diff --git a/HACKING.rst b/HACKING.rst
index 8b7452115..4bc381f4b 100644
--- a/HACKING.rst
+++ b/HACKING.rst
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ Zun Specific Commandments
   datetime.datetime.utcnow() to make it easy to override its return value.
 - [Z316] Change assertTrue(isinstance(A, B)) by optimal assert like
   assertIsInstance(A, B).
-- [Z318] Change assertEqual(A, None) or assertEqual(None, A) by optimal assert
-  like assertIsNone(A)
 - [Z322] Method's default argument shouldn't be mutable.
 - [Z323] Change assertEqual(True, A) or assertEqual(False, A) by optimal assert
   like assertTrue(A) or assertFalse(A)
diff --git a/zun/hacking/checks.py b/zun/hacking/checks.py
index cbc2410e2..b282c3880 100644
--- a/zun/hacking/checks.py
+++ b/zun/hacking/checks.py
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@ assert_equal_in_end_with_true_or_false_re = re.compile(
     r"assertEqual\((\w|[][.'\"])+ in (\w|[][.'\", ])+, (True|False)\)")
 assert_equal_in_start_with_true_or_false_re = re.compile(
     r"assertEqual\((True|False), (\w|[][.'\"])+ in (\w|[][.'\", ])+\)")
-assert_equal_end_with_none_re = re.compile(
-    r"(.)*assertEqual\((\w|\.|\'|\"|\[|\])+, None\)")
-assert_equal_start_with_none_re = re.compile(
-    r"(.)*assertEqual\(None, (\w|\.|\'|\"|\[|\])+\)")
 assert_equal_with_true_re = re.compile(
     r"assertEqual\(True,")
 assert_equal_with_false_re = re.compile(
@@ -53,19 +49,6 @@ assert_xrange_re = re.compile(
     r"\s*xrange\s*\(")
 
 
-def assert_equal_none(logical_line):
-    """Check for assertEqual(A, None) or assertEqual(None, A) sentences
-
-    Z318
-    """
-    msg = ("Z318: assertEqual(A, None) or assertEqual(None, A) "
-           "sentences not allowed")
-    res = (assert_equal_start_with_none_re.match(logical_line) or
-           assert_equal_end_with_none_re.match(logical_line))
-    if res:
-        yield (0, msg)
-
-
 def no_mutable_default_args(logical_line):
     msg = "Z322: Method's default argument shouldn't be mutable!"
     if mutable_default_args.match(logical_line):
@@ -160,7 +143,6 @@ def no_log_warn(logical_line):
 
 def factory(register):
     register(no_mutable_default_args)
-    register(assert_equal_none)
     register(assert_equal_true_or_false)
     register(assert_equal_not_none)
     register(assert_true_isinstance)
diff --git a/zun/tests/unit/test_hacking.py b/zun/tests/unit/test_hacking.py
index a6e00d87b..c8adae2f5 100644
--- a/zun/tests/unit/test_hacking.py
+++ b/zun/tests/unit/test_hacking.py
@@ -117,19 +117,6 @@ class HackingTestCase(base.BaseTestCase):
         code = "self.assertEqual(False, any(a==1 for a in b))"
         self._assert_has_no_errors(code, check)
 
-    def test_assert_equal_none(self):
-        errors = [(1, 0, "Z318")]
-        check = checks.assert_equal_none
-
-        code = "self.assertEqual(A, None)"
-        self._assert_has_errors(code, check, errors)
-
-        code = "self.assertEqual(None, A)"
-        self._assert_has_errors(code, check, errors)
-
-        code = "self.assertIsNone()"
-        self._assert_has_no_errors(code, check)
-
     def test_assert_equal_true_or_false(self):
         errors = [(1, 0, "Z323")]
         check = checks.assert_equal_true_or_false