diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index c7ea19a53cb..37b8d357c87 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -2,6 +2,5 @@
 
 - [ ] Closes #xxxx
 - [ ] Tests added
-- [ ] Passes `pre-commit run --all-files`
 - [ ] User visible changes (including notable bug fixes) are documented in `whats-new.rst`
 - [ ] New functions/methods are listed in `api.rst`
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-pre-commit.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-pre-commit.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 4bc5bddfdbc..00000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-pre-commit.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-name: linting
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: "*"
-  pull_request:
-    branches: "*"
-
-jobs:
-  linting:
-    name: "pre-commit hooks"
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.repository == 'pydata/xarray'
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
-      - uses: pre-commit/action@v2.0.3