diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 33e96af8fd..5b59f00f6c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -209,9 +209,6 @@ def run(self):
         "shell": shell_require,
     },
     entry_points=dict(
-        console_scripts=[
-            "gluonts-validate-dataset=gluonts.dataset.validate:run"
-        ],
         gluonts_forecasters=[
             "deepar=gluonts.model.deepar:DeepAREstimator",
             "r=gluonts.model.r_forecast:RForecastPredictor [R]",
diff --git a/src/gluonts/dataset/validate.py b/src/gluonts/dataset/validate.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c20ddd802..0000000000
--- a/src/gluonts/dataset/validate.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2018 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License").
-# You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# A copy of the License is located at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# or in the "license" file accompanying this file. This file is distributed
-# on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either
-# express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing
-# permissions and limitations under the License.
-
-# First-party imports
-from gluonts.dataset.common import TimeSeriesItem
-from gluonts.dataset.jsonl import JsonLinesFile
-
-
-def test_file(path):
-    for raw_dataset in JsonLinesFile(path):
-        TimeSeriesItem.parse_obj(raw_dataset.content)
-    print("ok")
-
-
-def run():
-    import sys
-
-    test_file(sys.argv[1])
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    run()