diff --git a/sphinx/builders/html.py b/sphinx/builders/html.py
index 253849b922b..b886b76424c 100644
--- a/sphinx/builders/html.py
+++ b/sphinx/builders/html.py
@@ -305,8 +305,6 @@ def prepare_writing(self, docnames):
 
         favicon = self.config.html_favicon and \
             path.basename(self.config.html_favicon) or ''
-        if favicon and os.path.splitext(favicon)[1] != '.ico':
-            self.warn('html_favicon is not an .ico file')
 
         if not isinstance(self.config.html_use_opensearch, string_types):
             self.warn('html_use_opensearch config value must now be a string')