diff --git a/lib/Enterprise/RepositorySynchronizer.php b/lib/Enterprise/RepositorySynchronizer.php
index b89ee60..a0b82d9 100644
--- a/lib/Enterprise/RepositorySynchronizer.php
+++ b/lib/Enterprise/RepositorySynchronizer.php
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ use RuntimeException;
  */
 class RepositorySynchronizer
 {
-    /** @deprecated Sync definitions removed — Template repos are now canonical */
-    private const SYNC_DEFINITION_DIR = 'definitions/sync';
     /** Override file path — resolved at runtime via adapter's getMetadataDir(). */
     private const SYNC_OVERRIDE_FILE_SUFFIX  = 'override.tf';
     private const STANDARDS_VERSION   = '04.06.00';
@@ -234,10 +232,6 @@ class RepositorySynchronizer
         if ($prNumber) {
             $this->logger->logInfo("Successfully created PR #{$prNumber} for {$repo}");
 
-            // Generate / update definitions/sync/{repo}.def.tf AFTER the sync so it
-            // reflects exactly what was pushed in this run.
-            $this->generateRepositoryDefinition($org, $repo, $platform, $repoInfo, $summary);
-
             return (int) $prNumber;
         }
 
@@ -265,136 +259,6 @@ class RepositorySynchronizer
         return null;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Generate / update the repository tracking definition after a successful sync.
-     *
-     * Writes definitions/sync/{repo}.def.tf with:
-     *  - the base platform definition as a foundation
-     *  - a sync_record block recording what was actually pushed (files created/updated/skipped)
-     *  - full timestamps and platform metadata
-     *
-     * @param string $org
-     * @param string $repo
-     * @param string $platform   Detected platform slug (e.g. 'dolibarr')
-     * @param array  $repoInfo   Raw GitHub API repository object
-     * @param array  $summary    Sync result from createSyncPR: {copied[], skipped[], total}
-     * @return bool
-     */
-    private function generateRepositoryDefinition(
-        string $org,
-        string $repo,
-        string $platform,
-        array $repoInfo,
-        array $summary
-    ): bool {
-        try {
-            $this->logger->logInfo("Writing sync tracking definition for {$org}/{$repo}");
-
-            $timestamp   = date('c');
-            $description = addslashes($repoInfo['description'] ?? '');
-            $defaultBranch = $repoInfo['default_branch'] ?? 'main';
-
-            // Resolve repo root relative to this file's location
-            $repoRoot    = dirname(dirname(__DIR__));
-            $baseDefPath = "{$repoRoot}/definitions/default/{$platform}.tf";
-            if (!file_exists($baseDefPath)) {
-                $baseDefPath = "{$repoRoot}/definitions/default/generic.tf";
-            }
-            $baseDefinition = file_get_contents($baseDefPath) ?: '';
-
-            // Extract definition version from the source .tf metadata block
-            $definitionVersion = 'unknown';
-            if (preg_match('/\bversion\s*=\s*"([^"]+)"/', $baseDefinition, $vm)) {
-                $definitionVersion = $vm[1];
-            }
-
-            // Cache the nullable sub-arrays once to avoid repeated null-coalescing
-            $copiedItems  = $summary['copied']  ?? [];
-            $skippedItems = $summary['skipped'] ?? [];
-            $totalCount   = (int) ($summary['total'] ?? 0);
-
-            // Build the synced_files list
-            $syncedEntries  = '';
-            foreach ($copiedItems as $item) {
-                $action = addslashes($item['action'] ?? 'synced');
-                $file   = addslashes($item['file']   ?? '');
-                $syncedEntries .= "    { path = \"{$file}\" action = \"{$action}\" },\n";
-            }
-
-            $skippedEntries = '';
-            foreach ($skippedItems as $item) {
-                $file   = addslashes($item['file']   ?? '');
-                $reason = addslashes($item['reason'] ?? '');
-                $skippedEntries .= "    { path = \"{$file}\" reason = \"{$reason}\" },\n";
-            }
-
-            $createdCount = count(array_filter($copiedItems, fn($i) => ($i['action'] ?? '') === 'created'));
-            $updatedCount = count(array_filter($copiedItems, fn($i) => ($i['action'] ?? '') === 'updated'));
-            $skippedCount = count($skippedItems);
-
-            // Assemble the definition file using PHP 7.3+ flexible heredoc:
-            // the closing marker is indented, so PHP strips that many leading spaces automatically.
-            $definition = <<<HCL
-/**
- * Repository Sync Tracking Definition: {$org}/{$repo}
- *
- * Auto-generated by MokoStandards bulk sync on {$timestamp}
- * Platform : {$platform}
- * Description: {$description}
- *
- * DO NOT EDIT MANUALLY — this file is regenerated on every successful sync.
- * To change what gets synced, edit definitions/default/{$platform}.tf
- * and re-run the bulk-repo-sync workflow.
- */
-
-locals {
-  sync_record = {
-    metadata = {
-      repo              = "{$org}/{$repo}"
-      default_branch    = "{$defaultBranch}"
-      detected_platform = "{$platform}"
-      description       = "{$description}"
-      sync_timestamp    = "{$timestamp}"
-      source_repo       = "mokoconsulting-tech/MokoStandards"
-      base_definition   = "definitions/default/{$platform}.tf"
-    }
-
-    sync_stats = {
-      total_files   = {$totalCount}
-      created_files = {$createdCount}
-      updated_files = {$updatedCount}
-      skipped_files = {$skippedCount}
-    }
-
-    synced_files = [
-{$syncedEntries}  ]
-
-    skipped_files = [
-{$skippedEntries}  ]
-  }
-}
-
-# ---- Base platform definition (reference copy) ----
-{$baseDefinition}
-HCL;
-
-            $defFilePath = "{$repoRoot}/" . self::SYNC_DEFINITION_DIR . "/{$repo}.def.tf";
-
-            if (!is_dir(dirname($defFilePath))) {
-                mkdir(dirname($defFilePath), 0755, true);
-            }
-
-            file_put_contents($defFilePath, $definition);
-            $this->logger->logInfo("Wrote sync tracking definition: {$defFilePath}");
-            $this->metrics->increment('definitions_generated');
-
-            return true;
-        } catch (Exception $e) {
-            $this->logger->logError("Failed to write tracking definition for {$repo}: " . $e->getMessage());
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Detect platform from repository info
      */
@@ -515,7 +379,7 @@ HCL;
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a PR with sync updates driven by the flat entry list from DefinitionParser.
+     * Create a PR with sync updates driven by the file entry list.
      *
      * @param string $org
      * @param string $repo
diff --git a/validate/check_version_consistency.php b/validate/check_version_consistency.php
index 5c05a55..95bfc7f 100755
--- a/validate/check_version_consistency.php
+++ b/validate/check_version_consistency.php
@@ -165,46 +165,8 @@ class CheckVersionConsistency extends CliFramework
         $this->progress($phpTotal, $phpTotal, '', true);
 
