diff --git a/plotly/graph_objs/_scattergeo.py b/plotly/graph_objs/_scattergeo.py
index 2c62519f0e..ad656ddfd2 100644
--- a/plotly/graph_objs/_scattergeo.py
+++ b/plotly/graph_objs/_scattergeo.py
@@ -1902,15 +1902,6 @@ def __init__(
 constructor must be a dict or
 an instance of :class:`plotly.graph_objs.Scattergeo`""")
 
-        if locationmode == "country names" and kwargs.get("_validate"):
-            warnings.warn(
-                "The library used by the *country names* `locationmode` option is changing in an upcoming version. "
-                "Country names in existing plots may not work in the new version. "
-                "To ensure consistent behavior, consider setting `locationmode` to *ISO-3*.",
-                DeprecationWarning,
-                stacklevel=5,
-            )
-
         self._skip_invalid = kwargs.pop("skip_invalid", False)
         self._validate = kwargs.pop("_validate", True)