diff --git a/apps/trigger/package.json b/apps/trigger/package.json
index dfe7856af..2773a3cc3 100644
--- a/apps/trigger/package.json
+++ b/apps/trigger/package.json
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
     "dev": "echo 'y' | npx trigger.dev@latest dev",
     "dev:fast": "echo 'y' | npx trigger.dev@latest dev",
     "deploy": "echo 'y' | npx trigger.dev@latest deploy",
-    "prebuild": "[ \"$SKIP_ENV_CHECK\" = \"true\" ] || tsx scripts/validate-env.ts",
-    "build": "echo 'No build step required but we run it to make sure env is loaded' && tsc --noEmit",
+    "build": "echo 'No build step required' && tsc --noEmit",
     "build:dry-run": "echo 'No build step required but we run it to make sure env is loaded' && tsc --noEmit",
     "lint": "biome check --write",
     "test": "vitest run",
diff --git a/apps/trigger/scripts/validate-env.ts b/apps/trigger/scripts/validate-env.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a336582e..000000000
--- a/apps/trigger/scripts/validate-env.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
-
-// This script uses the shared env-utils to validate environment variables
-import { loadRootEnv, validateEnv } from '@buster/env-utils';
-
-// Load environment variables from root .env file
-loadRootEnv();
-
-// Define required environment variables for this package
-const requiredEnv = {
-  DATABASE_URL: process.env.DATABASE_URL,
-  BRAINTRUST_KEY: process.env.BRAINTRUST_KEY,
-  TRIGGER_SECRET_KEY: process.env.TRIGGER_SECRET_KEY,
-  ENVIRONMENT: process.env.ENVIRONMENT,
-};
-
-// Validate environment variables
-const { hasErrors } = validateEnv(requiredEnv);
-
-if (hasErrors) {
-  process.exit(1);
-}