diff --git a/IPython/kernel/__init__.py b/IPython/kernel/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ee9fa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/IPython/kernel/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+msg = """IPython.kernel has been replaced by IPython.parallel.
+
+Please see INSERT URL for further details.
+"""
+
+raise ImportError(msg)
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