diff --git a/src/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/bmad-dev-story/workflow.md b/src/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/bmad-dev-story/workflow.md
index 1981276e2..4164479c3 100644
--- a/src/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/bmad-dev-story/workflow.md
+++ b/src/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/bmad-dev-story/workflow.md
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ Load config from `{project-root}/_bmad/bmm/config.yaml` and resolve:
 
 ### Paths
 
-- `validation` = `./checklist.md`
 - `story_file` = `` (explicit story path; auto-discovered if empty)
 - `sprint_status` = `{implementation_artifacts}/sprint-status.yaml`