diff --git a/pkg/custom_detectors/custom_detectors.go b/pkg/custom_detectors/custom_detectors.go
index 7b17aecb7..279ec4ce8 100644
--- a/pkg/custom_detectors/custom_detectors.go
+++ b/pkg/custom_detectors/custom_detectors.go
@@ -98,9 +98,6 @@ func (c *customRegexWebhook) FromData(ctx context.Context, verify bool, data []b
 			Raw:          []byte(raw),
 		}
 
-		if isKnownFalsePositive(match) {
-			continue
-		}
 		if !verify {
 			results = append(results, result)
 			continue
@@ -211,16 +208,3 @@ func permutateMatches(regexMatches map[string][][]string) []map[string][]string
 
 	return matches
 }
-
-// This function will check false positives for common test words, but also it
-// will make sure the key appears 'random' enough to be a real key.
-func isKnownFalsePositive(match map[string][]string) bool {
-	for _, values := range match {
-		for _, value := range values {
-			if detectors.IsKnownFalsePositive(value, detectors.DefaultFalsePositives, true) {
-				return true
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}
diff --git a/pkg/custom_detectors/custom_detectors_test.go b/pkg/custom_detectors/custom_detectors_test.go
index b60e65d24..b94ea94ce 100644
--- a/pkg/custom_detectors/custom_detectors_test.go
+++ b/pkg/custom_detectors/custom_detectors_test.go
@@ -193,6 +193,21 @@ func TestPermutateMatches(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestDetector(t *testing.T) {
+	detector, err := NewWebhookCustomRegex(&custom_detectorspb.CustomRegex{
+		Name: "test",
+		// "password" is normally flagged as a false positive, but CustomRegex
+		// should allow the user to decide and report it as a result.
+		Keywords: []string{"password"},
+		Regex:    map[string]string{"regex": "password=.*"},
+	})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	results, err := detector.FromData(context.Background(), false, []byte(`password="123456"`))
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(results))
+	assert.Equal(t, results[0].Raw, []byte(`password="123456"`))
+}
+
 func BenchmarkProductIndices(b *testing.B) {
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
 		_ = productIndices(3, 2, 6)