diff --git a/dataretrieval/wqp.py b/dataretrieval/wqp.py
index 2929d5a..051b299 100644
--- a/dataretrieval/wqp.py
+++ b/dataretrieval/wqp.py
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ def _warn_v3_profiles_outage():
     """Private function for warning message about WQX 3.0 profiles
     """
 
-    warnings.warn(('NEWS: USGS discrete water quality data availability '
+    warnings.warn(('USGS discrete water quality data availability '
                    'and format are changing. Beginning in March 2024 '
                    'the data obtained from legacy profiles will not '
                    'include new USGS data or recent updates to existing '