diff --git a/homeassistant/components/media_player/kodi.py b/homeassistant/components/media_player/kodi.py
index 3764677c847..684e49ad4b5 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/media_player/kodi.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/media_player/kodi.py
@@ -25,12 +25,11 @@ from homeassistant.components.media_player import (
     SUPPORT_TURN_ON)
 from homeassistant.const import (
     STATE_IDLE, STATE_OFF, STATE_PAUSED, STATE_PLAYING, CONF_HOST, CONF_NAME,
-    CONF_PORT, CONF_SSL, CONF_PROXY_SSL, CONF_USERNAME, CONF_PASSWORD,
+    CONF_PORT, CONF_PROXY_SSL, CONF_USERNAME, CONF_PASSWORD,
     CONF_TIMEOUT, EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STOP)
 from homeassistant.core import callback
 from homeassistant.helpers.aiohttp_client import async_get_clientsession
 from homeassistant.helpers import script, config_validation as cv
-from homeassistant.helpers.deprecation import get_deprecated
 from homeassistant.helpers.template import Template
 from homeassistant.util.yaml import dump
 
@@ -161,16 +160,9 @@ def async_setup_platform(hass, config, async_add_devices, discovery_info=None):
     host = config.get(CONF_HOST)
     port = config.get(CONF_PORT)
     tcp_port = config.get(CONF_TCP_PORT)
-    encryption = get_deprecated(config, CONF_PROXY_SSL, CONF_SSL)
+    encryption = config.get(CONF_PROXY_SSL)
     websocket = config.get(CONF_ENABLE_WEBSOCKET)
 
-    if host.startswith('http://') or host.startswith('https://'):
-        host = host.lstrip('http://').lstrip('https://')
-        _LOGGER.warning(
-            "Kodi host name should no longer conatin http:// See updated "
-            "definitions here: "
-            "https://home-assistant.io/components/media_player.kodi/")
-
     entity = KodiDevice(
         hass,
         name=name,