diff --git a/plugins/python/py_main.ml b/plugins/python/py_main.ml
index e3c5f6a3893a679beda7436111b38f8d8923b22a..bd491542a0e7b2afe142c023a516a9ceca807456 100644
--- a/plugins/python/py_main.ml
+++ b/plugins/python/py_main.ml
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@ open Stdlib
 
 let debug = Debug.register_flag "python"
   ~desc:"mini-python plugin debug flag"
+
+(* NO! this will be executed at plugin load, thus
+disabling the warning for ALL WHY3 USERS even if they don't
+use the python front-end
 let () = Debug.set_flag Dterm.debug_ignore_unused_var
+*)
 
 let mk_id ~loc name =
   { id_str = name; id_lab = []; id_loc = loc }