diff --git a/src/Spell.py b/src/Spell.py
index 9bbd6c26a..6dd2a583f 100644
--- a/src/Spell.py
+++ b/src/Spell.py
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     HAVE_GTKSPELL = False
 
+if not HAVE_GTKSPELL:
+    LOG.warn(_("Spelling checker is not installed"))
+
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # GRAMPS classes
@@ -63,9 +66,6 @@ except ImportError:
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 import config
 
-if (not config.get('behavior.ignore-spellcheck')) and (not HAVE_GTKSPELL):
-    LOG.warn(_("Spelling checker is not installed"))
-
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # Constants
diff --git a/src/config.py b/src/config.py
index 1210e6f6c..c2afc7833 100644
--- a/src/config.py
+++ b/src/config.py
@@ -139,10 +139,6 @@ register('behavior.date-about-range', 50)
 register('behavior.date-after-range', 50)
 register('behavior.date-before-range', 50)
 register('behavior.generation-depth', 15)
-register('behavior.ignore-gexiv2', False)
-register('behavior.ignore-osmgpsmap', False)
-register('behavior.ignore-spellcheck', False)
-register('behavior.ignore-sdn', False)
 register('behavior.max-age-prob-alive', 110)
 register('behavior.max-sib-age-diff', 20)
 register('behavior.min-generation-years', 13)
diff --git a/src/gen/lib/calendar.py b/src/gen/lib/calendar.py
index bfb1a1ca7..bd25d4b77 100644
--- a/src/gen/lib/calendar.py
+++ b/src/gen/lib/calendar.py
@@ -581,9 +581,7 @@ try:
     #TODO maybe alias the other local invented wheels to Calendar convertors
 
 except ImportError:
-    import config
-    if not config.get('behavior.ignore-sdn'):
-        import logging
-        LOG = logging.getLogger(".calendar")
-        LOG.warn("sdn not available. "
-                 "Install Calendar with pypi for native Hebrew calendar calculations.")
+    import logging
+    LOG = logging.getLogger(".calendar")
+    LOG.warn("sdn not available. "
+            "Install Calendar with pypi for native Hebrew calendar calculations.")
diff --git a/src/gui/configure.py b/src/gui/configure.py
index fdcca3806..79d3e5eb7 100644
--- a/src/gui/configure.py
+++ b/src/gui/configure.py
@@ -512,22 +512,6 @@ class GrampsPreferences(ConfigureDialog):
             table, _('Show plugin status dialog on plugin load error.'), 
             3, 'behavior.pop-plugin-status')
         
-        self.add_checkbox(
-            table, _('Suppress warning when OsmGpsMap not installed.'), 
-            4, 'behavior.ignore-osmgpsmap')
-        
-        self.add_checkbox(
-            table, _('Suppress warning when pyexiv2 not installed.'), 
-            5, 'behavior.ignore-gexiv2')
-        
-        self.add_checkbox(
-            table, _('Suppress warning when spell checking not installed.'), 
-            6, 'behavior.ignore-spellcheck')
-        
-        self.add_checkbox(
-            table, _("Suppress warning when 'sdn' not installed."), 
-            7, 'behavior.ignore-sdn')
-        
         return _('Warnings'), table
 
     def _build_name_format_model(self, active):
diff --git a/src/plugins/gramplet/bottombar.gpr.py b/src/plugins/gramplet/bottombar.gpr.py
index f0eec0479..4f4ee2486 100644
--- a/src/plugins/gramplet/bottombar.gpr.py
+++ b/src/plugins/gramplet/bottombar.gpr.py
@@ -86,11 +86,9 @@ try:
     import pyexiv2
     available = True
 except:
-    import config
-    if not config.get('behavior.ignore-gexiv2'):
-        import logging
-        logging.warning(_("WARNING: pyexiv2 module not loaded.  "
-                          "Image metadata functionality will not be available."))
+    import logging
+    logging.warning(_("WARNING: pyexiv2 module not loaded.  "
+                      "Image metadata functionality will not be available."))
     available = False
 
 if available:
diff --git a/src/plugins/view/geography.gpr.py b/src/plugins/view/geography.gpr.py
index f3b09fd13..bd12b2aef 100644
--- a/src/plugins/view/geography.gpr.py
+++ b/src/plugins/view/geography.gpr.py
@@ -38,11 +38,9 @@ try :
                         osmgpsmap.__version__)
 except:
     OSMGPSMAP = False
-    import config
-    if not config.get('behavior.ignore-osmgpsmap'):
-        import logging
-        logging.warning(_("WARNING: osmgpsmap module not loaded. "
-                          "Geography functionality will not be available."))
+    import logging
+    logging.warning(_("WARNING: osmgpsmap module not loaded. "
+                      "Geography functionality will not be available."))
 
 if OSMGPSMAP:
     # Load the view only if osmgpsmap library is present.