diff --git a/tools/validate-install-command.sh b/tools/validate-install-command.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index bc74096902..0000000000
--- a/tools/validate-install-command.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-RES=0
-
-for dockerfile in "$@"; do
-    if grep "apt-get install\|yum install" "$dockerfile"; then
-        echo "ERROR: $dockerfile has incorrectly formatted install command Should be in the form 'apt-get|yum -y install ...'" >&2
-        RES=1
-    fi
-done
-
-exit $RES