diff --git a/pkg/ec/lint.go b/pkg/ec/lint.go
index 91048719..dbce5981 100644
--- a/pkg/ec/lint.go
+++ b/pkg/ec/lint.go
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ func LintEmbeddedClusterVersion(specFiles domain.SpecFiles) ([]domain.LintExpres
 
 func checkIfECVersionExists(version string) (*EmbeddedClusterVersion, bool, error) {
 	url := githubAPIURL + "/repos/replicatedhq/embedded-cluster/releases/tags/%s"
-	token := os.Getenv("GITHUB_API_TOKEN")
-	var bearer = "Bearer " + token
 
 	rwMutex.RLock()
 	ecVersion, found := ecVersions[version]
@@ -99,7 +97,12 @@ func checkIfECVersionExists(version string) (*EmbeddedClusterVersion, bool, erro
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, false, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to create new request")
 	}
-	req.Header.Set("Authorization", bearer)
+
+	if os.Getenv("GITHUB_API_TOKEN") != "" {
+		token := os.Getenv("GITHUB_API_TOKEN")
+		var bearer = "Bearer " + token
+		req.Header.Set("Authorization", bearer)
+	}
 
 	client := &http.Client{}
 	resp, err := client.Do(req)
diff --git a/skaffold.Dockerfile b/skaffold.Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index 58a7da67..00000000
--- a/skaffold.Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-FROM golang:1.22 AS builder
-
-ADD . /go/src/github.com/replicatedhq/kots-lint
-WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/replicatedhq/kots-lint
-
-RUN make build
-
-
-FROM debian:buster-slim
-
-ENV DEBUG_MODE on
-
-COPY --from=builder /go/src/github.com/replicatedhq/kots-lint/bin /app
-
-EXPOSE 8082
-
-CMD ["/app/kots-lint"]
diff --git a/skaffold.yaml b/skaffold.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index f1d17373..00000000
--- a/skaffold.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: skaffold/v2beta2
-kind: Config
-build:
-  local:
-    useBuildkit: true
-  artifacts:
-    - image: kots-lint
-      docker:
-        dockerfile: skaffold.Dockerfile
-
-deploy:
-  kustomize:
-    paths:
-      - "./kustomize/overlays/skaffold"
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