diff --git a/.github/workflows/markdown-link/config.json b/.github/workflows/markdown-link/config.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ff00be38b451
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/markdown-link/config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "aliveStatusCodes": [504, 503, 403, 200]
+}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/markdownLink.yml b/.github/workflows/markdownLink.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..732ab5d41594
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/markdownLink.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - 'release/**'
+    paths:
+      - '**.md'
+
+name: Check links for modified files
+jobs:
+  markdown-link-check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@master
+    - uses: gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check@v1
+      with:
+        use-quiet-mode: 'yes'
+        use-verbose-mode: 'yes'
+        check-modified-files-only: 'yes'
+        config-file: .github/workflows/markdown-link/config.json
diff --git a/.vsts-ci/misc-analysis.yml b/.vsts-ci/misc-analysis.yml
index 5de5e28265aa..d1066b4701e4 100644
--- a/.vsts-ci/misc-analysis.yml
+++ b/.vsts-ci/misc-analysis.yml
@@ -90,20 +90,6 @@ jobs:
     condition: succeededOrFailed()
     workingDirectory: '$(repoPath)'
 
-  - ${{ if not(contains(variables['SYSTEM.COLLECTIONURI'],'mscodehub')) }}:
-    - pwsh: |
-        Import-module ./build.psm1
-        $path = Join-Path -Path $pwd -ChildPath './commonTestResults.xml'
-        $results = invoke-pester -Script ./test/common -OutputFile $path -OutputFormat NUnitXml -PassThru
-        Write-Host "##vso[results.publish type=NUnit;mergeResults=true;runTitle=Common Tests;publishRunAttachments=true;resultFiles=$path;]"
-        if($results.TotalCount -eq 0 -or $results.FailedCount -gt 0)
-        {
-          throw "Markdown tests failed"
-        }
-      displayName: Run Common Tests
-      condition: succeededOrFailed()
-      workingDirectory: '$(repoPath)'
-
   - template: dailyBuildCompliance.yml@ComplianceRepo
     parameters:
       sourceScanPath: '$(repoPath)'
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d30953d7d5b7..8febbd105671 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ For more information on how and why we built this dashboard, check out this [blo
 
 ## Discussions
 
-[GitHub Discussions](https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/discussions/quickstart) is a feature to enable fluid and open discussions within the community
+[GitHub Discussions](https://docs.github.com/discussions/quickstart) is a feature to enable fluid and open discussions within the community
 for topics that are not related to code, unlike issues.
 
 This is an experiment we are trying in our repositories to see if it helps move discussions out of issues so that issues remain actionable by the team or members of the community.