diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4c46a1f25f..6fe39830cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ jobs:
       default_python: "3.12"
       envs: |
         - linux: check-dependencies
-        - linux: check-types
   latest_crds_contexts:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/contexts.yml
   crds_context:
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 2b039994e5..808abb072d 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ repos:
       - id: ruff
         args: ["--fix"]
       - id: ruff-format
+  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-mypy
+    rev: v1.6.1  # Use the latest stable version
+    hooks:
+      - id: mypy
   - repo: https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc
     rev: v1.8.0
     hooks:
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index c21b35ef6a..c259c29889 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -427,14 +427,10 @@ The following three style checks are performed:
     required for contributions. If type hints are used, though, their compliance with 
 	[PEP-484](https://peps.python.org/pep-0484/) standards
     is enforced using [mypy](https://mypy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/index.html).
-    To run these checks locally, first `pip install mypy` then use the command
+    To run these checks locally, use the command
 
-        >> mypy .
+        >> pre-commit run mypy
 
-    from within the `jwst` repository. This check is not run through pre-commit;
-	it's instead handled separately from a different CI workflow. This means that if you are
-	using type hints, you may encounter a situation where `pre-commit` passes locally but
-	the CI checks fail on a pull request.
 
 ---
 **Note:** At time of writing, many submodules in the repository do not yet conform to the style rules;
diff --git a/jwst/badpix_selfcal/badpix_selfcal.py b/jwst/badpix_selfcal/badpix_selfcal.py
index c2fd84bbfd..5f38f393b7 100644
--- a/jwst/badpix_selfcal/badpix_selfcal.py
+++ b/jwst/badpix_selfcal/badpix_selfcal.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def badpix_selfcal(minimg: np.ndarray,
                    flagfrac_lower: float = 0.001,
                    flagfrac_upper: float = 0.001,
                    kernel_size: int = 15,
-                   dispaxis=None) -> tuple:
+                   dispaxis=None) -> np.ndarray:
     """
     Flag residual artifacts as bad pixels in the DQ array of a JWST exposure
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 504908e12b..eab9a05d5f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ warn_return_any = true
 warn_unused_configs = true
 disable_error_code = "import-untyped" # do not check imports
 exclude = ["build"]
+python_version = "3.10"
 
 [[tool.mypy.overrides]]
 # don't complain about the installed c parts of this library
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 77df7bbe27..8813c9998a 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -13,14 +13,6 @@ envlist =
 #     tox -l -v
 #
 
-[testenv:check-types]
-description = check type hints, e.g. with mypy
-deps =
-    mypy
-    types-requests
-commands =
-    mypy jwst --config-file pyproject.toml
-
 [testenv:check-dependencies]
 description = verify that install_requires in setup.cfg has correct dependencies
 # `extras` needs to be empty to check modules without additional dependencies