diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b97a2653f4..e55f2334af 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -120,8 +120,7 @@ install: build/timestamps/node-modules-timestamp
 
 .PHONY: lint
 lint: build/timestamps/eslint-timestamp \
-      build/timestamps/check-requires-timestamp \
-      build/timestamps/check-whitespace-timestamp
+      build/timestamps/check-requires-timestamp
 
 .PHONY: npm-install
 npm-install: build/timestamps/node-modules-timestamp
@@ -192,13 +191,6 @@ build/timestamps/check-requires-timestamp: $(SRC_JS) $(EXAMPLES_JS) \
 	@python bin/check-requires.py $(CLOSURE_LIB) $^
 	@touch $@
 
-build/timestamps/check-whitespace-timestamp: $(SRC_JS) $(EXAMPLES_JS) \
-                                             $(SPEC_JS) $(SPEC_RENDERING_JS) \
-                                             $(SRC_JSDOC)
-	@mkdir -p $(@D)
-	@python bin/check-whitespace.py $^
-	@touch $@
-
 build/compiled-examples/all.js: $(EXAMPLES_JS)
 	@mkdir -p $(@D)
 	@python bin/combine-examples.py $^ > $@
diff --git a/bin/check-whitespace.py b/bin/check-whitespace.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e8a123ba3c..0000000000
--- a/bin/check-whitespace.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-import logging
-import re
-import sys
-
-logging.basicConfig(format='%(asctime)s %(name)s: %(message)s',
-                    level=logging.INFO)
-
-logger = logging.getLogger('check-whitespace')
-
-CR_RE = re.compile(r'\r')
-LEADING_WHITESPACE_RE = re.compile(r'\s+')
-TRAILING_WHITESPACE_RE = re.compile(r'\s+\n\Z')
-NO_NEWLINE_RE = re.compile(r'[^\n]\Z')
-ALL_WHITESPACE_RE = re.compile(r'\s+\Z')
-
-
-def check_whitespace(*filenames):
-    errors = 0
-    for filename in sorted(filenames):
-        whitespace = False
-        for lineno, line in enumerate(open(filename, 'rU')):
-            if lineno == 0 and LEADING_WHITESPACE_RE.match(line):
-                logger.info('%s:%d: leading whitespace', filename, lineno + 1)
-                errors += 1
-            if CR_RE.search(line):
-                logger.info('%s:%d: carriage return character in line',
-                            filename, lineno + 1)
-                errors += 1
-            if TRAILING_WHITESPACE_RE.search(line):
-                logger.info('%s:%d: trailing whitespace', filename, lineno + 1)
-                errors += 1
-            if NO_NEWLINE_RE.search(line):
-                logger.info('%s:%d: no newline at end of file', filename,
-                            lineno + 1)
-                errors += 1
-            whitespace = ALL_WHITESPACE_RE.match(line)
-        if whitespace:
-            logger.info('%s: trailing whitespace at end of file', filename)
-            errors += 1
-    return errors
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    errors = check_whitespace(*sys.argv[1:])
-    if errors > 0:
-        logger.error('%d whitespace errors' % (errors,))
-        sys.exit(1)