diff --git a/core/src/main/java/google/registry/ui/server/registrar/RegistrarSettingsAction.java b/core/src/main/java/google/registry/ui/server/registrar/RegistrarSettingsAction.java
index 7694cc51a..b999fdca4 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/google/registry/ui/server/registrar/RegistrarSettingsAction.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/google/registry/ui/server/registrar/RegistrarSettingsAction.java
@@ -336,10 +336,7 @@ public class RegistrarSettingsAction implements Runnable, JsonActionRunner.JsonA
    */
   private boolean validateCertificate(String existingCertificate, String certificateString) {
     if ((existingCertificate == null) || !existingCertificate.equals(certificateString)) {
-      // TODO(sarhabot): remove this check after November 1, 2020
-      if (tm().getTransactionTime().isAfter(DateTime.parse("2020-11-01T00:00:00Z"))) {
         certificateChecker.validateCertificate(certificateString);
-      }
       return true;
     }
     return false;
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/google/registry/ui/server/registrar/RegistrarSettingsActionTest.java b/core/src/test/java/google/registry/ui/server/registrar/RegistrarSettingsActionTest.java
index 2c9b1dd70..e5293da5d 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/google/registry/ui/server/registrar/RegistrarSettingsActionTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/google/registry/ui/server/registrar/RegistrarSettingsActionTest.java
@@ -376,84 +376,6 @@ class RegistrarSettingsActionTest extends RegistrarSettingsActionTestCase {
         (builder, s) -> builder.setClientCertificate(s, clock.nowUtc()));
   }
 
-  @Test
-  void testUpdate_clientCertificateWithViolationsBeforeNovemberSucceeds() {
-    // TODO(sarahbot): remove this test after November 1, 2020.
-    clock.setTo(DateTime.parse("2018-07-02T00:00:00Z"));
-    doTestUpdate(
-        Role.OWNER,
-        Registrar::getClientCertificate,
-        CertificateSamples.SAMPLE_CERT,
-        (builder, s) -> builder.setClientCertificate(s, clock.nowUtc()));
-  }
-
-  @Test
-  void testUpdate_otherFieldsWhenClientCertificateWithViolationsAlreadyExistedSucceeds() {
-    // TODO(sarahbot): remove this test after November 1, 2020.
-
-    // The frontend will always send the entire registrar entity back for an update, so the checks
-    // on the certificate should only run if a new certificate is being uploaded. All other updates
-    // after November 1st should still succeed even if a bad certificate is stored.
-
-    // Set a bad certificate before checks on uploads are enforced
-    clock.setTo(DateTime.parse("2018-07-02T00:00:00Z"));
-    Registrar existingRegistrar = loadRegistrar(CLIENT_ID);
-    existingRegistrar =
-        existingRegistrar
-            .asBuilder()
-            .setClientCertificate(CertificateSamples.SAMPLE_CERT, clock.nowUtc())
-            .build();
-    persistResource(existingRegistrar);
-
-    // Update the other registrar fields after enforcement begins should succeed
-    clock.setTo(DateTime.parse("2020-11-02T00:00:00Z"));
-    Map<String, Object> args = Maps.newHashMap(loadRegistrar(CLIENT_ID).toJsonMap());
-    args.put("url", "test.url");
-    args.put("phoneNumber", "+1.1234567890");
-    Map<String, Object> response =
-        action.handleJsonRequest(
-            ImmutableMap.of(
-                "op", "update",
-                "id", CLIENT_ID,
-                "args", args));
-
-    assertThat(response).containsEntry("status", "SUCCESS");
-    assertMetric(CLIENT_ID, "update", "[OWNER]", "SUCCESS");
-  }
-
-  @Test
-  void testUpdate_clientCertificateWithViolationsAlreadyExistedSucceeds() {
-    // TODO(sarahbot): remove this test after November 1, 2020.
-
-    // The frontend will always send the entire registrar entity back for an update, so the checks
-    // on the certificate should only run if it is a new certificate
-
-    // Set a bad certificate before checks on uploads are enforced
-    clock.setTo(DateTime.parse("2018-07-02T00:00:00Z"));
-    Registrar existingRegistrar = loadRegistrar(CLIENT_ID);
-    existingRegistrar =
-        existingRegistrar
-            .asBuilder()
-            .setClientCertificate(CertificateSamples.SAMPLE_CERT, clock.nowUtc())
-            .build();
-    persistResource(existingRegistrar);
-
-    // Update with the same certificate after enforcement starts
-    clock.setTo(DateTime.parse("2020-11-02T00:00:00Z"));
-    Map<String, Object> args = Maps.newHashMap(loadRegistrar(CLIENT_ID).toJsonMap());
-    args.put("clientCertificate", CertificateSamples.SAMPLE_CERT);
-    Map<String, Object> response =
-        action.handleJsonRequest(
-            ImmutableMap.of(
-                "op", "update",
-                "id", CLIENT_ID,
-                "args", args));
-
-    assertThat(response).containsEntry("status", "SUCCESS");
-    assertMetric(CLIENT_ID, "update", "[OWNER]", "SUCCESS");
-    assertNoTasksEnqueued("sheet");
-  }
-
   @Test
   void testUpdate_clientCertificateWithViolationsFails() {
     clock.setTo(DateTime.parse("2020-11-02T00:00:00Z"));