diff --git a/cmd/releasebot/main.go b/cmd/releasebot/main.go
index 394af82..f94eae3 100644
--- a/cmd/releasebot/main.go
+++ b/cmd/releasebot/main.go
@@ -380,7 +380,6 @@
 		if !w.Security {
 			w.checkReleaseBlockers()
 		}
-		w.checkDocs()
 	}
 	w.findOrCreateReleaseIssue()
 	if len(w.Errors) > 0 && !dryRun {
@@ -592,28 +591,6 @@
 	}
 }
 
-func (w *Work) checkDocs() {
-	// Check that the major version is listed on the project page.
-	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(w.Dir, "gitwork", "doc/contrib.html"))
-	if err != nil {
-		w.log.Panic(err)
-	}
-	major := major(w.Version)
-	if !strings.Contains(string(data), major) {
-		w.logError("doc/contrib.html does not list major version %s", major)
-	}
-}
-
-// major takes a go version like "go1.5", "go1.5.1", "go1.5.2", etc.,
-// and returns the corresponding major version like "go1.5".
-func major(v string) string {
-	if strings.Count(v, ".") != 2 {
-		// No minor component to drop, return as is.
-		return v
-	}
-	return v[:strings.LastIndex(v, ".")]
-}
-
 func (w *Work) writeVersion() (changeID string) {
 	changeID = fmt.Sprintf("I%x", sha1.Sum([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("cmd/release-version-%s", w.Version))))