Promote 'layouts require matrix data' to api error (#17349)

1 files changed, 0 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/lib/python/qmk/cli/lint.py b/lib/python/qmk/cli/lint.py
index af057b4110..96593ed69b 100644
--- a/lib/python/qmk/cli/lint.py
+++ b/lib/python/qmk/cli/lint.py
@@ -116,13 +116,6 @@ def lint(cli):
             if not keymap_check(kb, cli.config.lint.keymap):
                 ok = False
 
-        # Check if all non-data driven macros exist in <keyboard.h>
-        for layout, data in keyboard_info['layouts'].items():
-            # Matrix data should be a list with exactly two integers: [0, 1]
-            if not data['c_macro'] and not all('matrix' in key_data.keys() or len(key_data) == 2 or all(isinstance(n, int) for n in key_data) for key_data in data['layout']):
-                cli.log.error(f'{kb}: "{layout}" has no "matrix" definition in either "info.json" or "<keyboard>.h"!')
-                ok = False
-
         # Report status
         if not ok:
             failed.append(kb)