diff --git a/doc/eng_sys_checks.md b/doc/eng_sys_checks.md
index 42abc6de442f..e89dab76fcb8 100644
--- a/doc/eng_sys_checks.md
+++ b/doc/eng_sys_checks.md
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ This is the most useful skip, but the following skip variables are also supporte
   - Omit checking that a package's dependencies are on PyPI before releasing.
 - `Skip.KeywordCheck`
   - Omit checking that a package's keywords are correctly formulated before releasing.
+- `Skip.Black`
+  - Omit checking `black` in the `analyze` job.
 
 ## The pyproject.toml
 
@@ -172,7 +174,7 @@ You can enable test logging in a pipeline by setting the queue time variable `PY
 
 `PYTEST_LOG_LEVEL=INFO`
 
-This also works locally with tox by setting the `PYTEST_LOG_LEVEL` environment variable. 
+This also works locally with tox by setting the `PYTEST_LOG_LEVEL` environment variable.
 
 Note that if you want DEBUG level logging with sensitive information unredacted in the test logs, then you still must pass `logging_enable=True` into the client(s) being used in tests.
 
@@ -237,17 +239,17 @@ fail if docstring are invalid, helping to ensure the resulting documentation wil
 
 #### Opt-in to formatting validation
 
-Make the following change to your projects `ci.yml`:
+Ensure that `black = true` is present within your `pyproject.toml`:
 
 ```yml
-extends:
-    template: ../../eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-sdk-client.yml
-    parameters:
-        ...
-        ValidateFormatting: true
-        ...
+[tool.azure-sdk-build]
+...other checks enabled/disabled
+black = true
+...other checks enabled/disabled
 ```
 
+to opt into the black invocation.
+
 #### Running locally
 
 1. Go to package root directory.
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/templates/jobs/ci.yml b/eng/pipelines/templates/jobs/ci.yml
index 7e587a2e8762..d4af786175bd 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/templates/jobs/ci.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/templates/jobs/ci.yml
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@ parameters:
   - name: VerifyAutorest
     type: boolean
     default: false
-  - name: ValidateFormatting
-    type: boolean
-    default: false
   - name: UnsupportedToxEnvironments
     type: string
     default: ''
@@ -229,7 +226,6 @@ jobs:
         TestPipeline: ${{ parameters.TestPipeline }}
         Artifacts: ${{ parameters.Artifacts }}
         VerifyAutorest: ${{ parameters.VerifyAutorest }}
-        ValidateFormatting: ${{ parameters.ValidateFormatting }}
         GenerateApiReviewForManualOnly: ${{ parameters.GenerateApiReviewForManualOnly }}
 
   - template: /eng/common/pipelines/templates/jobs/generate-job-matrix.yml
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-sdk-client.yml b/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-sdk-client.yml
index 12574fd33a96..f87bfd1b80e9 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-sdk-client.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-sdk-client.yml
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ parameters:
   - name: VerifyAutorest
     type: boolean
     default: false
-  - name: ValidateFormatting
-    type: boolean
-    default: false
   - name: TestProxy
     type: boolean
     default: true
@@ -107,7 +104,6 @@ extends:
               MatrixFilters: ${{ parameters.MatrixFilters }}
               MatrixReplace: ${{ parameters.MatrixReplace }}
               VerifyAutorest: ${{ parameters.VerifyAutorest }}
-              ValidateFormatting: ${{ parameters.ValidateFormatting }}
               TestProxy: ${{ parameters.TestProxy }}
               GenerateApiReviewForManualOnly: ${{ parameters.GenerateApiReviewForManualOnly }}
 
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/analyze.yml b/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/analyze.yml
index 38a61b2dac90..f87cc359ef3b 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/analyze.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/analyze.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ parameters:
   Artifacts: []
   TestPipeline: false
   VerifyAutorest: false
-  ValidateFormatting: false
   GenerateApiReviewForManualOnly: false
 
