diff --git a/src/cmd/go/internal/modget/get.go b/src/cmd/go/internal/modget/get.go
index ecb01425243..e5f55879ee7 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/internal/modget/get.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/internal/modget/get.go
@@ -436,32 +436,9 @@ func runGet(ctx context.Context, cmd *base.Command, args []string) {
 		work.BuildInit()
 		pkgs := load.PackagesForBuild(ctx, pkgPatterns)
 		work.InstallPackages(ctx, pkgPatterns, pkgs)
-
-		haveExe := false
-		for _, pkg := range pkgs {
-			if pkg.Name == "main" {
-				haveExe = true
-				break
-			}
-		}
-		if haveExe {
-			fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, "go get: installing executables with 'go get' in module mode is deprecated.")
-			var altMsg string
-			if modload.HasModRoot() {
-				altMsg = `
-	To adjust dependencies of the current module, use 'go get -d'.
-	To install using requirements of the current module, use 'go install'.
-	To install ignoring the current module, use 'go install' with a version,
-	like 'go install example.com/cmd@latest'.
-`
-			} else {
-				altMsg = "\n\tUse 'go install pkg@version' instead.\n"
-			}
-			fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, altMsg)
-			fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, "\tSee 'go help get' and 'go help install' for more information.\n")
-		}
-		// TODO(golang.org/issue/40276): link to HTML documentation explaining
-		// what's changing and gives more examples.
+		// TODO(#40276): After Go 1.16, print a deprecation notice when building
+		// and installing main packages. 'go install pkg' or
+		// 'go install pkg@version' should be used instead.
 	}
 
 	if !modload.HasModRoot() {
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/mod_get_deprecate_install.txt b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/mod_get_deprecate_install.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f5bcad410c..00000000000
--- a/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/mod_get_deprecate_install.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-[short] skip
-
-env GO111MODULE=on
-
-# 'go get' outside a module with an executable prints a deprecation message.
-go get example.com/cmd/a
-stderr '^go get: installing executables with ''go get'' in module mode is deprecated.$'
-stderr 'Use ''go install pkg@version'' instead.'
-
-
-go mod init m
-
-# 'go get' inside a module with a non-main package does not print a message.
-# This will stop building in the future, but it's the command we want to use.
-go get rsc.io/quote
-! stderr deprecated
-
-# 'go get' inside a module with an executable prints a different
-# deprecation message.
-go get example.com/cmd/a
-stderr '^go get: installing executables with ''go get'' in module mode is deprecated.$'
-stderr 'To adjust dependencies of the current module, use ''go get -d'''