diff --git a/contrib/check-code.py b/contrib/check-code.py
--- a/contrib/check-code.py
+++ b/contrib/check-code.py
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@ pypats = [
 #    (r'^\s*print\s+', "avoid using print in core and extensions"),
     (r'[\x80-\xff]', "non-ASCII character literal"),
     (r'("\')\.format\(', "str.format() not available in Python 2.4"),
-    (r'^\s*with\s+', "with not available in Python 2.4"),
     (r'\.isdisjoint\(', "set.isdisjoint not available in Python 2.4"),
     (r'^\s*os\.path\.relpath', "relpath not available in Python 2.4"),
     (r'(?<!def)\s+(any|all|format)\(',