diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index e73425a..0000000
--- a/.gitpod.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
----
-# List the start up tasks. Learn more https://www.gitpod.io/docs/config-start-tasks/
-tasks:
-  - name: Install opensafely
-    # prebuild, run in the background on every commit
-    init: |
-        # install everything into a venv in /workspace, so it is persisted in the prebuild image
-        python -m venv /workspace/venv
-        # install opensafely
-        /workspace/venv/bin/pip install --progress-bar off opensafely
-        # ensure essential docker images are preloaded preloaded
-        /workspace/venv/bin/opensafely pull cohortextractor
-    # run everytime we start a workspace
-    command: |
-        # limit action concurrency to as not to exhaust gitpod's RAM
-        export MAX_WORKERS=2
-        # add opensafely to the path
-        export PATH=/workspace/venv/bin:$PATH
-        opensafely upgrade
-        opensafely pull --project project.yaml
-github:
-  prebuilds:
-    # enable for the default branch (defaults to true)
-    master: true
-    # enable for all branches in this repo (defaults to false)
-    branches: true
-    # enable for pull requests coming from this repo (defaults to true)
-    pullRequests: true
-    # enable for pull requests coming from forks (defaults to false)
-    pullRequestsFromForks: true
-    # add a check to pull requests (defaults to true)
-    addCheck: true
-    # add a "Review in Gitpod" button as a comment to pull requests (defaults to false)
-    addComment: true
-    # add a "Review in Gitpod" button to the pull request's description (defaults to false)
-    addBadge: false
-
-vscode:
-  extensions:
-    - ms-python.python
-    - vscode.html-language-features
-    - redhat.vscode-yaml
-    - ikuyadeu.r
-    - randomfractalsinc.vscode-data-preview
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 808f4b5..db682a6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # ${GITHUB_REPOSITORY_NAME}
 
-You can run this project via [Gitpod](https://gitpod.io) in a web browser by clicking on this badge: [![Gitpod ready-to-code](https://img.shields.io/badge/Gitpod-ready--to--code-908a85?logo=gitpod)](https://gitpod.io/#https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY})
-
 [View on OpenSAFELY](https://jobs.opensafely.org/repo/https%253A%252F%252Fgithub.com%252Fopensafely%252F${GITHUB_REPOSITORY_NAME})
 
 Details of the purpose and any published outputs from this project can be found at the link above.