diff --git a/Modules/CTest.cmake b/Modules/CTest.cmake
index 84a7881af..2d0702e96 100644
--- a/Modules/CTest.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CTest.cmake
@@ -142,13 +142,6 @@ IF(BUILD_TESTING)
     ENDIF()
   ENDIF(NOT UPDATE_TYPE)
 
-  IF(NOT UPDATE_TYPE)
-    IF(NOT __CTEST_UPDATE_TYPE_COMPLAINED)
-      SET(__CTEST_UPDATE_TYPE_COMPLAINED 1 CACHE INTERNAL "Already complained about update type.")
-      MESSAGE(STATUS "CTest cannot determine repository type. Please set UPDATE_TYPE to 'cvs' or 'svn'. CTest update will not work.")
-    ENDIF(NOT __CTEST_UPDATE_TYPE_COMPLAINED)
-  ENDIF(NOT UPDATE_TYPE)
-
   STRING(TOLOWER "${UPDATE_TYPE}" _update_type)
   IF("${_update_type}" STREQUAL "cvs")
     SET(UPDATE_COMMAND "${CVSCOMMAND}")