diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/audit.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/audit.rb
index eacdc048b6..31438560dc 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/audit.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/audit.rb
@@ -158,13 +158,6 @@ class FormulaAuditor
           Don't use #{dep} as a dependency. We allow non-Homebrew
           #{dep} installations.
           EOS
-      when 'python', 'python2', 'python3'
-        problem <<-EOS.undent
-          Don't use #{dep} as a dependency (string).
-             We have special `depends_on :python` (or :python2 or :python3 )
-             that works with brewed and system Python and allows us to support
-             bindings for 2.x and 3.x in parallel and much more.
-          EOS
       when 'gfortran'
         problem "Use `depends_on :fortran` instead of `depends_on 'gfortran'`"
       when 'open-mpi', 'mpich2'
@@ -486,66 +479,6 @@ class FormulaAuditor
     Symbol === dep ? dep.inspect : "'#{dep}'"
   end
 
-  def audit_python
-    if text =~ /(def\s*)?which_python/
-      problem "Replace `which_python` by `python.xy`, which returns e.g. 'python2.7'"
-    end
-
-    if text =~ /which\(?["']python/
-      problem "Don't locate python with `which 'python'`, use `python.binary` instead"
-    end
-
-    if text =~ /LanguageModuleDependency.new\s?\(\s?:python/
-      problem <<-EOS.undent
-        Python: Replace `LanguageModuleDependency.new(:python,'PyPi-name','module')`
-           by the new `depends_on :python => ['module' => 'PyPi-name']`
-      EOS
-    end
-
-    # Checks that apply only to code in def install
-    if text =~ /(\s*)def\s+install((.*\n)*?)(\1end)/
-      install_body = $2
-
-      if install_body =~ /system\(?\s*['"]python/
-        problem "Instead of `system 'python', ...`, call `system python, ...`"
-      end
-
-      if text =~ /system\(?\s*python\.binary/
-        problem "Instead of `system python.binary, ...`, call `system python, ...`"
-      end
-    end
-
-    # Checks that apply only to code in def caveats
-    if text =~ /(\s*)def\s+caveats((.*\n)*?)(\1end)/ || text =~ /(\s*)def\s+caveats;(.*?)end/
-      caveats_body = $2
-      if caveats_body =~ /[ \{=](python[23]?)\.(.*\w)/
-        # So if in the body of caveats there is a `python.whatever` called,
-        # check that there is a guard like `if python` or similiar:
-        python = $1
-        method = $2
-        unless caveats_body =~ /(if python[23]?)|(if build\.with\?\s?\(?['"]python)|(unless build.without\?\s?\(?['"]python)/
-          problem "Please guard `#{python}.#{method}` like so `#{python}.#{method} if #{python}`"
-        end
-      end
-    end
-
-    unless f.requirements.any?{ |r| r.kind_of?(PythonDependency) }
-      # So if there is no PythonDependency requirement, we can check if the
-      # formula still uses python and should add a `depends_on :python`
-      unless f.name.to_s =~ /(pypy[0-9]*)|(python[0-9]*)/
-        if text =~ /system.["' ]?python([0-9"'])?/
-          problem "If the formula uses Python, it should declare so by `depends_on :python#{$1}`"
-        end
-      end
-    end
-
-    # Todo:
-    # The python do ... end block is possibly executed twice. Once for
-    # python 2.x and once for 3.x. So if a `system 'make'` is called, a
-    # `system 'make clean'` should also be called at the end of the block.
-
-  end
-
   def audit_check_output warning_and_description
     return unless warning_and_description
     warning, description = *warning_and_description
@@ -572,7 +505,6 @@ class FormulaAuditor
     audit_patches
     audit_text
     text.each_line { |line| audit_line(line) }
-    audit_python
     audit_installed
   end