diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
index 1dee0052ce..a4e6a98775 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
@@ -271,8 +271,6 @@ module Homebrew
         problem "'inreplace ... do' was used for a single substitution (use the non-block form instead)."
       end
 
-      problem "File should end with a newline" unless text.trailing_newline?
-
       if formula.core_formula? && @versioned_formula
         unversioned_formula = begin
           # build this ourselves as we want e.g. homebrew/core to be present