diff --git a/build/delete_this.py b/build/delete_this.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c8babd869..000000000
--- a/build/delete_this.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-import yaml
-
-print('delete this')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pr_check.sh b/pr_check.sh
index d2286afa4..0b74b22fa 100755
--- a/pr_check.sh
+++ b/pr_check.sh
@@ -42,11 +42,6 @@ done <<< "$(git log --pretty=format:%s $(git merge-base master HEAD)..HEAD)"
 
 set -exv
 
-# ------------ DELETE THIS -------------------
-ROOT_DIR=$(pwd)
-python3 $ROOT_DIR/build/delete_this.py
-# ------------ DELETE THIS -------------------
-
 BASE_TAG=`cat go.mod go.sum Dockerfile.base | sha256sum  | head -c 8`
 BASE_IMG=quay.io/cloudservices/clowder-base:$BASE_TAG