diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index 9d86e6622..013fbfa5c 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -53,18 +53,4 @@ include(":feature:bookmarks")
 include(":feature:topic")
 include(":lint")
 include(":sync:work")
-include(":sync:sync-test")
-
-
-val prePushHook = file(".git/hooks/pre-push")
-val commitMsgHook = file(".git/hooks/commit-msg")
-val hooksInstalled = commitMsgHook.exists()
-    && prePushHook.exists()
-    && prePushHook.readBytes().contentEquals(file("tools/pre-push").readBytes())
-
-if (!hooksInstalled) {
-    exec {
-        commandLine("tools/setup.sh")
-        workingDir = rootProject.projectDir
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+include(":sync:sync-test")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/setup.sh b/tools/setup.sh
index 2e062838a..2b526f863 100755
--- a/tools/setup.sh
+++ b/tools/setup.sh
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@ NC='\033[0m' # No Color
 GIT_DIR=$(git rev-parse --git-dir 2> /dev/null)
 GIT_ROOT=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2> /dev/null)
 
-if [[ ! "$GIT_ROOT" =~ /nowinandroid$ ]]; then
-  echo -e "${RED}ERROR:${NC} Please run this script from the cloned nowinandroid directory."
-  exit 1
-fi
-
 echo "Installing git commit-message hook"
 echo
 curl -sSLo "${GIT_DIR}/hooks/commit-msg" \