diff --git a/tools/generate_package_config.dart b/tools/generate_package_config.dart
index 700469835db3..f5f3a6ddca4e 100644
--- a/tools/generate_package_config.dart
+++ b/tools/generate_package_config.dart
@@ -86,12 +86,6 @@ void main(List<String> args) {
       for (final p in packages)
         if (p.name == name) p
     ];
-    if (name == 'linter' && matches.length > 1) {
-      final oldLinter = matches.firstWhere((p) =>
-          p.rootUri.replaceAll(r'\', '/').endsWith('third_party/pkg/linter'));
-      packages.remove(oldLinter);
-      matches.remove(oldLinter);
-    }
     if (matches.length > 1) {
       print('Duplicates found for package:$name');
       for (var package in matches) {