 # Please use `$(TargetingString)` to refer to the python packages glob string. This variable is set from resolve-package-targeting.yml.
@@ -110,11 +109,9 @@ steps:
       ServiceDirectory: ${{ parameters.ServiceDirectory }}
       AdditionalTestArgs: ${{ parameters.AdditionalTestArgs }}
 
-  - ${{ if parameters.ValidateFormatting }}:
-    - template: run_black.yml
-      parameters:
-        ServiceDirectory: ${{ parameters.ServiceDirectory }}
-        ValidateFormatting: ${{ parameters.ValidateFormatting }}
+  - template: run_black.yml
+    parameters:
+      ServiceDirectory: ${{ parameters.ServiceDirectory }}
 
   - task: PythonScript@0
     displayName: 'Run Keyword Validation Check'
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/run_black.yml b/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/run_black.yml
index 4828c72c45a1..7bc123fe9e45 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/run_black.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/run_black.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 parameters:
   ServiceDirectory: ''
-  ValidateFormatting: false
   EnvVars: {}
   AdditionalTestArgs: ''
 
@@ -19,10 +18,13 @@ steps:
   - task: PythonScript@0
     displayName: 'Run Black'
     inputs:
-      scriptPath: 'scripts/devops_tasks/validate_formatting.py'
+      scriptPath: 'scripts/devops_tasks/dispatch_tox.py'
       arguments: >-
         "$(TargetingString)"
-        --service_directory="${{ parameters.ServiceDirectory }}"
-        --validate="${{ parameters.ValidateFormatting }}"
+        --mark_arg="${{ parameters.TestMarkArgument }}"
+        --service="${{ parameters.ServiceDirectory }}"
+        --toxenv="black"
+        --filter-type="Omit_management"
+        ${{ parameters.AdditionalTestArgs }}
     env: ${{ parameters.EnvVars }}
-    condition: and(succeededOrFailed(), ne(variables['Skip.Pylint'],'true'))
+    condition: and(succeededOrFailed(), ne(variables['Skip.Black'],'true'))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/eng/tox/run_black.py b/eng/tox/run_black.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6a8f0075f563
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eng/tox/run_black.py
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+# Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# This script is used to execute pylint within a tox environment. Depending on which package is being executed against,
+# a failure may be suppressed.
+
+import subprocess
+import argparse
+import os
+import logging
+import sys
+
+from ci_tools.environment_exclusions import is_check_enabled
+from ci_tools.parsing import ParsedSetup
+from ci_tools.variables import in_ci
+
+logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.INFO)
+
+root_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.abspath(__file__), "..", "..", ".."))
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Run black against target folder. Uses the black config in eng/black-pyproject.toml."
+    )
+
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-t",
+        "--target",
+        dest="target_package",
+        help="The target package directory on disk.",
+        required=True,
+    )
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    pkg_dir = os.path.abspath(args.target_package)
+    pkg_details = ParsedSetup.from_path(pkg_dir)
+    configFileLocation = os.path.join(root_dir, "eng/black-pyproject.toml")
+
+    if in_ci():
+        if not is_check_enabled(args.target_package, "black"):
+            logging.info(
+                f"Package {pkg_details.name} opts-out of black check."
+            )
+            exit(0)
+
+    try:
+        run_result = subprocess.run(
+            [
+                sys.executable,
+                "-m",
+                "black",
+                f"--config={configFileLocation}",
+                args.target_package,
+            ],
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=subprocess.PIPE
+        )
+
+        if run_result.stderr and "reformatted" in run_result.stderr.decode("utf-8"):
+            if in_ci():
+                logging.info(f"The package {pkg_details.name} needs reformat. Run the `black` tox env locally to reformat.")
+                exit(1)
+            else:
+                logging.info(f"The package {pkg_details.name} was reformatted.")
+
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        logging.error(
+            f"Unable to invoke black for {pkg_details.name}. Ran into exception {e}."
+        )
+
diff --git a/eng/tox/tox.ini b/eng/tox/tox.ini
index 872023d6fb89..6f0676fb688d 100644
--- a/eng/tox/tox.ini
+++ b/eng/tox/tox.ini
@@ -531,9 +531,9 @@ description=Runs the code formatter black
 skip_install=true
 deps=
   black==24.4.0
+  -rdev_requirements.txt
 commands=
-  black --config {repository_root}/eng/black-pyproject.toml {posargs}
-
+  python {repository_root}/eng/tox/run_black.py -t {tox_root}
 
