diff --git a/launcher b/launcher
index c5bdafaaa..0111edb46 100755
--- a/launcher
+++ b/launcher
@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@ BUNDLED_PLUGINS=(
   "discourse-calendar"
 )
 
-COMPROMISED_ORGANIZATIONS=(
-  "github.com/discoursehosting"
-)
-
 # for potential re-exec later
 SAVED_ARGV=("$@")
 
@@ -362,18 +358,6 @@ set_template_info() {
     arrTemplates=(${templates// / })
     config_data=$(cat $config_file)
 
-    # if config data includes any compromised organizations, error out and print a message
-    for org in "${COMPROMISED_ORGANIZATIONS[@]}"; do
-      if [[ $config_data =~ $org ]]; then
-        echo "---"
-        echo "ERROR: The configuration file $config_file contains references to a compromised github organization: $org"
-        echo "Please remove any references to this organization from your configuration file."
-        echo "For more information, see https://meta.discourse.org/t/374703/6"
-        echo "---"
-        exit 1
-      fi
-    done
-
     input="hack: true"
 
     for template in "${arrTemplates[@]}"