diff --git a/scripts/release-validation/pr-review-template.md b/scripts/release-validation/pr-review-template.md
index d5a2d4c58..c2e1c874f 100644
--- a/scripts/release-validation/pr-review-template.md
+++ b/scripts/release-validation/pr-review-template.md
@@ -21,11 +21,4 @@ Validation steps:
 - [ ] Each chart has ALL required annotations
   - kube-version annotation
   - rancher-version annotation
-  - permits-os annotation (indicates Windows and/or Linux)
-
-### Checkpoint 3: Logical Checks
-
-Validation steps (requires manual inspection of differences between previous and latest chart version):
-- [ ] Ensure no RC images are included.
-- [ ] Ensure all mirrored images include the right prefix.
-- [ ] Ensure any new images have `repository` and `tag` on the same level to ensure the rancher-images.txt is generated correctly for it for airgap scenarios.
+  - permits-os annotation (indicates Windows and/or Linux)
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