..7da1b3b067a 100644
--- a/Doc/library/undoc.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/undoc.rst
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ Multimedia
 :mod:`linuxaudiodev`
    --- Play audio data on the Linux audio device.  Replaced in Python 2.3 by the
    :mod:`ossaudiodev` module.
+   
+   .. warning:: The linuxaudiodev module has been removed in Python 3.0.
 
 :mod:`sunaudio`
    --- Interpret Sun audio headers (may become obsolete or a tool/demo).
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_linuxaudiodev.py b/Lib/test/test_linuxaudiodev.py
index 303490bcdc5..813df6fc732 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_linuxaudiodev.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_linuxaudiodev.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ test_support.requires('audio')
 from test.test_support import findfile, TestSkipped, run_unittest
 
 import errno
-import linuxaudiodev
+linuxaudiodev = test_support.import_module('linuxaudiodev', deprecated=True)
 import sys
 import sunaudio
 import audioop
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_py3kwarn.py b/Lib/test/test_py3kwarn.py
index 3371697a00c..6835fa8efe2 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_py3kwarn.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_py3kwarn.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class TestStdlibRemovals(unittest.TestCase):
                         'ihooks')
     inclusive_platforms = {'irix':('pure',)}
     # XXX Don't know if lib-tk is only installed if _tkinter is built.
-    optional_modules = ('bsddb185', 'Canvas', 'dl')
+    optional_modules = ('bsddb185', 'Canvas', 'dl', 'linuxaudiodev')
 
     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 12adf3d4263..9471c52bbdc 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ Extension Modules
 Library
 -------
 
+- The linuxaudiodev module has been deprecated for removal in Python 3.0.
+
 - The ihooks module has been deprecated for removal in Python 3.0.
 
 - The fpformat module has been deprecated for removal in Python 3.0.
diff --git a/Modules/linuxaudiodev.c b/Modules/linuxaudiodev.c
index 730ec0cde3f..80077c6f1e8 100644
--- a/Modules/linuxaudiodev.c
+++ b/Modules/linuxaudiodev.c
@@ -469,6 +469,10 @@ void
 initlinuxaudiodev(void)
 {
     PyObject *m;
+    
+    if (PyErr_WarnPy3k("the linuxaudiodev module has been removed in "
+                    "Python 3.0; use the ossaudiodev module instead", 2) < 0)
+        return;
   
     m = Py_InitModule("linuxaudiodev", linuxaudiodev_methods);
     if (m == NULL)