diff --git a/tools/run-dev.py b/tools/run-dev.py
index a7250b26c4..c35c1a937f 100755
--- a/tools/run-dev.py
+++ b/tools/run-dev.py
@@ -118,43 +118,6 @@ sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..'))
 from scripts.lib.zulip_tools import WARNING, ENDC
 from django.conf import settings
 
-if 'zproject.backends.GoogleMobileOauth2Backend' in settings.AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS:
-    if not (settings.GOOGLE_OAUTH2_CLIENT_ID and
-            settings.GOOGLE_OAUTH2_CLIENT_SECRET):
-        print('\n'.join([
-            WARNING,
-            "You are using the Google auth backend. Please make sure of the following:",
-            "- You have updated GOOGLE_OAUTH2_CLIENT_ID and"
-            " GOOGLE_OAUTH2_CLIENT_SECRET settings.",
-            "- You have setup an Oauth2 client ID that allows redirects, ",
-            "  e.g. https://zulip.example.com/accounts/login/google/done/.",
-            "- You have enabled the Google+ API.",
-            "  You can create OAuth2 apps from",
-            "  https://console.developers.google.com.",
-            "  -----",
-            "  http://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/settings.html#testing-google-github-authentication ",
-            "  for more information on how to set up.",
-            ENDC]))
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-if 'zproject.backends.GitHubAuthBackend' in settings.AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS:
-    if not (settings.SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_KEY and
-            settings.SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_SECRET):
-        print('\n'.join([
-            WARNING,
-            "You are using the GitHub auth backend. Please make sure of the following:",
-            "- You have updated SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_KEY and "
-            "  SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_SECRET settings.",
-            "- You have added http://localhost:9991/complete/github/ ",
-            "  as the callback URL in the OAuth application in GitHub.",
-            "  You can create OAuth apps from ",
-            "  https://github.com/settings/developers.",
-            "  -----",
-            "  http://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/settings.html#testing-google-github-authentication ",
-            "  for more information on how to set up.",
-            ENDC]))
-        sys.exit(1)
-
 proxy_port = base_port
 django_port = base_port + 1
 tornado_port = base_port + 2