diff --git a/src/register.jl b/src/register.jl
index b3b5d97..252e480 100644
--- a/src/register.jl
+++ b/src/register.jl
@@ -123,10 +123,6 @@ function set_metadata!(regbr::RegBranch, status::ReturnStatus)
             regbr.metadata[complaint] = "Package version must be greater than 0.0.0"
         elseif check == :new_package_label
             add_label!(regbr, "new package")
-        elseif check == :not_standard_first_version
-            regbr.metadata[complaint] =
-                """This looks like a new registration that registers version $(data.version).
-                Ideally, you should register an initial release with 0.0.1, 0.1.0 or 1.0.0 version numbers"""
         elseif check == :version_less_than_all_existing
             regbr.metadata[complaint] = "Version $(data.version) less than least existing version $(data.least)"
         elseif check == :version_exists
@@ -190,9 +186,6 @@ function check_version!(version::VersionNumber, existing::Vector{VersionNumber},
     @assert issorted(existing)
     if isempty(existing)
         add!(status, :new_package_label)
-        if !(version in [v"0.0.1", v"0.1", v"1"])
-            add!(status, :not_standard_first_version, (version = version,))
-        end
     else
         idx = searchsortedlast(existing, version)
         if idx <= 0
diff --git a/test/regedit.jl b/test/regedit.jl
index 61380c0..afb4f5c 100644
--- a/test/regedit.jl
+++ b/test/regedit.jl
@@ -141,9 +141,8 @@ end
     for ver in [v"0.0.2", v"0.3.2", v"4.3.2"]
         status = ReturnStatus()
         check_version!(ver, VersionNumber[], status)
-        @test hascheck(status, :not_standard_first_version)
         @test hascheck(status, :new_package_label)
-        @test length(status.triggered_checks) == 2
+        @test length(status.triggered_checks) == 1
         @test !haserror(status)
     end
 
@@ -401,15 +400,13 @@ end
 
             # Non-standard first version.
             (project_files = ["Example2"],
-             status = Symbol[:new_package, :new_package_label,
-                             :not_standard_first_version],
+             status = Symbol[:new_package, :new_package_label],
              regbranch = (error = false, warning = true,
                           kind = "New package", labels = String["new package"]))
 
             # Version zero.
             (project_files = ["Example5"],
-             status = Symbol[:new_package, :new_package_label, :version_zero,
-                             :not_standard_first_version],
+             status = Symbol[:new_package, :new_package_label, :version_zero],
              regbranch = (error = true, warning = true,
                           kind = "New package", labels = String["new package"]))