diff --git a/pyorbital/tests/test_tlefile.py b/pyorbital/tests/test_tlefile.py
index c04572d..d3203b7 100644
--- a/pyorbital/tests/test_tlefile.py
+++ b/pyorbital/tests/test_tlefile.py
@@ -183,39 +183,18 @@ def test_check_is_platform_supported_unknown(caplog):
     assert expected3 in logoutput_lines[2]
 
 
-#def test_get_config_path_ppp_config_set_but_not_pyorbital_future(mock, caplog, monkeypatch):
-#    """Test getting the config path."""
-#    monkeypatch.setenv("SATPY_CONFIG_PATH", "/path/to/satpy/etc")
-#    monkeypatch.setenv("PPP_CONFIG_DIR", "/path/to/old/mpop/config/dir")
-#
-#    with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING):
-#        res = _get_config_path()
-#
-#    log_output = ("The use of PPP_CONFIG_DIR is no longer supported! " +
-#                  "Please use PYORBITAL_CONFIG_PATH if you need a custom config path for pyorbital!")
-#    assert log_output in caplog.text
-#    assert res == PKG_CONFIG_DIR
-
-
-def test_get_config_path_ppp_config_set_but_not_pyorbital_is_deprecated(caplog, monkeypatch):
-    """Test getting the config path.
-
-    Here the case is tested when the new Pyorbital environment variable is not
-    set but the deprecated (old) Satpy/MPOP one is set.
-
-    """
+def test_get_config_path_ppp_config_set_but_not_pyorbital_future(caplog, monkeypatch):
+    """Test getting the config path."""
     monkeypatch.setenv("SATPY_CONFIG_PATH", "/path/to/satpy/etc")
     monkeypatch.setenv("PPP_CONFIG_DIR", "/path/to/old/mpop/config/dir")
 
     with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING):
         res = _get_config_path()
 
-    assert res == "/path/to/old/mpop/config/dir"
-
-    log_output = ("The use of PPP_CONFIG_DIR is deprecated and will be removed in version 1.9!" +
-                  " Please use PYORBITAL_CONFIG_PATH if you need a custom config path for pyorbital!")
-
+    log_output = ("The use of PPP_CONFIG_DIR is no longer supported! " +
+                  "Please use PYORBITAL_CONFIG_PATH if you need a custom config path for pyorbital!")
     assert log_output in caplog.text
+    assert res == PKG_CONFIG_DIR
 
 
 def test_get_config_path_ppp_config_set_and_pyorbital(caplog, monkeypatch):
diff --git a/pyorbital/tlefile.py b/pyorbital/tlefile.py
index e8f0305..a9765f4 100644
--- a/pyorbital/tlefile.py
+++ b/pyorbital/tlefile.py
@@ -63,16 +63,11 @@ class TleDownloadTimeoutError(Exception):
 def _get_config_path():
     """Get the config path for Pyorbital."""
     if "PPP_CONFIG_DIR" in os.environ and "PYORBITAL_CONFIG_PATH" not in os.environ:
-        # XXX: Swap when pyorbital 1.9 is released
-        #LOGGER.warning(
-        #    "The use of PPP_CONFIG_DIR is no longer supported!" +
-        #    " Please use PYORBITAL_CONFIG_PATH if you need a custom config path for pyorbital!")
-        #LOGGER.debug("Using the package default for configuration: %s", PKG_CONFIG_DIR)
-        #return PKG_CONFIG_DIR
         LOGGER.warning(
-            "The use of PPP_CONFIG_DIR is deprecated and will be removed in version 1.9!" +
+            "The use of PPP_CONFIG_DIR is no longer supported!" +
             " Please use PYORBITAL_CONFIG_PATH if you need a custom config path for pyorbital!")
-        pyorbital_config_path = os.getenv("PPP_CONFIG_DIR", PKG_CONFIG_DIR)
+        LOGGER.debug("Using the package default for configuration: %s", PKG_CONFIG_DIR)
+        return PKG_CONFIG_DIR
     else:
         pyorbital_config_path = os.getenv("PYORBITAL_CONFIG_PATH", PKG_CONFIG_DIR)