diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index acbcacb..1f60b83 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@
   exit 1
 fi
 
-if ! [ -x "$(command -v black)" ]; then
-  echo 'black is not installed'
-  exit 1
-fi
-
 # preprocess the resources
 for pvd in "${providers[@]}"; do
   # convert the svg to png for azure provider
@@ -55,7 +50,3 @@
 # Generate doc for custom module
 echo "generating the docs for custom"
 python -m scripts.generate "custom"
-
-# run black
-echo "linting the all the diagram modules"
-black "$app_root_dir"/**/*.py