diff --git a/src/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/create-story/checklist.md b/src/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/create-story/checklist.md
index 7b8550e2d..06ad346ba 100644
--- a/src/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/create-story/checklist.md
+++ b/src/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/create-story/checklist.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ This is a COMPETITION to create the **ULTIMATE story context** that makes LLM de
 
 ### **When Running from Create-Story Workflow:**
 
-- The `{project-root}/_bmad/core/tasks/workflow.xml` framework will automatically:
+- The workflow framework will automatically:
   - Load this checklist file
   - Load the newly created story file (`{story_file_path}`)
   - Load workflow variables from `{installed_path}/workflow.md`
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ This is a COMPETITION to create the **ULTIMATE story context** that makes LLM de
 - **Story file**: The story file to review and improve
 - **Workflow variables**: From workflow.md (implementation_artifacts, epics_file, etc.)
 - **Source documents**: Epics, architecture, etc. (discovered or provided)
-- **Validation framework**: `validate-workflow.xml` (handles checklist execution)
+- **Validation framework**: The workflow's checklist execution system
 
 ---
 
@@ -63,10 +63,9 @@ You will systematically re-do the entire story creation process, but with a crit
 
 1. **Load the workflow configuration**: `{installed_path}/workflow.md` for variable inclusion
 2. **Load the story file**: `{story_file_path}` (provided by user or discovered)
-3. **Load validation framework**: `{project-root}/_bmad/core/tasks/workflow.xml`
-4. **Extract metadata**: epic_num, story_num, story_key, story_title from story file
-5. **Resolve all workflow variables**: implementation_artifacts, epics_file, architecture_file, etc.
-6. **Understand current status**: What story implementation guidance is currently provided?
+3. **Extract metadata**: epic_num, story_num, story_key, story_title from story file
+4. **Resolve all workflow variables**: implementation_artifacts, epics_file, architecture_file, etc.
+5. **Understand current status**: What story implementation guidance is currently provided?
 
 **Note:** If running in fresh context, user should provide the story file path being reviewed. If running from create-story workflow, the validation framework will automatically discover the checklist and story file.
 
diff --git a/src/core/tasks/bmad-skill-manifest.yaml b/src/core/tasks/bmad-skill-manifest.yaml
index cfe67caa5..ea8fdbcf1 100644
--- a/src/core/tasks/bmad-skill-manifest.yaml
+++ b/src/core/tasks/bmad-skill-manifest.yaml
@@ -27,8 +27,3 @@ shard-doc.xml:
   canonicalId: bmad-shard-doc
   type: task
   description: "Splits large markdown documents into smaller, organized files based on sections"
-
-workflow.xml:
-  canonicalId: bmad-workflow
-  type: task
-  description: "Execute given workflow by loading its configuration and following instructions"
diff --git a/src/utility/agent-components/activation-steps.txt b/src/utility/agent-components/activation-steps.txt
index 9ead0e01c..2b5e6eefe 100644
--- a/src/utility/agent-components/activation-steps.txt
+++ b/src/utility/agent-components/activation-steps.txt
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@
     <step n="{HELP_STEP}">Let {user_name} know they can type command `/bmad-help` at any time to get advice on what to do next, and that they can combine that with what they need help with <example>`/bmad-help where should I start with an idea I have that does XYZ`</example></step>
     <step n="{HALT_STEP}">STOP and WAIT for user input - do NOT execute menu items automatically - accept number or cmd trigger or fuzzy command match</step>
     <step n="{INPUT_STEP}">On user input: Number → process menu item[n] | Text → case-insensitive substring match | Multiple matches → ask user to clarify | No match → show "Not recognized"</step>
-    <step n="{EXECUTE_STEP}">When processing a menu item: Check menu-handlers section below - extract any attributes from the selected menu item (workflow, exec, tmpl, data, action, validate-workflow) and follow the corresponding handler instructions</step>
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+    <step n="{EXECUTE_STEP}">When processing a menu item: Check menu-handlers section below - extract any attributes from the selected menu item (workflow, exec, tmpl, data, action) and follow the corresponding handler instructions</step>
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