diff --git a/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/check-deploy b/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/check-deploy
index b7fb9994f..e88995891 100755
--- a/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/check-deploy
+++ b/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/check-deploy
@@ -115,17 +115,6 @@ trigger-scheduler-docker-local-check-deploy() {
     dokku_log_verbose "Default container check successful!" && exit 0
   fi
 
-  # ensure CHECKS file has trailing newline
-  if [[ "$(tail -c1 "$CHECKS_FILENAME")" != "" ]]; then
-    # workaround for CHECKS file when owner is root. seems to only happen when running inside docker
-    if [[ "$(stat -c %u "$CHECKS_FILENAME")" == "0" ]]; then
-      local NEW_CHECKS_FILENAME=${CHECK_DEPLOY_TMP_WORK_DIR}/$(mktemp dokku-${FUNCNAME[0]}-CHECKS.XXXX)
-      cat ${CHECKS_FILENAME} >${NEW_CHECKS_FILENAME}
-      CHECKS_FILENAME=$NEW_CHECKS_FILENAME
-    fi
-    echo "" >>"$CHECKS_FILENAME"
-  fi
-
   # Reads name/value pairs, sets the WAIT and TIMEOUT variables
   exec <"$CHECKS_FILENAME"
   local line