diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 96681a36..1a9e6ef9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ jobs:
           pre-commit install
 
       - name: Run pre-commit
-        run: SKIP=stack-yml-generated-is-valid pre-commit run --all-files
+        run: pre-commit run --all-files
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 60db78d6..d0b94c80 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -118,10 +118,3 @@ repos:
         always_run: true
         language: script
         files: '^(.*\/Makefile.*)|(.*\.deploy_everything_locally.bash)|(.*\/services/.*\/.*\.((sh)|(bash)))$'
-      - id: stack-yml-generated-is-valid
-        name: stack-yml-generated-is-valid
-        description: stack-yml-generated-is-valid
-        entry: 'scripts/pre-commit-hooks/stack-yml-generated-is-valid/launch.bash'
-        always_run: true
-        language: script
-        files: '^((.*)\/services\/simcore\/(.*))$'
diff --git a/scripts/pre-commit-hooks/stack-yml-generated-is-valid/.gitignore b/scripts/pre-commit-hooks/stack-yml-generated-is-valid/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 691037ec..00000000
--- a/scripts/pre-commit-hooks/stack-yml-generated-is-valid/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-.venv/*
diff --git a/scripts/pre-commit-hooks/stack-yml-generated-is-valid/launch.bash b/scripts/pre-commit-hooks/stack-yml-generated-is-valid/launch.bash
deleted file mode 100755
index ec2d4b1c..00000000
--- a/scripts/pre-commit-hooks/stack-yml-generated-is-valid/launch.bash
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-#
-# http://redsymbol.net/articles/unofficial-bash-strict-mode/
-set -o nounset
-set -o pipefail
-set -o errexit
-IFS=$'\n\t'
-
-# For pre-commit hook
-# via https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3349105/how-can-i-set-the-current-working-directory-to-the-directory-of-the-script-in-ba
-
-
-# via https://sharats.me/posts/shell-script-best-practices/?utm_source=pocket_mylist
-TRACE=1
-if [[ "${TRACE-0}" == "1" ]]; then set -o xtrace; fi
-cd "$(dirname "$0")"
-if [ -f ".venv/bin/activate" ] ; then
-	sleep 0
-else
-    echo "Installing and creating venv.."
-    pip3 install virtualenv >/dev/null 2>&1
-    virtualenv -p python3 .venv >/dev/null 2>&1
-fi
-set -o allexport
-# shellcheck disable=1091,1090
-source .venv/bin/activate
-python -m pip install -r requirements.txt >/dev/null 2>&1
-
-
-#######
-#
-# Paths
-this_script_dir=$(dirname "$0")
-cd "$this_script_dir"
-repo_basedir=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
-# shellcheck disable=SC1091,SC1090
-source "$repo_basedir"/scripts/portable.sh
-# Source bash logging tools
-# shellcheck disable=SC1091,SC1090
-source "$repo_basedir"/scripts/logger.bash
-#####################
-repo_config=$(cat "$repo_basedir"/.config.location)
-set -o allexport
-# shellcheck disable=SC1090
-export DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG=master-github-latest
-# shellcheck source=/dev/null.
-source "$repo_config"
-set +o allexport
-#####################
-rm "$repo_basedir"/docker-compose.yml 2>/dev/null || true
-# via https://stackoverflow.com/a/2466755
-rm -rf osparc-simcore 2>/dev/null || true
-git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/ITISFoundation/osparc-simcore
-pushd osparc-simcore
-
-# shellcheck disable=2001
-cp services/docker-compose.yml "$repo_basedir"
-popd
-rm -rf osparc-simcore 2>/dev/null || true
-"$repo_basedir"/scripts/deployments/compose_stack_yml.bash
-# shellcheck disable=SC2143
-if [[ -z $(grep '[^[:space:]]' "$repo_basedir"/stack.yml) ]] ; then
-  error_exit "stack.yml is empty"
-  exit 1
-fi
-"$repo_basedir"/scripts/docker-stack-config.bash -e "$repo_basedir"/services/.env "$repo_basedir"/stack.yml 2>&1 | cat
-rm "$repo_basedir"/stack.yml 2>/dev/null || true
-rm "$repo_basedir"/docker-compose.yml 2>/dev/null || true
diff --git a/scripts/pre-commit-hooks/stack-yml-generated-is-valid/requirements.txt b/scripts/pre-commit-hooks/stack-yml-generated-is-valid/requirements.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000