diff --git a/src/Task.cpp b/src/Task.cpp
index aa9571f49..2cf96ce34 100644
--- a/src/Task.cpp
+++ b/src/Task.cpp
@@ -2196,9 +2196,6 @@ void Task::modify (modType type, bool text_required /* = false */)
 
           else
             throw format (STRING_TASK_INVALID_COL_TYPE, column->type (), name);
-
-          // Warn about deprecated/obsolete attribute usage.
-          legacyAttributeCheck (name);
         }
       }
 
diff --git a/src/legacy.cpp b/src/legacy.cpp
index 91b3cf3af..a2efe07a3 100644
--- a/src/legacy.cpp
+++ b/src/legacy.cpp
@@ -33,12 +33,6 @@
 
 extern Context context;
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-void legacyAttributeCheck (const std::string& name)
-{
-  // 2013-07-25: Deprecated "fg" and "bg" removed.
-}
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void legacyColumnMap (std::string& name)
 {
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index fd8e8f714..ea59fce2b 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ std::string onExpiration (Task&);
 void sort_tasks (std::vector <Task>&, std::vector <int>&, const std::string&);
 
 // legacy.cpp
-void legacyAttributeCheck (const std::string&);
 void legacyColumnMap (std::string&);
 void legacySortColumnMap (std::string&);
 std::string legacyCheckForDeprecatedVariables ();