diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
index aadf4bb3d3..09734fc964 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
@@ -795,11 +795,6 @@ module Homebrew
         return if stable_url_minor_version.even?
 
         problem "#{stable.version} is a development release"
-      when %r{^https://github.com/}
-        _, owner, repo, = URI.parse(stable.url).path.split("/")
-        if GitHub.open_api("#{GitHub::API_URL}/repos/#{owner}/#{repo}/releases/tags/#{stable.version}")["prerelease"]
-          problem "#{stable.version} is a GitHub prerelease"
-        end
       end
     end