diff --git a/.github/workflows/secret-scan.yaml b/.github/workflows/secret-scan.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index fed6f0ec9b..0000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/secret-scan.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-name: gitleaks
-on: [pull_request, push, workflow_dispatch]
-jobs:
-  scan:
-    name: gitleaks
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-      - uses: gitleaks/gitleaks-action@v2.3.4
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          GITLEAKS_LICENSE: ${{ secrets.GITLEAKS_LICENSE }}
diff --git a/.gitleaks.toml b/.gitleaks.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index a73b96cb0c..0000000000
--- a/.gitleaks.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-title = "Unified SDK gitleaks config"
-
-[whitelist]
-exactMatch = [
-  '0x7EEC32793414aAb720a90073607733d9e7B0ecD0' # Ethereum address used in Passport unit tests
-]
diff --git a/.husky/install_gitleaks.sh b/.husky/install_gitleaks.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index a073dc64d0..0000000000
--- a/.husky/install_gitleaks.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-if command -v gitleaks &> /dev/null; then
-    echo "gitleaks already installed"
-    exit 0
-fi
-
-# Detect the operating system
-if [[ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]]; then
-    # Commands for Mac
-    echo "Running on macOS"
-    # homebrew if homebrew is installed
-    if command -v brew &> /dev/null; then
-        brew install gitleaks
-        exit 0
-    else
-    echo "Homebrew not installed! Please install homebrew and try again"
-    echo "run the following command in your terminal"
-    echo "/bin/bash -c \"$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)\""
-    exit 1
-    fi
-elif [[ "$(uname)" == "Linux" ]]; then
-    # Commands for Linux
-#    echo "Running on Linux"
-#    does not exist in apt
-#    sudo apt install gitleaks
-    exit 0
-else
-    echo "Please install gitleaks manually"
-    echo "https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks#installing"
-    exit 1
-fi
diff --git a/.husky/run_gitleaks.sh b/.husky/run_gitleaks.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 3091dd3ef2..0000000000
--- a/.husky/run_gitleaks.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# Detect the operating system
-if [[ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]]; then
-    # Commands for Mac
-    gitleaks protect --staged -v
-elif [[ "$(uname)" == "Linux" ]]; then
-    # Commands for Linux
-  docker run -v $(pwd):/path ghcr.io/gitleaks/gitleaks:latest protect --source="/path" --staged -v
-else
-    echo "Please install gitleaks manually"
-    echo "https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks#installing"
-    exit 1
-fi
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 032f5f4a56..796db86b8e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/immutable/ts-immutable-sdk#readme",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "lint-staged": {
-    "*": "yarn scan:secrets",
     "*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}": "eslint"
   },
   "packageManager": "yarn@3.6.1",
@@ -56,11 +55,10 @@
     "lint": "nx affected -t lint --parallel=5 --no-error-on-unmatched-pattern",
     "lint:examples": "yarn workspaces foreach -Apt --include='@examples/**' run lint",
     "nx": "nx",
-    "postinstall": "husky install; ./.husky/install_gitleaks.sh",
+    "postinstall": "husky install",
     "prepare:examples": "yarn build:onlysdk && yarn yalc:sdk:publish && yarn workspaces foreach -Apt --include='@examples/**' exec yarn dlx yalc add @imtbl/sdk && yarn install --no-immutable",
     "prepare:tests": "yarn build:onlysdk && yarn yalc:sdk:publish && yarn workspaces foreach -Apt --include='@tests/**' exec yarn dlx yalc add @imtbl/sdk && yarn install --no-immutable",
     "release": "release-it",
-    "scan:secrets": "./.husky/run_gitleaks.sh",
     "syncpack:check": "yarn syncpack list-mismatches",
     "syncpack:fix": "yarn syncpack fix-mismatches",
     "syncpack:format": "yarn syncpack format",
@@ -108,4 +106,4 @@
       "tests/**"
     ]
   }
-}
+}
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