diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
index 03fe8be3d3..e55df71a67 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
@@ -288,15 +288,6 @@ steps:
 #    plugins:
 #        gopath-checkout#v1.0.1:
 #          import: github.com/m3db/m3
-#    <<: *common
-#  - label: "FOSSA license scan"
-#    command: make clean install-vendor-m3 fossa
-#    plugins:
-#      docker-compose#v2.5.1:
-#        run: app
-#        workdir: /go/src/github.com/m3db/m3
-#        env:
-#          - FOSSA_API_KEY
 #    <<: *common
   - name: "Check for docker and docs builds :docker: :books:"
     plugins: