diff --git a/ntlm3/des.py b/ntlm3/des.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/ntlm3/des.py
+++ b/ntlm3/des.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ DESException = 'DESException'
 def str_to_key56(key_str):

 

     if not type(key_str) == six.binary_type:

-        log.warn("I was called with a non-bytestring: %s" % key_str)

+        # TODO rsanders high - figure out how to make this not necessary

         key_str = key_str.encode('ascii')

 

     if len(key_str) < 7:
Removing warning - it appears to work either way and this warning will log passwords in cleartext.