diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index 776a32e99..000000000
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-ARG PY_VER
-ARG DISTRO
-FROM mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/python:${PY_VER}-${DISTRO}
-RUN \
-    apt update && \
-    apt-get install bash-completion graphviz default-mysql-client -y && \
-    pip install flake8 black faker ipykernel pytest pytest-cov nose nose-cov datajoint jupyterlab && \
-    pip uninstall datajoint -y
-
-USER root
-ENV DJ_HOST=db
-ENV DJ_USER=root
-ENV DJ_PASS=password
-ENV S3_ENDPOINT=minio:9000
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 51ca1e64c..000000000
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "dockerComposeFile": ["../docker-compose.yaml", "docker-compose.yml"],
-  "service": "app",
-  "workspaceFolder": "/src",
-  "postCreateCommand": "curl -fsSL https://pixi.sh/install.sh | bash && echo 'export PATH=\"$HOME/.pixi/bin:$PATH\"' >> ~/.bashrc"
-}
diff --git a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index c876f69f4..000000000
--- a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-# Devcontainer overrides for the app service from ../docker-compose.yaml
-# Inherits db and minio services automatically
-services:
-  app:
-    container_name: datajoint-python-devcontainer
-    build:
-      context: ..
-      dockerfile: .devcontainer/Dockerfile
-      args:
-        - PY_VER=${PY_VER:-3.11}
-        - DISTRO=${DISTRO:-bookworm}
-    user: root
-    # Keep container running for devcontainer
-    command: /bin/sh -c "while sleep 1000; do :; done"
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 2178d73bc..ec6b11d3e 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ repos:
   - id: check-yaml
     exclude: 'docs/mkdocs.yaml' # exclude mkdocs.yaml since pymdownx.emoji !! usage
   - id: check-json
-    exclude: '(.vscode|.devcontainer)' # exclude these since // was used for comments
   - id: check-toml
   - id: check-added-large-files
 - repo: https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
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index 0746b2a85..000000000
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-{
-    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
-    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
-    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
-    "version": "0.2.0",
-    "configurations": [
-        {
-            "name": "Python: Current File",
-            "type": "python",
-            "request": "launch",
-            "program": "${file}",
-            "console": "integratedTerminal",
-            "justMyCode": false
-        }
-    ]
-}
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
deleted file mode 100755
index d2033f21f..000000000
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "editor.formatOnPaste": false,
-    "editor.formatOnSave": false,
-    "editor.rulers": [
-        94
-    ],
-    "python.formatting.provider": "black",
-    "[python]": {
-        "editor.defaultFormatter": null
-    },
-    "[markdown]": {
-        "editor.defaultFormatter": "disable"
-    },
-    "[yaml]": {
-        "editor.defaultFormatter": "disable"
-    },
-    "[dockercompose]": {
-        "editor.defaultFormatter": "disable"
-    },
-    //"files.autoSave": "off"
-}