 [testenv:generate]
 description=Regenerate the code
diff --git a/scripts/devops_tasks/validate_formatting.py b/scripts/devops_tasks/validate_formatting.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e9dc1614f83..000000000000
--- a/scripts/devops_tasks/validate_formatting.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,107 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
-# Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-import argparse
-import os
-import logging
-import sys
-import subprocess
-
-logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.INFO)
-from ci_tools.functions import discover_targeted_packages
-from ci_tools.environment_exclusions import is_check_enabled
-
-root_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.abspath(__file__), "..", "..", ".."))
-sdk_dir = os.path.join(root_dir, "sdk")
-
-
-def run_black(glob_string, service_dir):
-    results = []
-    logging.info("Running black for {}".format(service_dir))
-
-    if service_dir and service_dir != "auto":
-        target_dir = os.path.join(root_dir, "sdk", service_dir)
-    else:
-        target_dir = root_dir
-
-    discovered_packages = discover_targeted_packages(glob_string, target_dir)
-
-    for package in discovered_packages:
-        package_name = os.path.basename(package)
-
-        if is_check_enabled(package, "black", True):
-            out = subprocess.Popen(
-                [
-                    "tox",
-                    "-qqq",
-                    "--conf",
-                    os.path.join(root_dir, "eng", "tox", "tox.ini"),
-                    "--root",
-                    root_dir,
-                    "run",
-                    "-e",
-                    "black",
-                    "--",
-                    package,
-                ],
-                stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-                stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
-                cwd=root_dir,
-            )
-
-            stdout, stderr = out.communicate()
-
-            if stderr:
-                results.append((package_name, stderr))
-
-            if out.returncode > 0:
-                print(
-                    f"black ran into an unexpected failure while analyzing the code for {package_name}"
-                )
-                if stdout:
-                    print(stdout.decode("utf-8"))
-                exit(out.returncode)
-
-            if stdout and "reformatted" in stdout.decode("utf-8"):
-                results.append((package_name, False))
-            else:
-                print(f"black succeeded against {package_name}")
-
-    return results
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Run black to verify formatted code.")
-
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "glob_string",
-        nargs="?",
-        help=(
-            "A comma separated list of glob strings that will target the top level directories that contain packages."
-            'Examples: All = "azure*", Single = "azure-keyvault", Targeted Multiple = "azure-keyvault,azure-mgmt-resource"'
-        ),
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--service_directory", help="Directory of the package being tested"
-    )
-
-    parser.add_argument("--validate", help=("Flag that enables formatting validation."))
-
-    args = parser.parse_args()
-    if args.validate != "False":
-        results = run_black(args.glob_string, args.service_directory)
-
-        if len(results) > 0:
-            for result in results:
-                error = "Code needs reformat." if result[1] == False else error
-                logging.error(f"Black run for {result[0]} ran into an issue: {error}")
-
-            raise ValueError(
-                "Found difference between formatted code and current commit. Check https://aka.ms/azsdk/python/black for how to fix it."
-            )
-    else:
-        print("Skipping formatting validation")
diff --git a/sdk/appconfiguration/azure-appconfiguration-provider/pyproject.toml b/sdk/appconfiguration/azure-appconfiguration-provider/pyproject.toml
index e00361912969..2a482558eb95 100644
--- a/sdk/appconfiguration/azure-appconfiguration-provider/pyproject.toml
+++ b/sdk/appconfiguration/azure-appconfiguration-provider/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 [tool.azure-sdk-build]
 pyright = false
+black = true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sdk/appconfiguration/azure-appconfiguration/pyproject.toml b/sdk/appconfiguration/azure-appconfiguration/pyproject.toml
index e00361912969..2a482558eb95 100644
--- a/sdk/appconfiguration/azure-appconfiguration/pyproject.toml
+++ b/sdk/appconfiguration/azure-appconfiguration/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 [tool.azure-sdk-build]
 pyright = false
+black = true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sdk/appconfiguration/ci.yml b/sdk/appconfiguration/ci.yml
index ef0994da80bd..e2daba2265ac 100644
--- a/sdk/appconfiguration/ci.yml
+++ b/sdk/appconfiguration/ci.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ extends:
     TestProxy: true
     ServiceDirectory: appconfiguration
     VerifyAutorest: false
-    ValidateFormatting: true
     Artifacts:
     - name: azure-appconfiguration
       safeName: azureappconfiguration
diff --git a/sdk/containerregistry/azure-containerregistry/pyproject.toml b/sdk/containerregistry/azure-containerregistry/pyproject.toml
index e00361912969..2a482558eb95 100644
--- a/sdk/containerregistry/azure-containerregistry/pyproject.toml
+++ b/sdk/containerregistry/azure-containerregistry/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 [tool.azure-sdk-build]
 pyright = false
