diff --git a/bin/pyenv-virtualenvs b/bin/pyenv-virtualenvs
index 09769f1..2a95bbb 100755
--- a/bin/pyenv-virtualenvs
+++ b/bin/pyenv-virtualenvs
@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@ if [[ ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -gt 3 ]]; then
 else
   current_versions=()
 fi
-if [[ -n $bare ]]; then
-  include_system=""
-else
+if [[ -z $bare ]]; then
   hit_prefix="* "
   miss_prefix="  "
   OLDIFS="$IFS"
@@ -131,9 +129,3 @@ fi
 
 shopt -u dotglob
 shopt -u nullglob
-
-if [[ $num_versions -eq 0 ]] && [[ -n $include_system ]]; then
-  echo "Warning: no Python virtualenv detected on the system" >&2
-  exit 1
-fi
-
diff --git a/test/virtualenvs.bats b/test/virtualenvs.bats
index 8863c94..3be6359 100644
--- a/test/virtualenvs.bats
+++ b/test/virtualenvs.bats
@@ -98,19 +98,6 @@ OUT
   unstub pyenv-version-origin
 }
 
-@test "no virtualenvs warning" {
-  rm -rf "${PYENV_ROOT}/versions"
-  mkdir -p "${PYENV_ROOT}/versions"
-  stub pyenv-version-name ": echo system"
-
-  run pyenv-virtualenvs
-
-  assert_failure
-  assert_output "Warning: no Python virtualenv detected on the system"
-
-  unstub pyenv-version-name
-}
-
 @test "no warning with --bare and no virtualenvs" {
   rm -rf "${PYENV_ROOT}/versions"
   mkdir -p "${PYENV_ROOT}/versions"