diff --git a/.githooks/pre-commit b/.githooks/pre-commit
deleted file mode 100755
index 242159f04a..0000000000
--- a/.githooks/pre-commit
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-# Copyright 2012 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
-# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
-# license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-
-# git gofmt pre-commit hook
-#
-# To use, store as .git/hooks/pre-commit inside your repository and make sure
-# it has execute permissions.
-#
-# This script does not handle file names that contain spaces.
-
-gofiles=$(git diff --cached --name-only --diff-filter=ACM | grep '\.go$')
-[ -z "$gofiles" ] && exit 0
-
-unformatted=$(gofmt -l $gofiles)
-[ -z "$unformatted" ] && exit 0
-
-# Some files are not gofmt'd. Print message and fail.
-
-echo >&2 "Go files must be formatted with gofmt. Please run:"
-for fn in $unformatted; do
-	echo >&2 "  gofmt -w $PWD/$fn"
-done
-
-exit 1
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 7faaf4b309..8702262623 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -243,15 +243,6 @@ so keep your customizations in `.envrc`.
 [direnv_link]: https://direnv.net/
 [source_env]: https://direnv.net/man/direnv-stdlib.1.html#codesourceenv-ltfileordirpathgtcode
 
-## Git hooks
-
-We have checked in a pre-commit hook which enforces `go fmt` styling. Please install it
-before sending a pull request. From the project root:
-
-```shell
-$ ln -s .githooks/pre-commit .git/hooks/pre-commit
-```
-
 ## Reporting security vulnerabilities
 
 If you've found a vulnerability or a potential vulnerability in SPIRE please let us know at <security@spiffe.io>. We'll send a confirmation email to acknowledge your report, and we'll send an additional email when we've identified the issue positively or negatively.