diff --git a/bin/transform-readme.php b/bin/transform-readme.php
index d43072dcd..59ae558f2 100755
--- a/bin/transform-readme.php
+++ b/bin/transform-readme.php
@@ -71,12 +71,10 @@ static function ( $matches ) {
 		$expected_metadata = array(
 			'Contributors',
 			'Tags',
-			'Requires at least',
 			'Tested up to',
 			'Stable tag',
 			'License',
 			'License URI',
-			'Requires PHP',
 		);
 		foreach ( $expected_metadata as $key ) {
 			if ( empty( $metadata[ $key ] ) ) {