diff --git a/contrib/check-code.py b/contrib/check-code.py
--- a/contrib/check-code.py
+++ b/contrib/check-code.py
@@ -286,8 +286,6 @@
 #    (r'^\s*print\s+', "avoid using print in core and extensions"),
     (r'[\x80-\xff]', "non-ASCII character literal"),
     (r'("\')\.format\(', "str.format() has no bytes counterpart, use %"),
-    (r'^\s*(%s)\s\s' % '|'.join(keyword.kwlist),
-     "gratuitous whitespace after Python keyword"),
     (r'([\(\[][ \t]\S)|(\S[ \t][\)\]])', "gratuitous whitespace in () or []"),
 #    (r'\s\s=', "gratuitous whitespace before ="),
     (r'[^>< ](\+=|-=|!=|<>|<=|>=|<<=|>>=|%=)\S',