diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
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@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-PREFIX ?= /usr
-DESTDIR ?=
-toolsLong=$(shell cd .. && $ git log -n 1 --date=short --pretty=format:%H -- tools)
-toolsShort=$(shell cd .. && $ git log -n 1 --date=short --pretty=format:%h -- tools)
-toolsVersion=$(shell cd .. && $ git log -n 1 --date=short --pretty=format:%cs~%h -- tools)
-minioFlags := -X github.com/minio/minio/cmd.Version=$(toolsVersion) -X github.com/minio/minio/cmd.ReleaseTag=COSA-$(toolsVersion) -X github.com/minio/minio/cmd.CommitID=cosa-$(toolsLong) -X github.com/minio/minio/cmd.ShortCommitID=cosa-$(toolsShort)
-
-export GO11MODULE=on
-export GOOS=linux
-export CGO_ENABLED=0
-build:
-	mkdir -p bin
-	test -e bin/golangci-lint || \
-	go build -mod=vendor -o bin/golangci-lint github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint
-	test -e bin/gosec || \
-	go build -mod=vendor -o bin/gosec github.com/securego/gosec/cmd/gosec
-	test -f bin/schematyper || \
-	go build -mod=vendor -o bin/schematyper github.com/idubinskiy/schematyper
-	test -e bin/gomarkdoc || \
-	go build -mod=vendor -o bin/gomarkdoc github.com/princjef/gomarkdoc/cmd/gomarkdoc
-	test -e bin/minio || \
-	go build -mod=vendor -tags kqueue -trimpath --ldflags "$(minioFlags)" -o bin/minio github.com/minio/minio
-
-clean:
-	rm -rfv bin
-
-install: bin/minio bin/golangci-lint bin/gosec bin/schematyper bin/gomarkdoc
-	install -v -D -t $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin bin/{minio,golangci-lint,gosec}
-
-go-deps:
-	go mod tidy
-	go mod download
-	go mod vendor
diff --git a/tools/README.md b/tools/README.md
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-# Tools
-
-This directory contains Golang Tools that are needed for building/using
-`gangplank`, generating schemas, or generating Markdown documentation.
-
-- golangci-lint
-- gomarkdoc
-- minio
-- schematyper
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