diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 71a370ef2..d4f9acf87 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-.PHONY: all lint clean release force_release
+.PHONY: all clean release force_release
 
 all:
 	@awk -F: '/^[[:alpha:]].*:/ && !/^all:/ {print $$1}' Makefile
 
-lint:
-	SKIP=pre-commit run --all-files --hook-stage manual
-
 clean:
 	rm -rf build/ dist/ .eggs/ .tox/
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1e4a59d7f..33e093945 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -165,9 +165,6 @@ To lint, and apply automatic code formatting, run:
 pre-commit run --all-files
 ```
 
-- Linting without modifying code can be done with: `make lint`
-- Auto-formatting without other lint checks can be done with: `black .`
-
 To typecheck, run:
 
 ```bash