+black = true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sdk/containerregistry/azure-mgmt-containerregistry/pyproject.toml b/sdk/containerregistry/azure-mgmt-containerregistry/pyproject.toml
index 42a7f73e0386..9151f46eea2b 100644
--- a/sdk/containerregistry/azure-mgmt-containerregistry/pyproject.toml
+++ b/sdk/containerregistry/azure-mgmt-containerregistry/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 [tool.azure-sdk-build]
 breaking = false
+black = true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sdk/containerregistry/ci.yml b/sdk/containerregistry/ci.yml
index b120c694209b..5588152d6182 100644
--- a/sdk/containerregistry/ci.yml
+++ b/sdk/containerregistry/ci.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ extends:
   parameters:
     TestProxy: true
     ServiceDirectory: containerregistry
-    ValidateFormatting: true
     Artifacts:
     - name: azure-mgmt-containerregistry
       safeName: azuremgmtcontainerregistry
diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core-experimental/pyproject.toml b/sdk/core/azure-core-experimental/pyproject.toml
index b2797a3242f2..42684a11ae1b 100644
--- a/sdk/core/azure-core-experimental/pyproject.toml
+++ b/sdk/core/azure-core-experimental/pyproject.toml
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 type_check_samples = false
 pyright = false
 mypy = true
+black = true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core-tracing-opentelemetry/pyproject.toml b/sdk/core/azure-core-tracing-opentelemetry/pyproject.toml
index f9fdc0526317..cf19e90d6267 100644
--- a/sdk/core/azure-core-tracing-opentelemetry/pyproject.toml
+++ b/sdk/core/azure-core-tracing-opentelemetry/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 [tool.azure-sdk-build]
 type_check_samples = false
 pyright = false
+black = true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core/pyproject.toml b/sdk/core/azure-core/pyproject.toml
index 20f30ce7f59b..c847603044f5 100644
--- a/sdk/core/azure-core/pyproject.toml
+++ b/sdk/core/azure-core/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ mypy = true
 type_check_samples = true
 verifytypes = true
 pyright = false
+black = true
 # For test environments or static checks where a check should be run by default, not explicitly disabling will enable the check.
 # pylint is enabled by default, so there is no reason for a pylint = true in every pyproject.toml.
 #
diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-mgmt-core/pyproject.toml b/sdk/core/azure-mgmt-core/pyproject.toml
index e17295dc5507..5598dd050a53 100644
--- a/sdk/core/azure-mgmt-core/pyproject.toml
+++ b/sdk/core/azure-mgmt-core/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ verifytypes = true
 pyright = false
 type_check_samples = false
 breaking = false
+black = true
diff --git a/sdk/core/ci.yml b/sdk/core/ci.yml
index fcc8caf21ecc..929efb3bf934 100644
--- a/sdk/core/ci.yml
+++ b/sdk/core/ci.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ extends:
   parameters:
     ServiceDirectory: core
     BuildTargetingString: "*"
-    ValidateFormatting: true
     TestProxy: false
     TestTimeoutInMinutes: 120
     Artifacts:
diff --git a/sdk/core/corehttp/pyproject.toml b/sdk/core/corehttp/pyproject.toml
index c3ad9f04d622..f5de7c105c5b 100644
--- a/sdk/core/corehttp/pyproject.toml
+++ b/sdk/core/corehttp/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 [tool.azure-sdk-build]
 pyright = false
 verify_keywords = false
+black = true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sdk/evaluation/ci.yml b/sdk/evaluation/ci.yml
index 628963561d6d..a9a2435d2041 100644
--- a/sdk/evaluation/ci.yml
+++ b/sdk/evaluation/ci.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ extends:
   template: ../../eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-sdk-client.yml
   parameters:
     ServiceDirectory: evaluation
-    ValidateFormatting: true
     TestProxy: true
     # This custom matrix config should be dropped once:
     #  * Once azure-ai-ml supports 3.13 (currently crashes due to type annotation)
diff --git a/sdk/identity/azure-identity-broker/pyproject.toml b/sdk/identity/azure-identity-broker/pyproject.toml
index ea31fd0986d0..cf19e90d6267 100644
--- a/sdk/identity/azure-identity-broker/pyproject.toml
+++ b/sdk/identity/azure-identity-broker/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 [tool.azure-sdk-build]
 type_check_samples = false
-pyright = false
\ No newline at end of file
+pyright = false
+black = true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/pyproject.toml b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/pyproject.toml
index 5047997ed4fd..25468ed89081 100644
--- a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/pyproject.toml
+++ b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 [tool.azure-sdk-build]
 pyright = false
 verifytypes = true
+black = true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sdk/identity/ci.yml b/sdk/identity/ci.yml
index 34f251d5f6a5..69cd4703775b 100644
--- a/sdk/identity/ci.yml
+++ b/sdk/identity/ci.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ extends:
         Path: sdk/identity/platform-matrix.json
         Selection: sparse
         GenerateVMJobs: true
-    ValidateFormatting: true
     TestProxy: true
     Artifacts:
      - name: azure-identity
diff --git a/sdk/ml/azure-ai-ml/pyproject.toml b/sdk/ml/azure-ai-ml/pyproject.toml
index a46aa6bdd51f..1ee13a4913da 100644
--- a/sdk/ml/azure-ai-ml/pyproject.toml
+++ b/sdk/ml/azure-ai-ml/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ type_check_samples = false
 pylint = true
 mindependency = false
 latestdependency = false
+black = true
 
