diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f6852fba..c58d120e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ RUN cd ./cmd/backport && make LDFLAGS="-linkmode=external"
 RUN cd ./cmd/gen_release_notes && make LDFLAGS="-linkmode=external"
 RUN cd ./cmd/gen_release_report && make LDFLAGS="-linkmode=external"
 RUN cd ./cmd/k3s_release && make LDFLAGS="-linkmode=external"
-RUN cd ./cmd/standup && make
 ARG ETCD_VERSION=v3.5.7
 ARG GH_VERSION=2.23.0
 ARG YQ_VERSION=v4.30.8
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ COPY --from=builder /ecm-distro-tools/cmd/gen_release_notes/bin/gen_release_note
 COPY --from=builder /ecm-distro-tools/cmd/gen_release_report/bin/gen_release_report /usr/local/bin
 COPY --from=builder /ecm-distro-tools/cmd/k3s_release/bin/k3s_release /usr/local/bin
 COPY --from=builder /ecm-distro-tools/cmd/backport/bin/backport /usr/local/bin
-COPY --from=builder /ecm-distro-tools/cmd/standup/bin/standup /usr/local/bin
 COPY --from=builder /ecm-distro-tools/cmd/test_coverage/bin/test_coverage /usr/local/bin
 COPY --from=builder /usr/local/bin/etcdctl /usr/local/bin
 COPY --from=builder /usr/local/bin/trivy /usr/local/bin
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5bb6a2ff..38786923 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ rke2_release:
 backport:
 	cd cmd/$@ && $(MAKE)
 
-.PHONY: standup
-standup:
-	cd cmd/$@ && $(MAKE)
-
 .PHONY: test_coverage
 test_coverage:
 	cd cmd/$@ && $(MAKE)
diff --git a/cmd/standup/Makefile b/cmd/standup/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 64438eba..00000000
--- a/cmd/standup/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-VERSION          := v0.1.0
-BINDIR           := bin
-BINARY           := standup
-override LDFLAGS +=
-override CFLAGS  += -Dbin_name=$(BINARY) -Dstandup_version=$(VERSION) -Dgit_sha=$(shell git rev-parse HEAD) -O3
-
-PREFIX = /usr/local
-
-UNAME_S = $(shell uname -s)
-
-MACOS_MANPAGE_LOC = /usr/share/man
-LINUX_MAPPAGE_LOC = $(PREFIX)/man/man8
-
-$(BINDIR)/$(BINARY): $(BINDIR) clean
-ifeq ($(UNAME_S),FreeBSD)
-	$(CC) main.c $(CFLAGS) -o $@-freebsd-amd64 $(LDFLAGS) -I$(PREFIX)/include -L$(PREFIX)/lib
-else ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Linux)
-	$(CC) main.c -static $(CFLAGS) -o $@-linux-amd64 $(LDFLAGS)
-else
-	$(CC) main.c $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS)
-endif
-
-$(BINDIR):
-	mkdir -p $@
-
-$(DEPDIR):
-	mkdir -p $@
-
-.PHONY: install
-install: $(BINDIR)/$(BINARY)
-	mkdir -p $(PREFIX)/bin
-	cp $(BINDIR)/$(BINARY) $(PREFIX)/bin
-
-.PHONY: uninstall
-uninstall:
-	rm -f $(PREFIX)/$(BINDIR)/$(BINARY)
-
-.PHONY: deps
-deps: $(DEPDIR)
-
-.PHONY: clean
-clean:
-	rm -f $(BINDIR)/*
diff --git a/cmd/standup/main.c b/cmd/standup/main.c
deleted file mode 100644
index a39d6b8e..00000000
--- a/cmd/standup/main.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <time.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-#define STR1(x) #x
-#define STR(x) STR1(x)
-
-// USAGE contains the application usage.
-#define USAGE \
-    "usage: %s [-vh] [-f]\n\
-    -v          version\n\
-    -h          help\n\
-    -f          create a new file. default name: yyyy-mm-dd\n"
-
-// STANDUP_TEMPLATE contains the base information to be filled out with 
-// today's and tomorrow's dates.  This is then ready to be used to be 
-// further fleshed out.
-#define STANDUP_TEMPLATE \
-"Yesterday:\n\
-* \n\n\
-Today:\n\
-* \n\n\
-PRs:\n\
-* \n\n"
-
-#define DATE_BUF_SZ 11
-
-// date_format for getting the year, month, and day in yyyy-mm-dd format.
-static const char* date_format = "%lu-%02lu-%02d";
-
-int
-main(int argc, char **argv)
-{
-    int file_output = 0;
-    FILE *out;
-
-    int c;
-    if (argc > 1) {
-        while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "hvf")) != -1) {
-            switch (c) {
-                case 'h':
-                    printf(USAGE, STR(bin_name));
-                    return 0;
-                case 'v':
-                    printf("%s %s - git: %s\n", 
-                        STR(bin_name), 
-                        STR(standup_version), 
-                        STR(git_sha));
-                    return 0;
-                case 'f':
-                    file_output = 1;
-                    break;
-                default:
-                    printf(USAGE, STR(bin_name));
-                    return 1;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    time_t s = time(NULL);
-    struct tm *now = localtime(&s);
-
-    int year = now->tm_year + 1900;
-    int month = now->tm_mon + 1;
-
-    char today[DATE_BUF_SZ];
-    sprintf(today, date_format, year, month, now->tm_mday);
-
-    // check if the output needs to be written to a file. If so, set the output
-    // to the file descriptor derived from "today's" date, otherwise set it to 
-    // STDOUT.
-    if (file_output) {
-        out = fopen(today, "w");
-    } else {
-        out = stdout;
-    }
-
-    fprintf(out, STANDUP_TEMPLATE);
-    fclose(out);
-
-    return 0;
-}