diff --git a/scripts/maint/checkSpace.pl b/scripts/maint/checkSpace.pl
index e90f5b330b..5af95a27e5 100755
--- a/scripts/maint/checkSpace.pl
+++ b/scripts/maint/checkSpace.pl
@@ -177,11 +177,5 @@ for $fn (@ARGV) {
 	    }
         }
     }
-    ## Warn if the file doesn't end with a blank line.
-    #    (End each file with a single blank line.)
-    if (! $lastnil) {
-        print "  EOL\@EOF:$fn:$.\n";
-    }
     close(F);
 }
-