diff --git a/tools/skill-validator.md b/tools/skill-validator.md
index 9566e1132..06edf3c8a 100644
--- a/tools/skill-validator.md
+++ b/tools/skill-validator.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Before running inference-based validation, run the deterministic validator:
 node tools/validate-skills.js --json path/to/skill-dir
 ```
 
-This checks 14 rules deterministically: SKILL-01, SKILL-02, SKILL-03, SKILL-04, SKILL-05, SKILL-06, SKILL-07, WF-01, WF-02, PATH-02, STEP-01, STEP-06, STEP-07, SEQ-02.
+This checks 12 rules deterministically: SKILL-01, SKILL-02, SKILL-03, SKILL-04, SKILL-05, SKILL-06, SKILL-07, PATH-02, STEP-01, STEP-06, STEP-07, SEQ-02.
 
 Review its JSON output. For any rule that produced **zero findings** in the first pass, **skip it** during inference-based validation below — it has already been verified. If a rule produced any findings, the inference validator should still review that rule (some rules like SKILL-04 and SKILL-06 have sub-checks that benefit from judgment). Focus your inference effort on the remaining rules that require judgment (PATH-01, PATH-03, PATH-04, PATH-05, WF-03, STEP-02, STEP-03, STEP-04, STEP-05, SEQ-01, REF-01, REF-02, REF-03).
 
@@ -98,24 +98,6 @@ If no findings are generated (from either pass), the skill passes validation.
 
 ---
 
-### WF-01 — Only SKILL.md May Have `name` in Frontmatter
-
-- **Severity:** HIGH
-- **Applies to:** all `.md` files except `SKILL.md`
-- **Rule:** The `name` field belongs only in `SKILL.md`. No other markdown file in the skill directory may have `name:` in its frontmatter.
-- **Detection:** Parse frontmatter of every non-SKILL.md markdown file and check for `name:` key.
-- **Fix:** Remove the `name:` line from the file's frontmatter.
-- **Exception:** `bmad-agent-tech-writer` — has sub-skill files with intentional `name` fields (to be revisited).
-
-### WF-02 — Only SKILL.md May Have `description` in Frontmatter
-
-- **Severity:** HIGH
-- **Applies to:** all `.md` files except `SKILL.md`
-- **Rule:** The `description` field belongs only in `SKILL.md`. No other markdown file in the skill directory may have `description:` in its frontmatter.
-- **Detection:** Parse frontmatter of every non-SKILL.md markdown file and check for `description:` key.
-- **Fix:** Remove the `description:` line from the file's frontmatter.
-- **Exception:** `bmad-agent-tech-writer` — has sub-skill files with intentional `description` fields (to be revisited).
-
 ### WF-03 — workflow.md Frontmatter Variables Must Be Config or Runtime Only
 
 - **Severity:** HIGH
diff --git a/tools/validate-skills.js b/tools/validate-skills.js
index 997f8449a..8ab5bc2ad 100644
--- a/tools/validate-skills.js
+++ b/tools/validate-skills.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /**
  * Deterministic Skill Validator
  *
- * Validates 14 deterministic rules across all skill directories.
+ * Validates 12 deterministic rules across all skill directories.
  * Acts as a fast first-pass complement to the inference-based skill validator.
  *
  * What it checks:
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
  * - SKILL-05: name matches directory basename
  * - SKILL-06: description quality (length, "Use when"/"Use if")
  * - SKILL-07: SKILL.md has body content after frontmatter
- * - WF-01: workflow.md frontmatter has no name
- * - WF-02: workflow.md frontmatter has no description
  * - PATH-02: no installed_path variable
  * - STEP-01: step filename format
  * - STEP-06: step frontmatter has no name/description
@@ -390,43 +388,6 @@ function validateSkill(skillDir) {
     }
   }
 
-  // --- WF-01 / WF-02: non-SKILL.md files must NOT have name/description ---
-  // TODO: bmad-agent-tech-writer has sub-skill files with intentional name/description
-  const WF_SKIP_SKILLS = new Set(['bmad-agent-tech-writer']);
-  for (const filePath of allFiles) {
-    if (path.extname(filePath) !== '.md') continue;
-    if (path.basename(filePath) === 'SKILL.md') continue;
-    if (WF_SKIP_SKILLS.has(dirName)) continue;
-
-    const relFile = path.relative(skillDir, filePath);
-    const content = safeReadFile(filePath, findings, relFile);
-    if (content === null) continue;
-    const fm = parseFrontmatter(content);
-    if (!fm) continue;
-
-    if ('name' in fm) {
-      findings.push({
-        rule: 'WF-01',
-        title: 'Only SKILL.md May Have name in Frontmatter',
-        severity: 'HIGH',
-        file: relFile,
-        detail: `${relFile} frontmatter contains \`name\` — this belongs only in SKILL.md.`,
-        fix: "Remove the `name:` line from this file's frontmatter.",
-      });
-    }
-
-    if ('description' in fm) {
-      findings.push({
-        rule: 'WF-02',
-        title: 'Only SKILL.md May Have description in Frontmatter',
-        severity: 'HIGH',
-        file: relFile,
-        detail: `${relFile} frontmatter contains \`description\` — this belongs only in SKILL.md.`,
-        fix: "Remove the `description:` line from this file's frontmatter.",
-      });
-    }
-  }
-
   // --- PATH-02: no installed_path ---
   for (const filePath of allFiles) {
     // Only check markdown and yaml files