diff --git a/pkg/validate/sources.go b/pkg/validate/sources.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e8d37055e..0000000000
--- a/pkg/validate/sources.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright The Shipwright Contributors
-//
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-package validate
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
-	"net/url"
-
-	build "github.com/shipwright-io/build/pkg/apis/build/v1alpha1"
-)
-
-// SourcesRef implements RuntimeRef interface to add validations for `build.spec.sources` slice.
-type SourcesRef struct {
-	Build *build.Build // build instance for analysis
-}
-
-// ValidatePath executes the validation routine, inspecting the `build.spec.sources` path, which
-// contains a slice of BuildSource.
-func (s *SourcesRef) ValidatePath(_ context.Context) error {
-	for _, source := range s.Build.Spec.Sources {
-		if err := s.validateSourceEntry(source); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// validateSourceEntry inspect informed entry, probes all required attributes.
-func (s *SourcesRef) validateSourceEntry(source build.BuildSource) error {
-	if source.Name == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("name must be informed")
-	}
-	if source.URL == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("URL must be informed")
-	}
-	if _, err := url.ParseRequestURI(source.URL); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// NewSourcesRef instantiate a new SourcesRef passing the build object pointer along.
-func NewSourcesRef(b *build.Build) *SourcesRef {
-	return &SourcesRef{Build: b}
-}
diff --git a/pkg/validate/sources_test.go b/pkg/validate/sources_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index ab68bb3efb..0000000000
--- a/pkg/validate/sources_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright The Shipwright Contributors
-//
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-package validate_test
-
-import (
-	"context"
-
-	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
-	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-
-	build "github.com/shipwright-io/build/pkg/apis/build/v1alpha1"
-	"github.com/shipwright-io/build/pkg/validate"
-)
-
-var _ = Describe("SourcesRef", func() {
-	Context("ValidatePath", func() {
-		It("should successfully validate an empty sources slice", func() {
-			srcRef := validate.NewSourcesRef(&build.Build{})
-
-			Expect(srcRef.ValidatePath(context.TODO())).To(BeNil())
-		})
-
-		It("should successfully validate a build with a valid URL", func() {
-			srcRef := validate.NewSourcesRef(&build.Build{
-				Spec: build.BuildSpec{
-					Sources: []build.BuildSource{
-						{Name: "name", URL: "https://github.com/shipwright-io/build"},
-					},
-				},
-			})
-
-			Expect(srcRef.ValidatePath(context.TODO())).To(BeNil())
-		})
-
-		It("should fail to validate if the name is not informed", func() {
-			srcRef := validate.NewSourcesRef(&build.Build{
-				Spec: build.BuildSpec{
-					Sources: []build.BuildSource{
-						{Name: ""},
-					},
-				},
-			})
-
-			Expect(srcRef.ValidatePath(context.TODO())).To(HaveOccurred())
-		})
-
-		It("should fail to validate if the URL is not informed", func() {
-			srcRef := validate.NewSourcesRef(&build.Build{
-				Spec: build.BuildSpec{
-					Sources: []build.BuildSource{
-						{Name: "name", URL: ""},
-					},
-				},
-			})
-
-			Expect(srcRef.ValidatePath(context.TODO())).To(HaveOccurred())
-		})
-
-		It("should fail to validate a build with an invalid URL", func() {
-			srcRef := validate.NewSourcesRef(&build.Build{
-				Spec: build.BuildSpec{
-					Sources: []build.BuildSource{
-						{Name: "name", URL: "invalid URL"},
-					},
-				},
-			})
-
-			Expect(srcRef.ValidatePath(context.TODO())).To(HaveOccurred())
-		})
-	})
-})