diff --git a/contrib/openstack-commit-msg-hook.sh b/contrib/openstack-commit-msg-hook.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 9c2cc27f..00000000
--- a/contrib/openstack-commit-msg-hook.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-commit_msg_path=$1/.git/hooks/commit-msg
-
-if [ ! -f $commit_msg_path ]; then
-  curl -s -Lo $commit_msg_path http://review.openstack.org/tools/hooks/commit-msg
-  chmod 775 $commit_msg_path
-fi
diff --git a/lib/modulesync/repository.rb b/lib/modulesync/repository.rb
index cc277f39..2f54a953 100644
--- a/lib/modulesync/repository.rb
+++ b/lib/modulesync/repository.rb
@@ -144,10 +144,9 @@ def submit_changes(files, options)
         opts_push = {}
         opts_commit = { amend: true } if options[:amend]
         opts_push = { force: true } if options[:force]
-        if options[:pre_commit_script]
-          script = "#{File.dirname(__FILE__, 3)}/contrib/#{options[:pre_commit_script]}"
-          system(script, @directory)
-        end
+
+        system(options[:pre_commit_script], @directory) if options[:pre_commit_script]
+
         if repo.status.changed.empty? && repo.status.added.empty? && repo.status.deleted.empty?
           puts "There were no changes in '#{@directory}'. Not committing."
           return false