diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 698c98a8d..7e930a4bf 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)
 * `is_loading()` is now re-exported from pkgload (#2556).
 * `load_all()` now errors if called recursively, i.e. if you accidentally include a `load_all()` call in one of your R source files (#2617).
 
diff --git a/R/check.R b/R/check.R
index e1617759e..2c2e2cdcf 100644
--- a/R/check.R
+++ b/R/check.R
@@ -221,10 +221,6 @@ check_built <- function(
   }
 
   env_vars <- check_env_vars(cran, remote, incoming, force_suggests, env_vars)
-  if (!quiet) {
-    cat_rule("Checking", col = "cyan", line = 2)
-    show_env_vars(env_vars)
-  }
 
   withr::with_envvar(env_vars, action = "replace", {
     rcmdcheck::rcmdcheck(