diff --git a/tools/check_exec.py b/tools/check_exec.py
deleted file mode 100755
index b8c5a30bf4..0000000000
--- a/tools/check_exec.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-#
-#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-#    a copy of the License at
-#
-#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-#    under the License.
-
-# Print a list and return with error if any executable files are found.
-# Compatible with both python 2 and 3.
-
-import os.path
-import stat
-import sys
-
-if len(sys.argv) < 2:
-    print("Usage: %s <directory>" % sys.argv[0])
-    sys.exit(1)
-
-directory = sys.argv[1]
-
-executable = []
-
-for root, mydir, myfile in os.walk(directory):
-    for f in myfile:
-        path = os.path.join(root, f)
-        if os.path.islink(path):
-            # permissions are irrelevant for symlinked files
-            continue
-        mode = os.lstat(path).st_mode
-        if stat.S_IXUSR & mode:
-            executable.append(path)
-
-if executable:
-    print("Executable files found:")
-    for f in executable:
-        print(f)
-
-    sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/tools/check_logging.sh b/tools/check_logging.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 8dbb5bfb8f..0000000000
--- a/tools/check_logging.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-tree=$1
-
-tmpfile=$(mktemp)
-
-find $tree -name '*.py' \
-    | xargs grep -l 'import log' \
-    | xargs grep -l '^LOG =' \
-    | xargs grep -c  'LOG' \
-    | grep ':1$' \
-    | awk -F ':' '{print $1}' > $tmpfile
-
-count=$(wc -l < $tmpfile)
-
-if [[ count -eq 0 ]]; then
-    rm $tmpfile
-    exit 0
-fi
-
-echo 'Found files with unused LOG variable (see https://review.opendev.org/#/c/301054):'
-cat $tmpfile
-rm $tmpfile
-exit 1
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 8e41ea335b..312cbdaf3f 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -44,13 +44,8 @@ commands = oslo_debug_helper {posargs}
 skip_install = true
 deps =
   pre-commit
-allowlist_externals =
-  {toxinidir}/tools/check_exec.py
-  {toxinidir}/tools/check_logging.sh
 commands =
   pre-commit run --all-files --show-diff-on-failure
-  {toxinidir}/tools/check_exec.py {toxinidir}/manila
-  {toxinidir}/tools/check_logging.sh {toxinidir}/manila
 
 [testenv:genconfig]
 allowlist_externals = bash