diff --git a/tools/custom_check.py b/tools/custom_check.py
index d4342e6..6bd5ea5 100644
--- a/tools/custom_check.py
+++ b/tools/custom_check.py
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@ def build_custom_checkers(by_lang):
          'exclude': set(['tools/provision']),
          'include_only': set(['zulip/', 'tools/', 'zulip_botserver/']),
          'description': 'Explicit python invocations should not include a version'},
+        {'pattern': '__future__',
+         'include_only': set(['zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/']),
+         'description': 'Bots no longer need __future__ imports.'},
         {'pattern': '#!/usr/bin/env python$',
          'include_only': set(['zulip_bots/']),
          'description': 'Python shebangs must be python3'},