diff --git a/src/cmd/vet/lostcancel.go b/src/cmd/vet/lostcancel.go
index 496e87a5e0..ee0342035f 100644
--- a/src/cmd/vet/lostcancel.go
+++ b/src/cmd/vet/lostcancel.go
@@ -104,11 +104,6 @@ func checkLostCancel(f *File, node ast.Node) {
 	var sig *types.Signature
 	switch node := node.(type) {
 	case *ast.FuncDecl:
-		if node.Name.Name == "main" && node.Recv == nil && f.file.Name.Name == "main" {
-			// Returning from main.main terminates the process,
-			// so there's no need to cancel contexts.
-			return
-		}
 		obj := f.pkg.defs[node.Name]
 		if obj == nil {
 			return // type error (e.g. duplicate function declaration)
diff --git a/src/cmd/vet/testdata/lostcancel.go b/src/cmd/vet/testdata/lostcancel.go
index 408bed5122..b7549c0051 100644
--- a/src/cmd/vet/testdata/lostcancel.go
+++ b/src/cmd/vet/testdata/lostcancel.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-package main
+package testdata
 
 import (
 	"context"
@@ -33,12 +33,6 @@ func _() {
 	ctx, _ = context.WithDeadline() // ERROR "the cancel function returned by context.WithDeadline should be called, not discarded, to avoid a context leak"
 }
 
-// Return from main is handled specially.
-// Since the program exits, there's no need to call cancel.
-func main() {
-	var ctx, cancel = context.WithCancel()
-}
-
 func _() {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel()
 	defer cancel() // ok