diff --git a/compiler/lineinfos.nim b/compiler/lineinfos.nim
index f3aba49b40e0..908c5f5ed851 100644
--- a/compiler/lineinfos.nim
+++ b/compiler/lineinfos.nim
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ type
     warnFieldXNotSupported, warnCommentXIgnored,
     warnTypelessParam,
     warnUseBase, warnWriteToForeignHeap, warnUnsafeCode,
-    warnEachIdentIsTuple, warnShadowIdent,
+    warnEachIdentIsTuple,
     warnProveInit, warnProveField, warnProveIndex, warnGcUnsafe, warnGcUnsafe2,
     warnUninit, warnGcMem, warnDestructor, warnLockLevel, warnResultShadowed,
     warnInconsistentSpacing, warnUser,
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ const
     warnWriteToForeignHeap: "write to foreign heap",
     warnUnsafeCode: "unsafe code: '$1'",
     warnEachIdentIsTuple: "each identifier is a tuple",
-    warnShadowIdent: "shadowed identifier: '$1'",
     warnProveInit: "Cannot prove that '$1' is initialized. This will become a compile time error in the future.",
     warnProveField: "cannot prove that field '$1' is accessible",
     warnProveIndex: "cannot prove index '$1' is valid",
@@ -132,7 +131,7 @@ const
     "LanguageXNotSupported", "FieldXNotSupported",
     "CommentXIgnored",
     "TypelessParam", "UseBase", "WriteToForeignHeap",
-    "UnsafeCode", "EachIdentIsTuple", "ShadowIdent",
+    "UnsafeCode", "EachIdentIsTuple",
     "ProveInit", "ProveField", "ProveIndex", "GcUnsafe", "GcUnsafe2", "Uninit",
     "GcMem", "Destructor", "LockLevel", "ResultShadowed",
     "Spacing", "User"]
@@ -167,7 +166,7 @@ type
 proc computeNotesVerbosity(): array[0..3, TNoteKinds] =
   result[3] = {low(TNoteKind)..high(TNoteKind)} - {}
   result[2] = result[3] - {hintStackTrace, warnUninit, hintExtendedContext}
-  result[1] = result[2] - {warnShadowIdent, warnProveField, warnProveIndex,
+  result[1] = result[2] - {warnProveField, warnProveIndex,
     warnGcUnsafe, hintPath, hintDependency, hintCodeBegin, hintCodeEnd,
     hintSource, hintGlobalVar, hintGCStats}
   result[0] = result[1] - {hintSuccessX, hintSuccess, hintConf,
diff --git a/compiler/semstmts.nim b/compiler/semstmts.nim
index fe43c0c36270..067b3bc9c5cc 100644
--- a/compiler/semstmts.nim
+++ b/compiler/semstmts.nim
@@ -524,10 +524,6 @@ proc semVarOrLet(c: PContext, n: PNode, symkind: TSymKind): PNode =
             shadowed.flags.incl(sfShadowed)
             if shadowed.kind == skResult and sfGenSym notin v.flags:
               message(c.config, a.info, warnResultShadowed)
-            # a shadowed variable is an error unless it appears on the right
-            # side of the '=':
-            if warnShadowIdent in c.config.notes and not identWithin(def, v.name):
-              message(c.config, a.info, warnShadowIdent, v.name.s)
       if a.kind != nkVarTuple:
         if def.kind != nkEmpty:
           if sfThread in v.flags: localError(c.config, def.info, errThreadvarCannotInit)
@@ -651,14 +647,6 @@ proc semConst(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
 
 include semfields
 
-proc addForVarDecl(c: PContext, v: PSym) =
-  if warnShadowIdent in c.config.notes:
-    let shadowed = findShadowedVar(c, v)
-    if shadowed != nil:
-      # XXX should we do this here?
-      #shadowed.flags.incl(sfShadowed)
-      message(c.config, v.info, warnShadowIdent, v.name.s)
-  addDecl(c, v)
 
