diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b06646597f429e09727eac10a855cfb68d8da309..97a1e17aefa1947a99555fa9621d105287ea606a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -44,13 +44,6 @@ clean :
 ## preview  : Build website locally for checking.
 preview : $(DST_ALL)
 
-# Pattern for slides (different parameters and template).
-motivation.html : motivation.md _layouts/slides.revealjs Makefile
-	${PANDOC} -s -t revealjs --slide-level 2 \
-	    ${PANDOC_FLAGS} \
-	    --template=_layouts/slides \
-	    -o $@ $<
-
 # Pattern to build a generic page.
 %.html : %.md _layouts/page.html $(FILTERS)
 	${PANDOC} -s -t html \
diff --git a/tools/check.py b/tools/check.py
index 484ca8bb72c436b69fc2c68eea86c4a95c3253fe..7aa6a3bf4cda4413c1ab321d2586709748c728fc 100755
--- a/tools/check.py
+++ b/tools/check.py
@@ -542,16 +542,6 @@ class TopicPageValidator(MarkdownValidator):
         return all(tests) and parent_tests
 
 
-class MotivationPageValidator(MarkdownValidator):
-    """Validate motivation.md"""
-    WARN_ON_EXTRA_HEADINGS = False
-
-    DOC_HEADERS = {"layout": vh.is_str,
-                   "title": vh.is_str,
-                   "subtitle": vh.is_str}
-    # TODO: How to validate? May be a mix of reveal.js (HTML) + markdown.
-
-
 class ReferencePageValidator(MarkdownValidator):
     """Validate reference.md"""
     HEADINGS = ["Glossary"]
@@ -678,7 +668,6 @@ class DiscussionPageValidator(MarkdownValidator):
 #   Dict of {name: (Validator, filename_pattern)}
 LESSON_TEMPLATES = {"index": (IndexPageValidator, "^index"),
                     "topic": (TopicPageValidator, "^[0-9]{2}-.*"),
-                    "motivation": (MotivationPageValidator, "^motivation"),
                     "reference": (ReferencePageValidator, "^reference"),
                     "instructor": (InstructorPageValidator, "^instructors"),
                     "license": (LicensePageValidator, "^LICENSE"),
@@ -786,7 +775,6 @@ def check_required_files(dir_to_validate):
                       "index.md",
                       "instructors.md",
                       "LICENSE.md",
-                      "motivation.md",
                       "README.md",
                       "reference.md"]
     valid = True
diff --git a/tools/test_check.py b/tools/test_check.py
index 3cbf60dbe0b49f67cfa6669a5f2bc8d6fcf746a5..4b84ab04a7109cfaf85f81e93efa71dfa94049a6 100644
--- a/tools/test_check.py
+++ b/tools/test_check.py
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ This will parse as a string, not a dictionary
 
 ## Other Resources
 
-*   [Motivation](motivation.html)
 *   [Reference Guide](reference.html)
 *   [Next Steps](discussion.html)
 *   [Instructor's Guide](instructors.html)""")
@@ -114,7 +113,6 @@ This will parse as a string, not a dictionary
 
 ## Other Resources
 
-*   [Motivation](motivation.html)
 *   [Reference Guide](reference.html)
 *   [Next Steps](discussion.html)
 *   [Instructor's Guide](instructors.html)""")
@@ -141,7 +139,6 @@ Paragraph of introductory material.
 
 ## Other Resources
 
-*   [Motivation](motivation.html)
 *   [Reference Guide](reference.html)
 *   [Next Steps](discussion.html)
 *   [Instructor's Guide](instructors.html)""")
@@ -161,7 +158,6 @@ Paragraph of introductory material.
 
 ## Other Resources
 
-* [Motivation](motivation.html)
 * [Reference Guide](reference.html)
 * [Instructor's Guide](instructors.html)
 
@@ -444,17 +440,6 @@ Spacer paragraph
         self.assertTrue(res)
 
 
-class TestMotivationPage(BaseTemplateTest):
-    """Verifies that the instructors page validator works as expected"""
-    SAMPLE_FILE = os.path.join(MARKDOWN_DIR, "motivation.md")
-    VALIDATOR = check.MotivationPageValidator
-
-    def test_sample_file_passes_validation(self):
-        sample_validator = self.VALIDATOR(self.SAMPLE_FILE)
-        res = sample_validator.validate()
-        self.assertTrue(res)
-
-
 class TestReferencePage(BaseTemplateTest):
     """Verifies that the reference page validator works as expected"""
     SAMPLE_FILE = os.path.join(MARKDOWN_DIR, "reference.md")