diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 33159d4af4d..eaf07109871 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ v8:
 
 .PHONY: test
 # This does not run tests of third-party libraries inside deps.
-test: all check-doc-addons build-addons	## Runs default tests, linters, and builds docs.
+test: all build-addons	## Runs default tests, linters, and builds docs.
 	$(MAKE) -s doc-only
 	$(MAKE) -s lint
 	$(MAKE) -s cctest
@@ -234,10 +234,6 @@ test: all check-doc-addons build-addons	## Runs default tests, linters, and buil
 		$(CI_NATIVE_SUITES) \
 		$(CI_DOC)
 
-.PHONY: check-doc-addons
-check-doc-addons: $(NODE)
-	$(NODE) tools/doc/addon-verify.js --check
-
 .PHONY: test-only
 test-only: all build-addons	## For a quick test, does not run linter or build docs.
 	$(MAKE) cctest
diff --git a/tools/doc/addon-verify.js b/tools/doc/addon-verify.js
index e9b43a2b60c..51ba75ca45a 100644
--- a/tools/doc/addon-verify.js
+++ b/tools/doc/addon-verify.js
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ const rootDir = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..');
 const doc = path.resolve(rootDir, 'doc', 'api', 'addons.md');
 const verifyDir = path.resolve(rootDir, 'test', 'addons');
 
-const changed = [];
-const checkOnly = process.argv.includes('--check');
-
 let id = 0;
 let currentHeader;
 
@@ -79,6 +76,12 @@ for (const header in addons) {
     })
   });
 
+  try {
+    fs.mkdirSync(dir);
+  } catch (e) {
+    strictEqual(e.code, 'EEXIST');
+  }
+
   for (const file of files) {
     let content;
     try {
@@ -88,29 +91,13 @@ for (const header in addons) {
     }
 
     // Only update when file content has changed to prevent unneeded rebuilds.
-    if (content === file.content) continue;
-    changed.push(file);
-
-    if (checkOnly) continue;
-
-    try {
-      fs.mkdirSync(dir);
-    } catch (e) {
-      strictEqual(e.code, 'EEXIST');
+    if (content !== file.content) {
+      fs.writeFileSync(file.path, file.content);
+      console.log('wrote', file.path);
     }
-
-    fs.writeFileSync(file.path, file.content);
-    console.log('wrote', file.path);
   }
 }
 
-if (checkOnly && changed.length > 0) {
-  console.error('The following files are out of date:');
-  for (const { path } of changed) console.error('  ', path);
-  console.error('Run `node tools/doc/addon-verify.js` to update.');
-  process.exit(1);
-}
-
 function boilerplate(name, content) {
   return `'use strict';
 const common = require('../../common');