diff --git a/tools/lint.sh b/tools/lint.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 3f2b30556e644..0000000000000
--- a/tools/lint.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-PERL=`which perl`
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-    echo "perl is required to run this script"
-    exit 69; # EX_UNAVAILABLE
-fi
-
-JQ=`which jq`
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-    echo "jq is required to run this script"
-    exit 69; # EX_UNAVAILABLE
-fi
-
-LINTER=`dirname $(readlink -f "$0")`/format/format.pl
-if [ ! -f $LINTER -o ! -r $LINTER ]; then
-    echo "Missing linter"
-    exit 70; # EX_SOFTWARE
-fi
-
-CONFIG=`dirname $(readlink -f "$0")`/../json_whitelist
-if [ ! -f $CONFIG -o ! -r $CONFIG ]; then
-    echo "Missing json_whitelist"
-    exit 70; # EX_SOFTWARE
-fi
-
-for file in "$@"; do
-    # check file exists and is readable
-    if [ ! -f $file -o ! -r $file ]; then
-        echo "File not found: $file"
-        exit 66; # EX_NOINPUT
-    fi
-
-    # Check validity via JQ
-    $JQ '.' $file >/dev/null;
-    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-        echo "Syntax error in $file"
-        exit 65; # EX_DATAERR
-    fi
-
-    # Lint to canonical format
-    output=$($PERL $LINTER $file)
-    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-        echo "Invalid definition in $file"
-        exit 65; # EX_DATAERR
-    fi
-
-    # Update if not in canonical form
-    echo "$output" | diff -q $file - > /dev/null
-    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-        echo "Fixed JSON regressions in $file"
-        echo "$output" > $file
-    fi
-done