diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e78cf93f..1dbcc36b 100755
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ Features:
     * :issue:`194` - Added pre_argument_parsing/post_argument_parsing hooks
     * :issue:`196` - Added utils.misc.wrap
 
+Incompatible:
+
+    * :issue:`173` - Deprecated 'has_key()' from configparser extension
+
 
 2.1.2 - Thu Nov 1st, 2012 (DEVELOPMENT)
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/cement/core/config.py b/cement/core/config.py
index 11371c9f..366bc8b8 100644
--- a/cement/core/config.py
+++ b/cement/core/config.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ def config_validator(klass, obj):
     members = [
         '_setup',
         'keys',
-        'has_key',
         'get_sections',
         'get_section_dict',
         'get',
diff --git a/cement/ext/ext_configparser.py b/cement/ext/ext_configparser.py
index 494671ba..c0779746 100644
--- a/cement/ext/ext_configparser.py
+++ b/cement/ext/ext_configparser.py
@@ -98,38 +98,6 @@ class ConfigParserConfigHandler(config.CementConfigHandler, RawConfigParser):
         """
         return self.options(section)
 
-    def has_key(self, section, key):
-        """
-        Return whether or not a 'section' has the given 'key'.
-
-        :param section: The section of the configuration.
-         I.e. [block_section].
-        :param key: The key within 'section'.
-        :returns: True if the config `section` has `key`.
-        :rtype: boolean
-
-        *This function is deprecated as of Cement 2.1.1, and will be removed
-        in future versions.  Use `if 'key' in config.keys('section')`
-        instead.*
-        """
-        if self.app._meta.ignore_deprecation_warnings:
-            LOG.debug("ConfigParserConfigHandler.has_key() is " +
-                      "deprecated as of Cement 2.1.1.  Please use " +
-                      "`if key in app.config.keys(section)` " +
-                      "instead.")
-        else:
-            LOG.warn("ConfigParserConfigHandler.has_key() is " +
-                     "deprecated as of Cement 2.1.1.  Please use " +
-                     "`if key in app.config.keys(section)` " +
-                     "instead.  You can disable this warning by setting " +
-                     "`ignore_deprecation_warnings = true` under the " +
-                     "applications primary config section.")
-
-        if key in self.keys(section):
-            return True
-        else:
-            return False
-
     def get_sections(self):
         """
         Return a list of configuration sections or [blocks].
diff --git a/scripts/devtools.py b/scripts/devtools.py
index 2fd235a3..6ec573d2 100755
--- a/scripts/devtools.py
+++ b/scripts/devtools.py
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ class CementDevtoolsController(CementBaseController):
 
     @expose(help='run all unit tests')
     def run_tests(self):
+        print('')
+        print('Python Version: %s' % sys.version)
         print('')
         print("Running Tests for Cement Version %s" % VERSION)
         print('-' * 77)
diff --git a/tests/ext/configparser_tests.py b/tests/ext/configparser_tests.py
index b833496a..f46ec5e8 100644
--- a/tests/ext/configparser_tests.py
+++ b/tests/ext/configparser_tests.py
@@ -3,18 +3,4 @@ from cement.utils import test
 from cement.utils.misc import init_defaults
 
 class ConfigParserConfigHandlerTestCase(test.CementTestCase):
-    def test_has_key(self):
-        defaults = init_defaults('test')
-        defaults['test']['foo'] = 'bar'
-        app = self.make_app(config_defaults=defaults)
-        app.setup()
-        self.eq(app.config.has_key('test', 'bogus'), False)
-        self.eq(app.config.has_key('test', 'foo'), True)
-        
-        # same thing but ignore deprecation warning
-        app = self.make_app(
-            config_defaults=defaults, 
-            ignore_deprecation_warnings=True
-        )
-        app.setup()
-        self.eq(app.config.has_key('test', 'bogus'), False)
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+    pass
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