diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 73f08edf626..7e1e1943af1 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -417,9 +417,6 @@ repos:
       - id: check-case-conflict
         name: run check-case-conflict
         description: check for case conflicts in file names
-      - id: check-docstring-first
-        name: run check-docstring-first
-        description: check that docstrings are at the start of functions
       - id: check-executables-have-shebangs
         name: run check-executables-have-shebangs
         description: check that executable scripts have shebang lines