diff --git a/scripts/maint/checkSpace.pl b/scripts/maint/checkSpace.pl
index f4e6f733c8..96a256968a 100755
--- a/scripts/maint/checkSpace.pl
+++ b/scripts/maint/checkSpace.pl
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ for my $fn (@ARGV) {
         }
         ## Warn about labels that don't have a space in front of them
         #    (We indent every label at least one space)
-        if (/^[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z_0-9]*:/) {
-            msg "nosplabel:$fn:$.\n";
-        }
+        #if (/^[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z_0-9]*:/) {
+        #    msg "nosplabel:$fn:$.\n";
+        #}
         ## Warn about trailing whitespace.
         #    (We don't allow whitespace at the end of the line; make your
         #    editor highlight it for you so you can stop adding it in.)
diff --git a/scripts/maint/checkspace_tests/expected.txt b/scripts/maint/checkspace_tests/expected.txt
index 935b750ef9..38595ed373 100644
--- a/scripts/maint/checkspace_tests/expected.txt
+++ b/scripts/maint/checkspace_tests/expected.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
    tp fn():./dubious.c:15
       Wide:./dubious.c:17
        TAB:./dubious.c:24
- nosplabel:./dubious.c:26
         CR:./dubious.c:30
  Space@EOL:./dubious.c:32
  non-K&R {:./dubious.c:39