Make validation class pass the linter

validator/delphi_validator/validate.py

@@ -187,38 +187,6 @@ def check_missing_date_files(self, daily_filenames):
 
         self.increment_total_checks()
 
-    def check_settings(self):
-        """
-        Perform some automated format & sanity checks of parameters.
-
-        Arguments:
-            - None
-
-        Returns:
-            - None
-        """
-        if not isinstance(self.max_check_lookbehind, timedelta):
-            self.raised_errors.append(ValidationError(
-                ("check_type_max_check_lookbehind"),
-                self.max_check_lookbehind,
-                "max_check_lookbehind must be of type datetime.timedelta"))
-
-        self.increment_total_checks()
-
-        if not isinstance(self.generation_date, date):
-            self.raised_errors.append(ValidationError(
-                ("check_type_generation_date"), self.generation_date,
-                "generation_date must be a datetime.date type"))
-
-        self.increment_total_checks()
-
-        if self.generation_date > date.today():
-            self.raised_errors.append(ValidationError(
-                ("check_future_generation_date"), self.generation_date,
-                "generation_date must not be in the future"))
-
-        self.increment_total_checks()
-
     def check_df_format(self, df_to_test, nameformat):
         """
         Check basic format of source data CSV df.
@@ -739,7 +707,6 @@ def validate(self, export_dir):
         validate_files = [(f, m) for (f, m) in export_files if date_filter(m)]
 
         self.check_missing_date_files(validate_files)
-        self.check_settings()
 
         all_frames = []