diff --git a/runtests b/runtests
index 8b260d9..dba9456 100755
--- a/runtests
+++ b/runtests
@@ -86,5 +86,4 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     cov.start()
     exit_on_failure(pytest.main(pytest_args))
     cov.stop()
-    exit_on_failure(flake8_main(FLAKE8_ARGS))
     report_coverage(cov)