The best answer to such calls is usually the same as with security related rules: “Yeah, that rule / task /… sounds exhausting[, silly, a good chunk of work or whatever]. I’m ready to ditch it or rework that. The only thing I need from you for that is that you explain to me WHY this was introduced, WHAT it should prevent/WHAT is the purpose of that rule and HOW this is not needed anymore or already covered by other rules. Or what is a better way to achieve the same or a better result.”
The best answer to such calls is usually the same as with security related rules: “Yeah, that rule / task /… sounds exhausting[, silly, a good chunk of work or whatever]. I’m ready to ditch it or rework that. The only thing I need from you for that is that you explain to me WHY this was introduced, WHAT it should prevent/WHAT is the purpose of that rule and HOW this is not needed anymore or already covered by other rules. Or what is a better way to achieve the same or a better result.”