diff --git a/certbot/certbot/_internal/main.py b/certbot/certbot/_internal/main.py
index d697dc5b7..c674efd79 100644
--- a/certbot/certbot/_internal/main.py
+++ b/certbot/certbot/_internal/main.py
@@ -1348,10 +1348,3 @@ def main(cli_args=None):
     util.atexit_register(report.print_messages)
 
     return config.func(config, plugins)
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    err_string = main()
-    if err_string:
-        logger.warning("Exiting with message %s", err_string)
-    sys.exit(err_string)  # pragma: no cover
diff --git a/certbot/certbot/main.py b/certbot/certbot/main.py
index b5b61e5a0..6aff07c4e 100644
--- a/certbot/certbot/main.py
+++ b/certbot/certbot/main.py
@@ -11,10 +11,3 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 def main(*args, **kwargs):
     """Shim around internal main function"""
     return internal_main.main(*args, **kwargs)
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    err_string = main()
-    if err_string:
-        logger.warning("Exiting with message %s", err_string)
-    sys.exit(err_string)  # pragma: no cover