diff --git a/presubmit_canned_checks.py b/presubmit_canned_checks.py
index 5247f1dc98..3abdbb4992 100644
--- a/presubmit_canned_checks.py
+++ b/presubmit_canned_checks.py
@@ -419,11 +419,7 @@ def CheckLicense(input_api, output_api, license_re, source_file_filter=None,
     if not license_re.search(contents):
       bad_files.append(f.LocalPath())
   if bad_files:
-    if input_api.is_committing:
-      res_type = output_api.PresubmitPromptWarning
-    else:
-      res_type = output_api.PresubmitNotifyResult
-    return [res_type(
+    return [output_api.PresubmitPromptWarning(
         'License must match:\n%s\n' % license_re.pattern +
         'Found a bad license header in these files:', items=bad_files)]
   return []
diff --git a/tests/presubmit_unittest.py b/tests/presubmit_unittest.py
index 2a90ab3c34..6456e0e6c5 100755
--- a/tests/presubmit_unittest.py
+++ b/tests/presubmit_unittest.py
@@ -2324,7 +2324,7 @@ class CannedChecksUnittest(PresubmitTestsBase):
         r".*? All Rights Reserved\." "\n"
     )
     self._LicenseCheck(text, license_text, False,
-                       presubmit.OutputApi.PresubmitNotifyResult)
+                       presubmit.OutputApi.PresubmitPromptWarning)
 
   def testCheckLicenseEmptySuccess(self):
     text = ''