 [tool.isort]
 profile = "black"
diff --git a/sdk/ml/ci.yml b/sdk/ml/ci.yml
index 5355efb7c85c..013df63cafb6 100644
--- a/sdk/ml/ci.yml
+++ b/sdk/ml/ci.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ extends:
   template: /eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-sdk-client.yml
   parameters:
     ServiceDirectory: ml
-    ValidateFormatting: true
     TestTimeoutInMinutes: 75
     TestProxy: true
     MatrixFilters:
diff --git a/sdk/personalizer/azure-ai-personalizer/pyproject.toml b/sdk/personalizer/azure-ai-personalizer/pyproject.toml
index a3a58bd09030..c2179227be3e 100644
--- a/sdk/personalizer/azure-ai-personalizer/pyproject.toml
+++ b/sdk/personalizer/azure-ai-personalizer/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ pyright = false
 type_check_samples = false
 verifytypes = false
 ci_enabled = false
+black = true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sdk/personalizer/ci.yml b/sdk/personalizer/ci.yml
index 324316d85817..6026c98fbaf4 100644
--- a/sdk/personalizer/ci.yml
+++ b/sdk/personalizer/ci.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ extends:
   parameters:
     ServiceDirectory: personalizer
     TestProxy: true
-    ValidateFormatting: true
     Artifacts:
     - name: azure-ai-personalizer
       safeName: azureaipersonalizer
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sdk/pullrequest.yml b/sdk/pullrequest.yml
index bf96c3d15417..9046b7ee59bd 100644
--- a/sdk/pullrequest.yml
+++ b/sdk/pullrequest.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,5 @@ extends:
   parameters:
     ServiceDirectory: ${{ parameters.Service }}
     BuildTargetingString: "*"
-    ValidateFormatting: true
     TestProxy: true
     TestTimeOutInMinutes: 180
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sdk/tables/azure-data-tables/pyproject.toml b/sdk/tables/azure-data-tables/pyproject.toml
index e00361912969..2a482558eb95 100644
--- a/sdk/tables/azure-data-tables/pyproject.toml
+++ b/sdk/tables/azure-data-tables/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 [tool.azure-sdk-build]
 pyright = false
+black = true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sdk/tables/ci.yml b/sdk/tables/ci.yml
index 9d777407bddd..7430b8c77f67 100644
--- a/sdk/tables/ci.yml
+++ b/sdk/tables/ci.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ extends:
   parameters:
     TestProxy: true
     ServiceDirectory: tables
-    ValidateFormatting: true
     Artifacts:
     - name: azure-data-tables
       safeName: azuredatatables
diff --git a/sdk/template/ci.yml b/sdk/template/ci.yml
index 558acd963c6e..784ec9a3ecd7 100644
--- a/sdk/template/ci.yml
+++ b/sdk/template/ci.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ extends:
   parameters:
     oneESTemplateTag: ${{ parameters.oneESTemplateTag }}
     ServiceDirectory: template
-    ValidateFormatting: true
     TestProxy: true
     Artifacts:
     - name: azure-template
diff --git a/tools/azure-sdk-tools/ci_tools/environment_exclusions.py b/tools/azure-sdk-tools/ci_tools/environment_exclusions.py
index 728ddab87ee2..492804416cba 100644
--- a/tools/azure-sdk-tools/ci_tools/environment_exclusions.py
+++ b/tools/azure-sdk-tools/ci_tools/environment_exclusions.py
@@ -35,9 +35,10 @@
     "azure-template",
 ]
 
