diff --git a/hack/git-validation.sh b/hack/git-validation.sh
index d31b4eb48..990cd1b2b 100755
--- a/hack/git-validation.sh
+++ b/hack/git-validation.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-export PATH=${GOPATH%%:*}/bin:${PATH}
 export GIT_VALIDATION=tests/tools/build/git-validation
 if [ ! -x "$GIT_VALIDATION" ]; then
 	echo git-validation is not installed.
 	echo Try installing it with \"make install.tools\"
 	exit 1
 fi
-if test "$TRAVIS" != true ; then
-	#GITVALIDATE_EPOCH=":/git-validation epoch"
-    GITVALIDATE_EPOCH="9b6484f0058d38a1b85d8b0a3e2ca83684d02e8b"
-fi
-exec "$GIT_VALIDATION" -q -run DCO,short-subject ${GITVALIDATE_EPOCH:+-range "${GITVALIDATE_EPOCH}""..${GITVALIDATE_TIP:-@}"} ${GITVALIDATE_FLAGS}
+EPOCH_TEST_COMMIT=$(git merge-base ${DEST_BRANCH:-main} HEAD)
+exec "$GIT_VALIDATION" -q -run DCO,short-subject -range "${EPOCH_TEST_COMMIT}..HEAD"