diff --git a/scripts/circleci/check_license.sh b/scripts/circleci/check_license.sh
index 68b41d6ac4..4aab08dfbe 100755
--- a/scripts/circleci/check_license.sh
+++ b/scripts/circleci/check_license.sh
@@ -2,12 +2,4 @@
 
 set -e
 
-# Make sure we don't introduce accidental references to PATENTS.
-EXPECTED='scripts/circleci/check_license.sh'
-ACTUAL=$(git grep -l PATENTS)
-
-if [ "$EXPECTED" != "$ACTUAL" ]; then
-  echo "PATENTS crept into some new files?"
-  diff -u <(echo "$EXPECTED") <(echo "$ACTUAL") || true
-  exit 1
-fi
+# This doesn't make sense on the old majors branch.
diff --git a/scripts/circleci/check_modules.sh b/scripts/circleci/check_modules.sh
index b9ee63b6ee..839671e62c 100755
--- a/scripts/circleci/check_modules.sh
+++ b/scripts/circleci/check_modules.sh
@@ -2,16 +2,4 @@
 
 set -e
 
-# Make sure we don't introduce accidental @providesModule annotations.
-EXPECTED='scripts/rollup/wrappers.js'
-ACTUAL=$(git grep -l @providesModule -- './*.js' ':!scripts/rollup/shims/*.js')
-
-# Colors
-red=$'\e[1;31m'
-end=$'\e[0m'
-
-if [ "$EXPECTED" != "$ACTUAL" ]; then
-  printf "%s\n" "${red}ERROR: @providesModule crept into some new files?${end}"
-  diff -u <(echo "$EXPECTED") <(echo "$ACTUAL") || true
-  exit 1
-fi
+# This doesn't make sense for old builds.