diff --git a/changelog/@unreleased/pr-1128.v2.yml b/changelog/@unreleased/pr-1128.v2.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5f05a8725
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/@unreleased/pr-1128.v2.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+type: fix
+fix:
+  description: Remove AssertjPrimitiveComparison from default-patch-checks because
+    it has been relocated to assertj-automation.
+  links:
+  - https://github.com/palantir/gradle-baseline/pull/1128
diff --git a/gradle-baseline-java/src/main/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/extensions/BaselineErrorProneExtension.java b/gradle-baseline-java/src/main/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/extensions/BaselineErrorProneExtension.java
index 38f566b3c..ea90e1bcf 100644
--- a/gradle-baseline-java/src/main/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/extensions/BaselineErrorProneExtension.java
+++ b/gradle-baseline-java/src/main/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/extensions/BaselineErrorProneExtension.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 public class BaselineErrorProneExtension {
     private static final ImmutableList<String> DEFAULT_PATCH_CHECKS = ImmutableList.of(
             // Baseline checks
-            "AssertjPrimitiveComparison",
             "CatchBlockLogException",
             // TODO(ckozak): re-enable pending scala check
             //"CatchSpecificity",