diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index f93a8941b..03457c3c6 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # devtools (development version)
 
+* `check_built()` no longer prints `R_CHECK_` check env variables - now handled by `rcmdcheck::rcmdcheck()` directly as of r-lib/rcmdcheck#237 (#2621)
 * remotes has moved from Imports to Suggests (#2663).
 * `bash()`, `create()`, `missing_s3()`, `reload()`, `show_news()`, and `wd()` are now deprecated. These functions are all historical parts of our workflow that we no longer use or recommend. `create()` is superseded by `usethis::create_package()`.
 * `build_manual()` reports more details on failure (#2586).
diff --git a/R/check.R b/R/check.R
index 5e49fc945..ed39789a0 100644
--- a/R/check.R
+++ b/R/check.R
@@ -224,10 +224,6 @@ check_built <- function(
   }
 
   env_vars <- check_env_vars(cran, remote, incoming, force_suggests, env_vars)
-  if (!quiet) {
-    cli::cat_rule("Checking", col = "cyan", line = 2)
-    show_env_vars(env_vars)
-  }
 
   withr::with_envvar(env_vars, action = "replace", {
     rcmdcheck::rcmdcheck(