diff --git a/presubmit_canned_checks.py b/presubmit_canned_checks.py
index e7ca98fdf..7fbedecef 100644
--- a/presubmit_canned_checks.py
+++ b/presubmit_canned_checks.py
@@ -799,21 +799,6 @@ def _GetRietveldIssueProps(input_api, messages):
         issue=int(issue), messages=messages)
 
 
-def CheckIssueNotClosed(input_api, output_api):
-  """Verifies issue is not closed.
-
-  We should not be working with a closed review. CQ and dcommit set this bit,
-  so it is a pretty good indicator of whether an issue has been committed.
-  """
-  issue_props = _GetRietveldIssueProps(input_api=input_api, messages=False)
-  if issue_props and issue_props['closed']:
-    return [output_api.PresubmitError(
-        'Issue %s is closed.  You can reset the issue number associated with\n'
-        'this branch with: git cl issue 0\n' % issue_props['issue']
-        )]
-  return []
-
-
 def _RietveldOwnerAndReviewers(input_api, email_regexp, approval_needed=False):
   """Return the owner and reviewers of a change, if any.
 
@@ -962,10 +947,6 @@ def PanProjectChecks(input_api, output_api,
     results.extend(input_api.canned_checks.CheckOwners(
         input_api, output_api, source_file_filter=None))
 
-  snapshot("checking review not closed")
-  results.extend(input_api.canned_checks.CheckIssueNotClosed(
-      input_api, output_api))
-
   snapshot("checking long lines")
   results.extend(input_api.canned_checks.CheckLongLines(
       input_api, output_api, source_file_filter=sources))
diff --git a/tests/presubmit_unittest.py b/tests/presubmit_unittest.py
index 49f538693..f80333586 100755
--- a/tests/presubmit_unittest.py
+++ b/tests/presubmit_unittest.py
@@ -1507,7 +1507,6 @@ class CannedChecksUnittest(PresubmitTestsBase):
       'CheckLongLines', 'CheckTreeIsOpen', 'PanProjectChecks',
       'CheckLicense',
       'CheckOwners',
-      'CheckIssueNotClosed',
       'CheckRietveldTryJobExecution',
       'CheckSingletonInHeaders',
       'CheckSvnModifiedDirectories',
@@ -2396,24 +2395,6 @@ class CannedChecksUnittest(PresubmitTestsBase):
                            is_committing=False,
                            uncovered_dirs=set())
 
-  def CheckIssueClosedBase(self, closed):
-    input_api = self.MockInputApi(
-        presubmit.Change('', '', None, None, 1, 0, None), False)
-    input_api.rietveld.get_issue_properties(
-        issue=int(input_api.change.issue), messages=False).AndReturn(
-            {'closed': closed, 'issue': 1})
-    self.mox.ReplayAll()
-    return presubmit_canned_checks.CheckIssueNotClosed(
-        input_api, presubmit.OutputApi)
-
-  def testIssueOpen(self):
-    self.assertEqual([], self.CheckIssueClosedBase(False))
-
-  def testIssueClosed(self):
-    results = self.CheckIssueClosedBase(True)
-    self.assertEqual(len(results), 1)
-    self.assertTrue(results[0].fatal)
-
   def testCannedRunUnitTests(self):
     change = presubmit.Change(
         'foo1', 'description1', self.fake_root_dir, None, 0, 0, None)