diff --git a/src/darker/tests/test_linting.py b/src/darker/tests/test_linting.py
index 4f7888db3..b0ce9f617 100644
--- a/src/darker/tests/test_linting.py
+++ b/src/darker/tests/test_linting.py
@@ -107,3 +107,15 @@ def test_run_linter(git_repo, monkeypatch, capsys, _descr, paths, location, expe
     # The test cases also verify that only linter reports on modified lines are output.
     result = capsys.readouterr().out.splitlines()
     assert result == [line.format(git_repo=git_repo) for line in expect]
+
+
+def test_run_linter_non_worktree():
+    """``run_linter()`` doesn't support linting commits, only the worktree"""
+    with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError):
+
+        run_linter(
+            "dummy-linter",
+            Path("/dummy"),
+            {Path("dummy.py")},
+            RevisionRange.parse("..HEAD"),
+        )