diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Terraform-Module.gitlab-ci.yml b/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Terraform-Module.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4beaaae9d934ae97c47cc7d73600ce48eb1c9743..d9135345e2ae9e73f23514582958f018976d85bd 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Terraform-Module.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Terraform-Module.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -8,14 +8,10 @@ include:
   - template: Jobs/SAST-IaC.gitlab-ci.yml          # https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/blob/master/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Jobs/SAST-IaC.gitlab-ci.yml
 
 stages:
-  - validate
   - build
   - test
   - deploy
 
-fmt:
-  extends: .terraform-module:fmt
-
 # See the included job template at `Terraform/Module-Base.gitlab-ci.yml` to learn about supported variables.
 deploy:
   extends: .terraform-module:deploy
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Terraform/Module-Base.gitlab-ci.yml b/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Terraform/Module-Base.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6d5bd7c2172dfd9df3cda4cae66d30245dfb3588..77047739d105481aefa72cfb9f10c299406fcabc 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Terraform/Module-Base.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Terraform/Module-Base.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -16,15 +16,6 @@ variables:
   TERRAFORM_MODULE_SYSTEM: local             # The system or provider your Terraform module targets (ex. local, aws, google).
   TERRAFORM_MODULE_VERSION: ${CI_COMMIT_TAG}  # The version - it's recommended to follow SemVer for Terraform Module Versioning.
 
-.terraform-module:fmt:
-  stage: validate
-  image: $CI_TEMPLATE_REGISTRY_HOST/gitlab-org/terraform-images/stable:latest
-  variables:
-    TF_ROOT: $TERRAFORM_MODULE_DIR
-  script:
-    - gitlab-terraform fmt
-  allow_failure: true
-
 .terraform-module:deploy:
   stage: deploy
   image: $CI_TEMPLATE_REGISTRY_HOST/gitlab-org/terraform-images/stable:latest
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/terraform_module_gitlab_ci_yaml_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/terraform_module_gitlab_ci_yaml_spec.rb
index 7c3c1776111b5de97becd0f7de0196d56814ecdb..01a75b8263373a9e769fa757e9dc269b07e3e32c 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/terraform_module_gitlab_ci_yaml_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/terraform_module_gitlab_ci_yaml_spec.rb
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
   subject(:template) { Gitlab::Template::GitlabCiYmlTemplate.find('Terraform-Module') }
 
   shared_examples 'on any branch' do
-    it 'creates fmt and kics job', :aggregate_failures do
+    it 'creates kics job', :aggregate_failures do
       expect(pipeline.errors).to be_empty
-      expect(build_names).to include('fmt', 'kics-iac-sast')
+      expect(build_names).to include('kics-iac-sast')
     end
 
     it 'does not create a deploy job', :aggregate_failures do
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@
     context 'when on tag' do
       let(:pipeline_ref) { '1.0.0' }
 
-      it 'creates fmt and deploy job', :aggregate_failures do
+      it 'creates deploy job', :aggregate_failures do
         expect(pipeline.errors).to be_empty
-        expect(build_names).to include('fmt', 'deploy')
+        expect(build_names).to include('deploy')
       end
     end
   end