diff --git a/nova/hacking/checks.py b/nova/hacking/checks.py
index 88dcd0a7e664..b085797e6ed2 100644
--- a/nova/hacking/checks.py
+++ b/nova/hacking/checks.py
@@ -31,29 +31,6 @@ def import_no_db_in_virt(logical_line, filename):
             yield (0, "N307: nova.db import not allowed in nova/virt/*")
 
 
-def except_python3x_compatible(logical_line, filename):
-    """Check for except statements to be Python 3.x compatible
-
-    As of Python 3.x, the construct "except x,y:" has been removed.
-
-    N308
-    """
-
-    def is_old_style_except(logical_line):
-        # Should match:
-        #     except ProcessExecutionError, exn:
-        # Should not match:
-        #     except UncodeError:
-        #     except (x,y):
-        return (',' in logical_line
-                and ')' not in logical_line.rpartition(',')[2])
-
-    if ("except " in logical_line
-            and logical_line.endswith(':')
-            and is_old_style_except(logical_line)):
-        yield(0, "N308: Python 3.x incompatible 'except x,y:' construct")
-
-
 def no_db_session_in_public_api(logical_line, filename):
     if "db/api.py" in filename or "db/sqlalchemy/api.py" in filename:
         if session_check.match(logical_line):
@@ -72,6 +49,5 @@ def use_timeutils_utcnow(logical_line):
 
 def factory(register):
     register(import_no_db_in_virt)
-    register(except_python3x_compatible)
     register(no_db_session_in_public_api)
     register(use_timeutils_utcnow)