diff --git a/build/tasks/kernel.mk b/build/tasks/kernel.mk
index 355b4757..3a42c9ce 100644
--- a/build/tasks/kernel.mk
+++ b/build/tasks/kernel.mk
@@ -387,11 +387,7 @@ $(KERNEL_HEADERS_INSTALL_DEPS):
 .PHONY: INSTALLED_KERNEL_HEADERS
 INSTALLED_KERNEL_HEADERS: $(KERNEL_HEADERS_INSTALL_DEPS)
 
-# Dependencies on $(KERNEL_OUT)/usr are deprecated
 $(KERNEL_HEADERS_INSTALL_DIR): $(KERNEL_HEADERS_INSTALL_DEPS)
-	@echo "Depending on $(KERNEL_HEADERS_INSTALL_DIR) is deprecated." 1>&2
-	@echo "Use INSTALLED_KERNEL_HEADERS instead." 1>&2
-	@exit 1
 
 .PHONY: kerneltags
 kerneltags: $(KERNEL_CONFIG)