diff --git a/cli/local/validations.go b/cli/local/validations.go
index b0d43a2cc6..ef6cede507 100644
--- a/cli/local/validations.go
+++ b/cli/local/validations.go
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ func ValidateLocalAPIs(apis []userconfig.API, projectFiles ProjectFiles, awsClie
 	}
 
 	apisRequiringGPU := strset.New()
-	nonLocalConfigs := strset.New()
 	for i := range apis {
 		api := &apis[i]
 
@@ -106,19 +105,6 @@ func ValidateLocalAPIs(apis []userconfig.API, projectFiles ProjectFiles, awsClie
 			return err
 		}
 
-		if api.Endpoint != nil {
-			nonLocalConfigs.Add(userconfig.EndpointKey)
-		}
-		if api.Autoscaling != nil {
-			nonLocalConfigs.Add(userconfig.AutoscalingKey)
-		}
-		if api.Tracker != nil {
-			nonLocalConfigs.Add(userconfig.TrackerKey)
-		}
-		if api.UpdateStrategy != nil {
-			nonLocalConfigs.Add(userconfig.UpdateStrategyKey)
-		}
-
 		if api.Compute.CPU != nil && (api.Compute.CPU.MilliValue() > int64(dockerClient.Info.NCPU)*1000) {
 			qty := k8s.NewQuantity(int64(dockerClient.Info.NCPU))
 			api.Compute.CPU = &qty
@@ -129,14 +115,6 @@ func ValidateLocalAPIs(apis []userconfig.API, projectFiles ProjectFiles, awsClie
 		}
 	}
 
-	if len(nonLocalConfigs) > 0 {
-		configurationStr := "configuration"
-		if len(nonLocalConfigs) > 1 {
-			configurationStr = "configurations"
-		}
-		fmt.Println(fmt.Sprintf("note: you're deploying locally, so the %s %s won't apply\n", s.StrsAnd(nonLocalConfigs.SliceSorted()), configurationStr))
-	}
-
 	if len(apisRequiringGPU) > 0 {
 		if _, ok := dockerClient.Info.Runtimes["nvidia"]; !ok {
 			if !strings.HasPrefix(strings.ToLower(runtime.GOOS), "linux") {