diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-style.yml b/.github/workflows/check-style.yml
index 77dcf9c374..c10cd9ddd7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-style.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-style.yml
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-    - name: Install markdownlint
-      run: |
-        npm install markdownlint --save-dev -g
-        markdownlint --version
     - uses: psf/black@stable
     - name: Set up Python 3.12
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bb34b243e2..b5f5159c2c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-.PHONY: all style clean test TAGS
-
 all: style gradle-assemble
 
-style: shell-script-style python-style java-style markdown-style
+style: shell-script-style python-style java-style
 
-SH_SCRIPTS   = $(shell grep --exclude-dir=build --exclude-dir=repos --exclude-dir=cache -r -l '^\#! \?\(/bin/\|/usr/bin/env \)sh'   * | grep -v 'git-hires-merge' | grep -v /.git/ | grep -v '~$$' | grep -v '\.tar$$' | grep -v '\.md$$' | grep -v gradlew)
-BASH_SCRIPTS = $(shell grep --exclude-dir=build --exclude-dir=repos --exclude-dir=cache -r -l '^\#! \?\(/bin/\|/usr/bin/env \)bash' * | grep -v /.git/ | grep -v '~$$' | grep -v '\.tar$$' | grep -v '\.md$$' | grep -v gradlew)
+SH_SCRIPTS   = $(shell grep --exclude-dir=build --exclude-dir=repos --exclude-dir=cache -r -l '^\#! \?\(/bin/\|/usr/bin/env \)sh'   * | grep -v 'git-hires-merge' | grep -v /.git/ | grep -v '~$$' | grep -v '\.tar$$' | grep -v gradlew)
+BASH_SCRIPTS = $(shell grep --exclude-dir=build --exclude-dir=repos --exclude-dir=cache -r -l '^\#! \?\(/bin/\|/usr/bin/env \)bash' * | grep -v /.git/ | grep -v '~$$' | grep -v '\.tar$$' | grep -v gradlew)
 PYTHON_FILES = $(shell find .  -name '*.py' ! -path './repos/*' -not -path "./.workdir/*" -not -path "./cache*/*" | grep -v '/__pycache__/' | grep -v '/.git/' | grep -v gradlew)
 
 CSV_RESULTS_COMBINED = results/combined/result.csv
@@ -32,9 +30,6 @@ check-python-style:
 	black ${PYTHON_FILES} --check
 	pylint -f parseable --disable=W,invalid-name --disable=W,duplicate-code ${PYTHON_FILES}
 
-markdown-style:
-	markdownlint "*.md" --disable MD013
-
 # This target deletes files that are not committed to version control.
 clean:
 	${MAKE} clean-workdir