diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 52edc16bc8..68ada1b4b9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -109,10 +109,6 @@ cargo-fmt:
 check-benches:
 	cargo check --workspace --benches
 
-# Typechecks consensus code *without* allowing deprecated legacy arithmetic or metrics.
-check-consensus:
-	cargo check -p state_processing --no-default-features
-
 # Runs only the ef-test vectors.
 run-ef-tests:
 	rm -rf $(EF_TESTS)/.accessed_file_log.txt
diff --git a/bors.toml b/bors.toml
index 6edf55bfa3..f02fcccfae 100644
--- a/bors.toml
+++ b/bors.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ status = [
     "merge-transition-ubuntu",
     "no-eth1-simulator-ubuntu",
     "check-benchmarks",
-    "check-consensus",
     "clippy",
     "arbitrary-check",
     "cargo-audit",