diff --git a/checks/content-width.php b/checks/content-width.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 4e1a0fb7..00000000
--- a/checks/content-width.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-class ContentWidthCheck implements themecheck {
-	protected $error = array();
-
-	function check( $php_files, $css_files, $other_files ) {
-
-		// combine all the php files into one string to make it easier to search
-		$php = implode( ' ', $php_files );
-		checkcount();
-		if (
-			strpos( $php, '$content_width' ) === false &&
-			strpos( $php, '$GLOBALS' . "['content_width']" ) === false &&
-			! preg_match( '/add_filter\(\s?("|\')embed_defaults/', $php ) &&
-			! preg_match( '/add_filter\(\s?("|\')content_width/', $php )
-		) {
-			$this->error[] = sprintf(
-				'<span class="tc-lead tc-recommended">%s</span>: %s',
-				__( 'RECOMMENDED', 'theme-check' ),
-				__( 'No content width has been defined. Example: <pre>if ( ! isset( $content_width ) ) $content_width = 900;</pre>', 'theme-check' )
-			);
-		}
-
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	function getError() {
-		return $this->error;
-	}
-}
-$themechecks[] = new ContentWidthCheck();