Remove deprecated 'pytest_itemstart' hook (#6637)

Remove deprecated 'pytest_itemstart' hook
pytest-dev · Jan 31, 2020 · 39b25dd · 39b25dd
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diff --git a/changelog/6637.breaking.rst b/changelog/6637.breaking.rst
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+Removed the long-deprecated ``pytest_itemstart`` hook.
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+This hook has been marked as deprecated and not been even called by pytest for over 10 years now.
diff --git a/src/_pytest/hookspec.py b/src/_pytest/hookspec.py
@@ -315,10 +315,6 @@ def pytest_runtestloop(session):
     """
 
 
-def pytest_itemstart(item, node):
-    """(**Deprecated**) use pytest_runtest_logstart. """
-
-
 @hookspec(firstresult=True)
 def pytest_runtest_protocol(item, nextitem):
     """ implements the runtest_setup/call/teardown protocol for