diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 39a4604..24c6209 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ dependencies = []
 syntrel = "syntrel.cli:main"
 lint = "syntrel.dev:lint"
 format = "syntrel.dev:format"
-check = "syntrel.dev:check"
 
 [build-system]
 requires = ["uv_build>=0.11.3,<0.12.0"]
diff --git a/src/syntrel/dev.py b/src/syntrel/dev.py
index ed7d302..909515f 100644
--- a/src/syntrel/dev.py
+++ b/src/syntrel/dev.py
@@ -30,7 +30,3 @@ def lint() -> None:
 def format() -> None:
     _run("ruff", "check", "--fix", ".")
     _run("ruff", "format", ".")
-
-
-def check() -> None:
-    lint()