diff --git a/IPython/utils/signatures.py b/IPython/utils/signatures.py
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index 88d72b1..0000000
--- a/IPython/utils/signatures.py
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@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-"""DEPRECATED: Function signature objects for callables.
-
-Use the standard library version if available, as it is more up to date.
-Fallback on backport otherwise.
-"""
-
-import warnings
-warnings.warn("{} backport for Python 2 is deprecated in IPython 6, which only supports "
-              "Python 3. Import directly from  standard library `inspect`".format(__name__),
-    DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
-
-from inspect import BoundArguments, Parameter, Signature, signature