--- a/testing/docker/recipes/run-task
+++ b/testing/docker/recipes/run-task
@@ -130,29 +130,16 @@ def vcs_checkout(source_repo, dest, stor
         source_repo, dest,
     ])
 
     res = run_and_prefix_output(b'vcs', args,
                                 extra_env={b'PYTHONUNBUFFERED': b'1'})
     if res:
         sys.exit(res)
 
-    # Meant to be temporary to flush out what's going on in bug 1292071.
-    print_line(b'vcs', b'verifying working directory is clean\n')
-    status = subprocess.check_output([b'/usr/bin/hg', b'status', b'--all'],
-                                     cwd=dest, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
-    status = status.strip()
-    status_lines = [l for l in status.splitlines() if not l.startswith(b'C ')]
-    if status_lines:
-        print_line(b'vcs', b'Error: checkout is not pristine! '
-                           b'Report this in bug 1292071\n')
-        for line in status_lines:
-            print_line(b'vcs', b'%s\n' % line)
-        sys.exit(1)
-
     # Update the current revision hash and ensure that it is well formed.
     revision = subprocess.check_output(
         [b'/usr/bin/hg', b'log',
          b'--rev', b'.',
          b'--template', b'{node}'],
         cwd=dest)
 
     assert re.match('^[a-f0-9]{40}$', revision)