diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-sample.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-sample.yml
index 9a106d34..0934ddbd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-sample.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-sample.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Sample.json validation
+name: External validation
 
 on:
   pull_request:
@@ -8,39 +8,11 @@ on:
 jobs:
   validate:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-      response: ${{ steps.fetch.outputs.response }}
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: write
+      issues: write
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Fetch
-        if: ${{ hashFiles('**/samples.json') != '' }}
-        id: fetch
-        run: |
-          response=$(curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d @assets/samples.json https://m365-galleries.azurewebsites.net/Samples/validateSample); echo "response=$response" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          if [[ $(echo "$response" | jq -r '.isValid') == "true" ]]; then
-            echo "Validation successful! Proceeding with the pull request."
-            exit 0
-          else
-            echo "Validation failed! Please fix the errors and try again."
-            exit 1
-          fi
-  failure:
-    needs: validate
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: failure()
-    steps:
-      - name: Fail
-        run: |
-          echo ${{ needs.validate.outputs.response }}
-      - uses: actions/github-script@v6
+      - name: Validate
+        uses: pnp/pnp-sample-validation@main
         with:
-          script: |
-            github.rest.issues.createComment({
-              issue_number: context.issue.number,
-              owner: context.repo.owner,
-              repo: context.repo.repo,
-              body: JSON.parse(`${{ needs.validate.outputs.response }}`).errors?.map(e => "- " + e).join("\n")
-            })
-      - name: Fail
-        run: exit 1
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+          gh-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/samples/ace-chat/assets/sample.json b/samples/ace-chat/assets/sample.json
index c2e6cac8..d9ae4e01 100644
--- a/samples/ace-chat/assets/sample.json
+++ b/samples/ace-chat/assets/sample.json
@@ -8,12 +8,6 @@
     "longDescription": [
       "This example shows how to build and ACE with multiple card and quick views allowing chat interaction with a Microsoft Teams channel."
     ],
-    "creationDateTime": "2021-09-07",
-    "updateDateTime": "2021-11-18",
-    "products": [
-      "SharePoint",
-      "Viva"
-    ],
     "metadata": [
       {
         "key": "CLIENT-SIDE-DEV",
diff --git a/samples/ace-companynews/assets/sample.json b/samples/ace-companynews/assets/sample.json
index e1320c13..b4f962e6 100644
--- a/samples/ace-companynews/assets/sample.json
+++ b/samples/ace-companynews/assets/sample.json
@@ -8,22 +8,6 @@
     "longDescription": [
       "This example shows an ACE which provides a news article rotator with Quick View for full article details. It shows previous/next buttons, and how to launch the Quick View for the current article. Additionally, you can like/unlike articles directly from the QuickView."
     ],
-    "creationDateTime": "2021-09-07",
-    "updateDateTime": "2021-11-18",
-    "products": [
-      "SharePoint",
-      "Viva"
-    ],
-    "metadata": [
-      {
-        "key": "CLIENT-SIDE-DEV",
-        "value": "TypeScript"
-      },
-      {
-        "key": "SPFX-VERSION",
-        "value": "1.13.0"
-      }
-    ],
     "thumbnails": [
       {
         "type": "image",
@@ -60,4 +44,4 @@
       }
     ]
   }
-]
\ No newline at end of file
+]