diff --git a/hack/tools/Makefile b/hack/tools/Makefile
index a68ba568b4c..d0daf82817f 100644
--- a/hack/tools/Makefile
+++ b/hack/tools/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ GOBIN ?= $(shell go env GOPATH)/bin
 DEP_PROGS=\
 	$(GOBIN)/buildozer\
 	$(GOBIN)/gazelle\
-	$(GOBIN)/golint\
 	$(GOBIN)/gotestsum\
 	$(GOBIN)/kazel\
 	$(GOBIN)/misspell\
@@ -46,9 +45,6 @@ $(GOBIN)/buildozer: deps
 $(GOBIN)/gazelle: deps
 	go install github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-gazelle/cmd/gazelle
 
-$(GOBIN)/golint: deps
-	go install golang.org/x/lint/golint
-
 $(GOBIN)/gotestsum: deps
 	go install gotest.tools/gotestsum
 
diff --git a/hack/tools/go.mod b/hack/tools/go.mod
index 5161dde0f6f..e95320bb46b 100644
--- a/hack/tools/go.mod
+++ b/hack/tools/go.mod
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/cespare/prettybench v0.0.0-20150116022406-03b8cfe5406c
 	github.com/client9/misspell v0.3.4
 	github.com/google/go-flow-levee v0.1.4-0.20201102181719-72c65d71b1d3
-	golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20200302205851-738671d3881b
 	gotest.tools v2.2.0+incompatible
 	gotest.tools/gotestsum v0.3.5
 	honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.4
diff --git a/hack/tools/tools.go b/hack/tools/tools.go
index 9a182289a85..ed83ce807cb 100644
--- a/hack/tools/tools.go
+++ b/hack/tools/tools.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	// linting tools
 	_ "github.com/client9/misspell/cmd/misspell"
 	_ "github.com/google/go-flow-levee/cmd/levee"
-	_ "golang.org/x/lint/golint"
 	_ "honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck"
 
 	// benchmarking tools