         // ── Check Terraform definition files ─────────────────────────────────
-        // Each .tf file has TWO version locations that must both match:
-        //   - Block-comment header:  * Version: XX.XX.XX
-        //   - HCL metadata field:    version = "XX.XX.XX"
-        $this->section('Checking Terraform definition files');
-
-        $defFiles = glob($path . '/definitions/default/*.tf') ?: [];
-        $defTotal = count($defFiles);
-
-        foreach ($defFiles as $i => $file) {
-            $this->progress($i + 1, $defTotal, basename($file));
-            $content    = (string) file_get_contents($file);
-            $filePassed = true;
-            $rel        = str_replace($path . '/', '', $file);
-
-            // Block-comment header version
-            preg_match_all('/\*\s*Version:\s*(\d{2}\.\d{2}\.\d{2})/', $content, $headerMatches, PREG_OFFSET_CAPTURE);
-            foreach ($headerMatches[1] as $match) {
-                if ($match[0] !== $expected) {
-                    $this->progress($i + 1, $defTotal, '', true);
-                    $this->status(false, $rel, "header Version: found {$match[0]}, expected {$expected}");
-                    $issues[]   = $rel;
-                    $filePassed = false;
-                }
-            }
-
-            // HCL metadata version field
-            preg_match_all('/^\s*version\s*=\s*"(\d{2}\.\d{2}\.\d{2})"/m', $content, $hclMatches, PREG_OFFSET_CAPTURE);
-            foreach ($hclMatches[1] as $match) {
-                if ($match[0] !== $expected) {
-                    $this->progress($i + 1, $defTotal, '', true);
-                    $this->status(false, $rel, "HCL version = found {$match[0]}, expected {$expected}");
-                    $issues[]   = $rel;
-                    $filePassed = false;
-                }
-            }
-
-            if ($filePassed) {
-                $this->status(true, $rel);
-            }
-        }
+        // HCL definition files removed — Template repos are now canonical
+        // Skipping .tf version check
         $this->progress($defTotal, $defTotal, '', true);
 
         // ── Summary ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────