diff --git a/tests/run_basic_tests.sh b/tests/run_basic_tests.sh
index 2d03105d6..d7184da24 100755
--- a/tests/run_basic_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/run_basic_tests.sh
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ try_run_verbose() {
     fi
 }
 
-# check for errors that would fail the GitHub CI:
-try_run_verbose python3 -m flake8
-
 # check that there are no obvious mistakes:
 sh "$SCRIPT_DIR/run_smoke_tests.sh"