diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/platform/backend_connectors/hydrolix_backend_connector.go b/platform/backend_connectors/hydrolix_backend_connector.go
index 1b13f375d..caf79a154 100644
--- a/platform/backend_connectors/hydrolix_backend_connector.go
+++ b/platform/backend_connectors/hydrolix_backend_connector.go
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ func NewHydrolixBackendConnector(configuration *config.RelationalDbConfiguration
 }
 
 func NewHydrolixBackendConnectorWithConnection(configuration *config.RelationalDbConfiguration, conn *sql.DB) *HydrolixBackendConnector {
-	if err := checkHydrolixConfig(configuration); err != nil {
-		logger.Error().Msgf("Invalid Hydrolix configuration: %v", err)
-		return nil
-	}
+	//if err := checkHydrolixConfig(configuration); err != nil {
+	//	logger.Error().Msgf("Invalid Hydrolix configuration: %v", err)
+	//	return nil
+	//} TODO: This enforces Hydrolix token, used only for ingesting data
 	return &HydrolixBackendConnector{
 		BasicSqlBackendConnector: BasicSqlBackendConnector{
 			connection: conn,