diff --git a/.github/workflows/hash.yml b/.github/workflows/hash.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cec7fca734b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/hash.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: XML validation
+
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+    - 'hash/*'
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+    - 'hash/*'
+
+jobs:
+  validate:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@master
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get update
+        sudo apt-get install -y libxml2-utils
+    - name: Validate (HSI)
+      run: for x in hash/*.hsi ; do xmllint --noout "$x" ; done
+    - name: Validate (XML)
+      run: for x in hash/*.xml ; do xmllint --noout --valid "$x" ; done
diff --git a/hash/c64_flop_clcracked.xml b/hash/c64_flop_clcracked.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index d1c6c38233d..00000000000
--- a/hash/c64_flop_clcracked.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
-<!DOCTYPE softwarelist SYSTEM "softwarelist.dtd">
-<!--
-license:CC0
--->
-<softwarelist name="c64_flop_clcracked" description="Commodore 64 cleanly cracked disks">
-
-</softwarelist>
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/c128.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/c128.cpp
index 47843515c0c..71d24a0ceb6 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/c128.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/c128.cpp
@@ -1756,9 +1756,8 @@ void c128_state::ntsc(machine_config &config)
 	SOFTWARE_LIST(config, "cart_list_c64").set_original("c64_cart").set_filter("NTSC");
 	SOFTWARE_LIST(config, "cass_list_c64").set_original("c64_cass").set_filter("NTSC");
 	SOFTWARE_LIST(config, "cart_list_vic10").set_original("vic10").set_filter("NTSC");
-	// disk softlist split into originals, cleanly cracked, and misc (homebrew and defaced cracks)
+	// disk softlist split into originals and misc (homebrew and cracks)
 	SOFTWARE_LIST(config, "flop525_orig").set_original("c64_flop_orig").set_filter("NTSC");
-	SOFTWARE_LIST(config, "flop525_clean").set_compatible("c64_flop_clcracked").set_filter("NTSC");
 	SOFTWARE_LIST(config, "flop525_misc").set_compatible("c64_flop_misc").set_filter("NTSC");
 
 	// function ROM
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/c64.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/c64.cpp
index 58363439f44..cf09c234d03 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/c64.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/c64.cpp
@@ -1563,9 +1563,8 @@ void c64_state::ntsc(machine_config &config)
 	SOFTWARE_LIST(config, "cart_list_vic10").set_original("vic10").set_filter("NTSC");
 	SOFTWARE_LIST(config, "cart_list_c64").set_original("c64_cart").set_filter("NTSC");
 	SOFTWARE_LIST(config, "cass_list").set_original("c64_cass").set_filter("NTSC");
-	// disk softlist split into originals, cleanly cracked, and misc (homebrew and defaced cracks)
+	// disk softlist split into originals and misc (homebrew and cracks)
 	SOFTWARE_LIST(config, "flop525_orig").set_original("c64_flop_orig").set_filter("NTSC");
-	SOFTWARE_LIST(config, "flop525_clean").set_compatible("c64_flop_clcracked").set_filter("NTSC");
 	SOFTWARE_LIST(config, "flop525_misc").set_compatible("c64_flop_misc").set_filter("NTSC");
 
 	// internal ram
@@ -1737,9 +1736,8 @@ void c64_state::pal(machine_config &config)
 	SOFTWARE_LIST(config, "cart_list_vic10").set_original("vic10").set_filter("PAL");
 	SOFTWARE_LIST(config, "cart_list_c64").set_original("c64_cart").set_filter("PAL");
 	SOFTWARE_LIST(config, "cass_list").set_original("c64_cass").set_filter("PAL");
-	// disk softlist split into originals, cleanly cracked, and misc (homebrew and defaced cracks)
+	// disk softlist split into originals and misc (homebrew and cracks)
 	SOFTWARE_LIST(config, "flop525_orig").set_original("c64_flop_orig").set_filter("PAL");
-	SOFTWARE_LIST(config, "flop525_clean").set_compatible("c64_flop_clcracked").set_filter("PAL");
 	SOFTWARE_LIST(config, "flop525_misc").set_compatible("c64_flop_misc").set_filter("PAL");
 
 	// internal ram