diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a17f5967180b..525455cf35bc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -25,18 +25,6 @@
 #   make help
 #
 
-############################## TOOLCHAIN ###############################
-#
-# List of .NET assemblies that we can guarantee exist
-WHITELISTED_OPENRA_ASSEMBLIES = OpenRA.dll OpenRA.Utility.dll OpenRA.Server.dll OpenRA.Platforms.Default.dll OpenRA.Game.dll OpenRA.Mods.Common.dll OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.dll OpenRA.Mods.D2k.dll
-
-# These are explicitly shipped alongside our core files by the packaging script
-WHITELISTED_THIRDPARTY_ASSEMBLIES = ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll FuzzyLogicLibrary.dll Eluant.dll BeaconLib.dll Open.Nat.dll SDL2-CS.dll OpenAL-CS.Core.dll DiscordRPC.dll Newtonsoft.Json.dll
-
-# These are shipped in our custom minimal mono runtime and also available in the full system-installed .NET/mono stack
-# This list *must* be kept in sync with the files packaged by the AppImageSupport and OpenRALauncherOSX repositories
-WHITELISTED_CORE_ASSEMBLIES = mscorlib.dll System.dll System.Configuration.dll System.Core.dll System.Numerics.dll System.Security.dll System.Xml.dll Mono.Security.dll netstandard.dll Microsoft.Win32.Registry.dll System.Security.AccessControl.dll System.Security.Principal.Windows.dll System.Xml.Linq.dll System.Runtime.Serialization.dll
-
 ######################### UTILITIES/SETTINGS ###########################
 #
 # Install locations for local installs and downstream packaging
@@ -100,9 +88,6 @@ check:
 	@echo "Compiling in debug mode..."
 	@$(MSBUILD) -t:build -restore -p:Configuration=Debug -p:TargetPlatform=$(TARGETPLATFORM) -p:Mono=true -p:DefineConstants="MONO"
 	@echo
-	@echo "Checking runtime assemblies..."
-	@$(OPENRA_UTILITY) all --check-runtime-assemblies $(WHITELISTED_OPENRA_ASSEMBLIES) $(WHITELISTED_THIRDPARTY_ASSEMBLIES) $(WHITELISTED_CORE_ASSEMBLIES)
-	@echo
 	@echo "Checking for explicit interface violations..."
 	@$(OPENRA_UTILITY) all --check-explicit-interfaces
 	@echo
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/CheckRuntimeAssembliesCommand.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/CheckRuntimeAssembliesCommand.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index c279e4b9b596..000000000000
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/CheckRuntimeAssembliesCommand.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-#region Copyright & License Information
-/*
- * Copyright 2007-2020 The OpenRA Developers (see AUTHORS)
- * This file is part of OpenRA, which is free software. It is made
- * available to you under the terms of the GNU General Public License
- * as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of
- * the License, or (at your option) any later version. For more
- * information, see COPYING.
- */
-#endregion
-
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Reflection;
-
-namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.UtilityCommands
-{
-	public class CheckRuntimeAssembliesCommand : IUtilityCommand
-	{
-		string IUtilityCommand.Name { get { return "--check-runtime-assemblies"; } }
-
-		bool IUtilityCommand.ValidateArguments(string[] args)
-		{
-			return true;
-		}
-
-		[Desc("ASSEMBLY [ASSEMBLY ...]", "Check the runtime dependencies of the mod against a given whitelist of " +
-				"assembly (dll and exe) names and generate an error if any unlisted files are required.")]
-		void IUtilityCommand.Run(Utility utility, string[] args)
-		{
-			var whitelist = args
-				.Skip(1)
-				.Select(a => Path.GetFileName(a))
-				.ToArray();
-
-			// Load the renderer assembly so we can check its dependencies
-			Assembly.LoadFile(Path.Combine(Platform.BinDir, "OpenRA.Platforms.Default.dll"));
-
-			var missing = new List<string>();
-			foreach (var a in AppDomain.CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies())
-			{
-				var assemblyName = Path.GetFileName(a.Location);
-				if (!whitelist.Contains(assemblyName))
-					missing.Add(assemblyName);
-			}
-
-			if (missing.Any())
-			{
-				Console.WriteLine("error: The following assemblies are referenced but not whitelisted:");
-				foreach (var m in missing)
-					Console.WriteLine("   " + m);
-				Environment.Exit(1);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}