diff --git a/scripts/us_usda/quickstats/golden_data/golden_summary_report.csv b/scripts/us_usda/quickstats/golden_data/golden_summary_report.csv
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c474e2be2..0000000000
--- a/scripts/us_usda/quickstats/golden_data/golden_summary_report.csv
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-"NumPlaces","StatVar","ScalingFactors","Units","MeasurementMethods","MinDate","observationPeriods"
-"71","Area_Farm_BarleyForGrain","[]","[Acre]","[]","2025","[P1Y]"
-"2929","Count_FarmInventory_CattleAndCalves","[]","[]","[]","2024","[P1Y]"
-"1715","Count_FarmInventory_BeefCows","[]","[]","[]","2024","[P1Y]"
-"249","Area_Farm_CornForSilageOrGreenchop","[]","[Acre]","[]","2024","[P1Y]"
-"114","Area_Farm_OtherSpringWheatForGrain","[]","[Acre]","[]","2025","[P1Y]"
-"132","Area_Farm_SorghumForGrain","[]","[Acre]","[]","2024","[P1Y]"
-"21","Area_Farm_DurumWheatForGrain","[]","[Acre]","[]","2025","[P1Y]"
-"100","Count_FarmInventory_Layers","[]","[]","[]","2024","[P1Y]"
-"21","Amount_FarmInventory_DurumWheatForGrain","[]","[Bushel]","[]","2025","[P1Y]"
-"1511","Amount_FarmInventory_CornForGrain","[]","[Bushel]","[]","2024","[P1Y]"
-"230","Area_Farm_OatsForGrain","[]","[Acre]","[]","2024","[P1Y]"
-"727","AmountFarmInventory_WinterWheatForGrain","[]","[Bushel]","[]","2024","[P1Y]"
-"114","Amount_FarmInventory_PeanutsForNuts","[]","[Pound]","[]","2024","[P1Y]"
-"870","Count_FarmInventory_MilkCows","[]","[]","[]","2024","[P1Y]"
-"4","Area_Farm_SweetPotatoes","[]","[Acre]","[]","2024","[P1Y]"
-"114","Amount_FarmInventory_OtherSpringWheatForGrain","[]","[Bushel]","[]","2025","[P1Y]"
-"7","Area_Farm_PimaCotton","[]","[Acre]","[]","2024","[P1Y]"
-"249","Amount_FarmInventory_CornForSilageOrGreenchop","[]","[Ton]","[]","2024","[P1Y]"
-"62","Area_Farm_Rice","[]","[Acre]","[]","2024","[P1Y]"
-"62","Amount_FarmInventory_Rice","[]","[Hundredweight]","[]","2024","[P1Y]"
-"316","Area_Farm_UplandCotton","[]","[Acre]","[]","2024","[P1Y]"
-"71","Amount_FarmInventory_BarleyForGrain","[]","[Bushel]","[]","2025","[P1Y]"
-"114","Area_Farm_PeanutsForNuts","[]","[Acre]","[]","2024","[P1Y]"
-"240","Count_FarmInventory_SheepAndLambs","[]","[]","[]","2024","[P1Y]"
-"100","Count_FarmInventory_HogsAndPigs","[]","[]","[]","2024","[P1Y]"
-"727","Area_Farm_WinterWheatForGrain","[]","[Acre]","[]","2024","[P1Y]"
-"132","Amount_FarmInventory_SorghumForGrain","[]","[Bushel]","[]","2024","[P1Y]"
-"1511","Area_Farm_CornForGrain","[]","[Acre]","[]","2024","[P1Y]"
-"230","Amount_FarmInventory_OatsForGrain","[]","[Bushel]","[]","2024","[P1Y]"
diff --git a/scripts/us_usda/quickstats/validation_config.json b/scripts/us_usda/quickstats/validation_config.json
index 3e4e40ae29..b59fa7b828 100644
--- a/scripts/us_usda/quickstats/validation_config.json
+++ b/scripts/us_usda/quickstats/validation_config.json
@@ -9,14 +9,6 @@
                 "threshold": 0.1
             }
         },
-        {
-            "rule_id": "check_goldens_summary_report",
-            "description": "Validates summary_report.csv against the golden summary data",
-            "validator": "GOLDENS_CHECK",
-            "params": {
-                "golden_files": "../../../../golden_data/golden_summary_report.csv"
-            }
-        },
         {
             "rule_id": "check_goldens_output_csv",
             "description": "Verifies the generated output CSV data matches established critical golden records",