diff --git a/packages/owl-bot/src/owl-bot.ts b/packages/owl-bot/src/owl-bot.ts
index feee054a813..88dad87ec4d 100644
--- a/packages/owl-bot/src/owl-bot.ts
+++ b/packages/owl-bot/src/owl-bot.ts
@@ -629,15 +629,10 @@ const runPostProcessor = async (
     return;
   }
   if (!lockText) {
-    logger.info(`no .OwlBot.lock.yaml found for ${opts.head}`);
-    // If OwlBot is not configured on repo, indicate success. This makes
-    // it easier to enable OwlBot as a required check during migration:
-    await createCheck({
-      text: 'OwlBot is not yet enabled on this repository',
-      summary: 'OwlBot is not yet enabled on this repository',
-      conclusion: 'success',
-      title: '🦉 OwlBot - success',
-    });
+    // If OwlBot is not configured on a repo, skip creating the check.
+    logger.info(
+      `no .OwlBot.lock.yaml found for ${opts.head}, skip creating the check.`
+    );
     return;
   }
   try {
diff --git a/packages/owl-bot/test/owl-bot.ts b/packages/owl-bot/test/owl-bot.ts
index 2007dc39675..634b79f7d6e 100644
--- a/packages/owl-bot/test/owl-bot.ts
+++ b/packages/owl-bot/test/owl-bot.ts
@@ -1567,10 +1567,7 @@ describe('OwlBot', () => {
       payload: payload as any,
       id: 'abc123',
     });
-    sandbox.assert.calledWith(
-      createCheckStub,
-      sinon.match.has('conclusion', 'success')
-    );
+    sandbox.assert.notCalled(createCheckStub);
     githubMock.done();
   });
   it('returns early and adds success status if base is not default branch', async () => {