diff --git a/newsfragments/README.md b/newsfragments/README.md
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-This directory collects "newsfragments": short files that each contain
-a snippet of ReST-formatted text that will be added to the next
-release notes. This should be a description of aspects of the change
-(if any) that are relevant to users. (This contrasts with the
-commit message and PR description, which are a description of the change as
-relevant to people working on the code itself.)
-
-Each file should be named like `<ISSUE>.<TYPE>.rst`, where
-`<ISSUE>` is an issue number, and `<TYPE>` is one of:
-
-- `breaking`
-- `bugfix`
-- `deprecation`
-- `docs`
-- `feature`
-- `internal`
-- `misc`
-- `performance`
-- `removal`
-
-So for example: `123.feature.rst`, `456.bugfix.rst`
-
-If the PR fixes an issue, use that number here. If there is no issue,
-then open up the PR first and use the PR number for the newsfragment.
-
-Release notes are now handled in GitHub Releases. Use these fragments only if a
-maintainer asks for one while a longer release-notes migration is in progress.
diff --git a/newsfragments/validate_files.py b/newsfragments/validate_files.py
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-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-
-# Towncrier silently ignores files that do not match the expected ending.
-# We use this script to ensure we catch these as errors in CI.
-
-import pathlib
-import sys
-
-ALLOWED_EXTENSIONS = {
-    ".breaking.rst",
-    ".bugfix.rst",
-    ".deprecation.rst",
-    ".docs.rst",
-    ".feature.rst",
-    ".internal.rst",
-    ".misc.rst",
-    ".performance.rst",
-    ".removal.rst",
-}
-
-ALLOWED_FILES = {
-    "validate_files.py",
-    "README.md",
-}
-
-THIS_DIR = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent
-
-num_args = len(sys.argv) - 1
-assert num_args in {0, 1}
-if num_args == 1:
-    assert sys.argv[1] in ("is-empty",)
-
-for fragment_file in THIS_DIR.iterdir():
-    if fragment_file.name in ALLOWED_FILES:
-        continue
-    elif num_args == 0:
-        full_extension = "".join(fragment_file.suffixes)
-        if full_extension not in ALLOWED_EXTENSIONS:
-            raise Exception(f"Unexpected file: {fragment_file}")
-    elif sys.argv[1] == "is-empty":
-        raise Exception(f"Unexpected file: {fragment_file}")
-    else:
-        raise RuntimeError(
-            f"Strange: arguments {sys.argv} were validated, but not found"
-        )