 proc symForVar(c: PContext, n: PNode): PSym =
   let m = if n.kind == nkPragmaExpr: n.sons[0] else: n
@@ -693,7 +681,7 @@ proc semForVars(c: PContext, n: PNode; flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
           else:
             v.typ = iter.sons[i]
           n.sons[0][i] = newSymNode(v)
-          if sfGenSym notin v.flags: addForVarDecl(c, v)
+          if sfGenSym notin v.flags: addDecl(c, v)
           elif v.owner == nil: v.owner = getCurrOwner(c)
       else:
         var v = symForVar(c, n.sons[0])
@@ -703,7 +691,7 @@ proc semForVars(c: PContext, n: PNode; flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
         # for an example:
         v.typ = iterBase
         n.sons[0] = newSymNode(v)
-        if sfGenSym notin v.flags: addForVarDecl(c, v)
+        if sfGenSym notin v.flags: addDecl(c, v)
         elif v.owner == nil: v.owner = getCurrOwner(c)
     else:
       localError(c.config, n.info, errWrongNumberOfVariables)
@@ -727,7 +715,7 @@ proc semForVars(c: PContext, n: PNode; flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
           else:
             v.typ = iter[i][j]
           n.sons[i][j] = newSymNode(v)
-          if not isDiscardUnderscore(v): addForVarDecl(c, v)
+          if not isDiscardUnderscore(v): addDecl(c, v)
           elif v.owner == nil: v.owner = getCurrOwner(c)
       else:
         var v = symForVar(c, n.sons[i])
@@ -735,7 +723,7 @@ proc semForVars(c: PContext, n: PNode; flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
         v.typ = iter.sons[i]
         n.sons[i] = newSymNode(v)
         if sfGenSym notin v.flags:
-          if not isDiscardUnderscore(v): addForVarDecl(c, v)
+          if not isDiscardUnderscore(v): addDecl(c, v)
         elif v.owner == nil: v.owner = getCurrOwner(c)
   inc(c.p.nestedLoopCounter)
   openScope(c)
diff --git a/doc/nimc.rst b/doc/nimc.rst
index 4ea2337a88c4..d291992ff132 100644
--- a/doc/nimc.rst
+++ b/doc/nimc.rst
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ SmallLshouldNotBeUsed            The letter 'l' should not be used as an
                                  identifier.
 EachIdentIsTuple                 The code contains a confusing ``var``
                                  declaration.
-ShadowIdent                      A local variable shadows another local
-                                 variable of an outer scope.
 User                             Some user defined warning.
 ==========================       ============================================
 
diff --git a/tests/ccgbugs/twrong_setconstr.nim b/tests/ccgbugs/twrong_setconstr.nim
index f03ffd928aad..8be0b82b5214 100644
--- a/tests/ccgbugs/twrong_setconstr.nim
+++ b/tests/ccgbugs/twrong_setconstr.nim
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ type
     warnFieldXNotSupported, warnCommentXIgnored,
     warnNilStatement, warnTypelessParam,
     warnDifferentHeaps, warnWriteToForeignHeap, warnUnsafeCode,
-    warnEachIdentIsTuple, warnShadowIdent,
+    warnEachIdentIsTuple
     warnProveInit, warnProveField, warnProveIndex, warnGcUnsafe, warnGcUnsafe2,
     warnUninit, warnGcMem, warnDestructor, warnLockLevel, warnResultShadowed,
     warnUser,
diff --git a/tests/sets/tsets.nim b/tests/sets/tsets.nim
index bde25cf81b6e..e68007d32d8a 100644
--- a/tests/sets/tsets.nim
+++ b/tests/sets/tsets.nim
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ type
     warnFieldXNotSupported, warnCommentXIgnored,
     warnNilStatement, warnTypelessParam,
     warnDifferentHeaps, warnWriteToForeignHeap, warnUnsafeCode,
-    warnEachIdentIsTuple, warnShadowIdent,
+    warnEachIdentIsTuple,
     warnProveInit, warnProveField, warnProveIndex, warnGcUnsafe, warnGcUnsafe2,
     warnUninit, warnGcMem, warnDestructor, warnLockLevel, warnResultShadowed,
     warnUser,
@@ -196,8 +196,7 @@ type
 
 var
   gNotes*: TNoteKinds = {low(TNoteKind)..high(TNoteKind)} -
-                        {warnShadowIdent, warnUninit,
-                         warnProveField, warnProveIndex, warnGcUnsafe}
+                        {warnUninit, warnProveField, warnProveIndex, warnGcUnsafe}
 
 
 #import compiler.msgs