diff --git a/scripts/maint/checkSpace.pl b/scripts/maint/checkSpace.pl
index 6d19d6ccde..3043eb1aaf 100755
--- a/scripts/maint/checkSpace.pl
+++ b/scripts/maint/checkSpace.pl
@@ -188,11 +188,6 @@ for my $fn (@ARGV) {
             }
         }
     }
-    ## Warn if the file doesn't end with a blank line.
-    #    (End each file with a single blank line.)
-    if (! $lastnil) {
-        msg "  EOL\@EOF:$fn:$.\n";
-    }
     close(F);
 }