diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula_auditor.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula_auditor.rb
index 4174530677..35113d38b6 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula_auditor.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula_auditor.rb
@@ -826,28 +826,6 @@ module Homebrew
       end
     end
 
-    def audit_github_issue_comment
-      return unless @online
-
-      matches = text.to_s.scan(%r{https://github.com/([-\w_]*)/([-\w_]*)/(pull|issues)/([0-9]*)})
-      return unless matches
-
-      matches.each do |match|
-        owner, repo, type, id = match
-
-        # Do not trigger for self references
-        next if "#{owner}/#{repo}" == formula.tap.remote_repo || owner == "Homebrew"
-
-        issue = GitHub::API.open_rest("https://api.github.com/repos/#{owner}/#{repo}/issues/#{id}")
-        next if issue.blank?
-        next if issue["state"] == "open"
-        next if issue.dig("pull_request", "merged_at").present?
-
-        issue_url = "https://github.com/#{owner}/#{repo}/#{type}/#{id}"
-        problem "Formula refers to a GitHub issue or pull request that is closed: #{issue_url}"
-      end
-    end
-
     def audit_reverse_migration
       # Only enforce for new formula being re-added to core
       return unless @strict