diff --git a/tools/validate-maintainer.sh b/tools/validate-maintainer.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 455abed10f..0000000000
--- a/tools/validate-maintainer.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-MAINTAINER='MAINTAINER {{ maintainer }}'
-RES=0
-
-for dockerfile in "$@"; do
-    if ! grep -q "$MAINTAINER" "$dockerfile"; then
-        echo "ERROR: $dockerfile has incorrect MAINTAINER" >&2
-        RES=1
-    fi
-done
-
-exit $RES