-MUST_RUN_ENVS = [
-    "bandit"
-]
+MUST_RUN_ENVS = ["bandit"]
+
+# all of our checks default to ON, other than the below
+CHECK_DEFAULTS = {"black": False}
 
 def is_check_enabled(package_path: str, check: str, default: Any = True) -> bool:
     """
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@ def filter_tox_environment_string(namespace_argument: str, package_path: str) ->
         filtered_set = []
 
         for tox_env in [env.strip().lower() for env in tox_envs]:
-            if is_check_enabled(package_path, tox_env, True) or tox_env in MUST_RUN_ENVS:
+            check_enabled = is_check_enabled(package_path, tox_env, CHECK_DEFAULTS.get(tox_env, True))
+            if check_enabled or tox_env in MUST_RUN_ENVS:
                 filtered_set.append(tox_env)
         return ",".join(filtered_set)
 
diff --git a/tools/azure-sdk-tools/tests/integration/scenarios/ci_yml_present/service/ci.yml b/tools/azure-sdk-tools/tests/integration/scenarios/ci_yml_present/service/ci.yml
index d358db016420..2d2a197682f6 100644
--- a/tools/azure-sdk-tools/tests/integration/scenarios/ci_yml_present/service/ci.yml
+++ b/tools/azure-sdk-tools/tests/integration/scenarios/ci_yml_present/service/ci.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ extends:
   parameters:
     ServiceDirectory: core
     BuildTargetingString: "*"
-    ValidateFormatting: true
     TestProxy: false
     TestTimeoutInMinutes: 120
     Artifacts: