diff --git a/.ci/Jenkinsfile b/.ci/Jenkinsfile
index 4527e8633c..57bf751eb1 100644
--- a/.ci/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/.ci/Jenkinsfile
@@ -100,10 +100,8 @@ pipeline {
                   unstash 'source'
                   withGoEnv(version: "${GO_VERSION}"){
                     dir(BASE_DIR){
-                      catchError(message: 'There were some failures when running pre-commit checks', buildResult: 'SUCCESS') {
-                        sh script: '.ci/scripts/install-dependencies.sh', label: 'Install dependencies'
-                        preCommit(commit: "${GIT_BASE_COMMIT}", junit: true)
-                      } 
+                      sh script: '.ci/scripts/install-dependencies.sh', label: 'Install dependencies'
+                      preCommit(commit: "${GIT_BASE_COMMIT}", junit: true)
                     }
                   }
                 }
diff --git a/.ci/scripts/golangci-lint.sh b/.ci/scripts/golangci-lint.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 79d04fba36..0000000000
--- a/.ci/scripts/golangci-lint.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-## Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
-## or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
-## you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
-
-BASEDIR=$(dirname "$0")
-
-error=0
-
-function run() {
-    local module=${1}
-    local file=${2}
-
-    cd ${module}
-    if [[ $(echo $file |grep "^${module}") ]]; then
-        parsedFile=$(echo $file |sed "s#${module}/##")
-        golangci-lint run "${parsedFile}" || error=1
-    fi
-    cd -
-}
-
-for file in "$@"; do
-    echo "golangci-lint run ${file}"
-    run "cli" "${file}"
-    run "e2e" "${file}"
-done
-
-if [[ ${error} -gt 0 ]]; then
-    echo "Lint failed!"
-    exit ${error}
-fi
diff --git a/.ci/scripts/install-dependencies.sh b/.ci/scripts/install-dependencies.sh
index e023ba0590..b953966dda 100755
--- a/.ci/scripts/install-dependencies.sh
+++ b/.ci/scripts/install-dependencies.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ set -euxo pipefail
 
 # Install some other dependencies required for the pre-commit
 go get -v golang.org/x/lint/golint
-go get -v github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.18.0
 go get -v github.com/go-lintpack/lintpack/...
 go get -v github.com/go-critic/go-critic/...
 lintpack build -o bin/gocritic -linter.version='v0.3.4' -linter.name='gocritic' github.com/go-critic/go-critic/checkers
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index bf9328fbfc..e3ecc86b49 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -37,13 +37,3 @@ repos:
     -   id: check-jjbb
     -   id: check-gherkin-lint
         args: ["--disable", "AvoidOutlineForSingleExample,TooClumsy,TooLongStep,TooManyDifferentTags,TooManySteps"]
-
--   repo: local
-    hooks:
-    -   id: golangci-lint
-        name: 'golangci-lint'
-        entry: .ci/scripts/golangci-lint.sh
-        language: 'script'
-        verbose: true
-        files: '\.go$'
-        description: "Runs `golangci-lint`, requires https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint"