diff --git a/middleware/index.js b/middleware/index.js
index 6a2b76b2c4..415fa40932 100644
--- a/middleware/index.js
+++ b/middleware/index.js
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import redirectsExternal from './redirects/external.js'
 import languageCodeRedirects from './redirects/language-code-redirects.js'
 import handleRedirects from './redirects/handle-redirects.js'
 import findPage from './find-page.js'
-import spotContentFlaws from './spot-content-flaws.js'
 import blockRobots from './block-robots.js'
 import archivedEnterpriseVersionsAssets from './archived-enterprise-versions-assets.js'
 import events from './events.js'
@@ -270,7 +269,6 @@ export default function (app) {
 
   // *** Config and context for rendering ***
   app.use(asyncMiddleware(instrument(findPage, './find-page'))) // Must come before archived-enterprise-versions, breadcrumbs, featured-links, products, render-page
-  app.use(asyncMiddleware(instrument(spotContentFlaws, './spot-content-flaws'))) // Must come after findPage
   app.use(instrument(blockRobots, './block-robots'))
 
   // Check for a dropped connection before proceeding
diff --git a/middleware/spot-content-flaws.js b/middleware/spot-content-flaws.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d05ce4c1f6..0000000000
--- a/middleware/spot-content-flaws.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-// This middleware, exclusively in 'development' tries to spot flaws in
-// the content you're actively viewing.
-// The hopeful assumption is that if you're actively viewing this
-// page on localhost, you're actively working on its content.
-
-import path from 'path'
-
-import kleur from 'kleur'
-
-export default async function spotContentFlaws(req, res, next) {
-  const { page } = req.context
-  if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' && page) {
-    const trailingSlashRedirects = (page.redirect_from || []).filter(
-      (uri) => uri.endsWith('/') && uri.startsWith('/')
-    )
-    if (trailingSlashRedirects.length > 0) {
-      console.warn(
-        `The page ${kleur.bold(path.relative(process.cwd(), page.fullPath))} has ${
-          trailingSlashRedirects.length
-        } redirect_from entries that have a trailing slash\n  ${kleur.yellow(
-          trailingSlashRedirects.join('\n  ')
-        )}`
-      )
-      console.log(
-        "If you're actively working on this page, consider",
-        kleur.bold('deleting all trailing slashes in redirect_from.\n')
-      )
-    }
-  }
-
-  return next()
-}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 563a8a047f..a2e8d362f6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
         "javascript-stringify": "^2.1.0",
         "js-cookie": "^3.0.1",
         "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
-        "kleur": "4.1.4",
         "liquidjs": "^9.22.1",
         "lodash": "^4.17.21",
         "lodash-es": "^4.17.21",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a686cdcc35..8505c8d3ac 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
     "javascript-stringify": "^2.1.0",
     "js-cookie": "^3.0.1",
     "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
-    "kleur": "4.1.4",
     "liquidjs": "^9.22.1",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "lodash-es": "^4.17.21",