diff --git a/nixos/modules/misc/version.nix b/nixos/modules/misc/version.nix
index 3be12e4a63757..63717e0c6a810 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/misc/version.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/misc/version.nix
@@ -76,9 +76,6 @@ in
 
   config = {
 
-    warnings = lib.optional (options.system.stateVersion.highestPrio > 1000)
-      "You don't have `system.stateVersion` explicitly set. Expect things to break.";
-
     system.nixos = {
       # These defaults are set here rather than up there so that
       # changing them would not rebuild the manual