diff --git a/webserv/config/validation/directive_rules/RequiredDirectiveRule.cpp b/webserv/config/validation/directive_rules/RequiredDirectiveRule.cpp
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--- a/webserv/config/validation/directive_rules/RequiredDirectiveRule.cpp
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-#include <webserv/config/validation/directive_rules/RequiredDirectiveRule.hpp>
-
-#include <webserv/config/validation/ValidationResult.hpp>                // for ValidationResult
-#include <webserv/config/validation/directive_rules/AValidationRule.hpp> // for AValidationRule
-
-RequiredDirectiveRule::RequiredDirectiveRule()
-    : AValidationRule("RequiredDirectiveRule", "Ensures that a required directive is present in the configuration",
-                      true)
-{
-}
-
-ValidationResult RequiredDirectiveRule::validateValue(const AConfig *config, const std::string &directiveName) const
-{
-    static_cast<void>(config); // Suppress unused parameter warning
-    static_cast<void>(directiveName);
-    return ValidationResult::success();
-}
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diff --git a/webserv/config/validation/directive_rules/RequiredDirectiveRule.hpp b/webserv/config/validation/directive_rules/RequiredDirectiveRule.hpp
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--- a/webserv/config/validation/directive_rules/RequiredDirectiveRule.hpp
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-#pragma once
-
-#include <webserv/config/validation/directive_rules/AValidationRule.hpp> // for AValidationRule
-
-#include <string> // for string
-
-class AConfig;
-
-class RequiredDirectiveRule : public AValidationRule
-{
-  public:
-    RequiredDirectiveRule();
-
-  private:
-    [[nodiscard]] ValidationResult validateValue(const AConfig *config,
-                                                 const std::string &directiveName) const override;
-};
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