diff --git a/pcmdi_metrics/sea_ice/sea_ice_driver.py b/pcmdi_metrics/sea_ice/sea_ice_driver.py
index 7a4f6d30b..e7cf6214d 100644
--- a/pcmdi_metrics/sea_ice/sea_ice_driver.py
+++ b/pcmdi_metrics/sea_ice/sea_ice_driver.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import json
 import os
 import sys
-import warnings
 
 import dask
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
@@ -18,8 +17,6 @@
 from pcmdi_metrics.sea_ice.lib import create_sea_ice_parser
 from pcmdi_metrics.utils import create_land_sea_mask
 
-warnings.simplefilter("ignore")
-
 
 class MetadataFile:
     # This class organizes the contents for the CMEC