diff --git a/test/sanity/code-smell/no-iterkeys.sh b/test/sanity/code-smell/no-iterkeys.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+ITERKEYS_USERS=$(grep -r -I iterkeys . \
+    --exclude-dir .git \
+    --exclude-dir .tox \
+    --exclude-dir docsite \
+    | grep -v \
+    -e lib/ansible/compat/six/_six.py \
+    -e lib/ansible/module_utils/six.py \
+    -e test/sanity/code-smell/no-iterkeys.sh \
+    -e '^[^:]*:#'
+    )
+
+if [ "${ITERKEYS_USERS}" ]; then
+    echo 'iterkeys has been removed in python3.  Use "for KEY in DICT:" instead'
+    echo "${ITERKEYS_USERS}"
+    exit 1
+fi