diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 1a9d57d..40624ab 100644
--- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ you can run tests by making use of the `Makefile` and
 From the project root, call:
 
 - `make test` to run tests and coverage
-- `make pep` to run style checks
+- `pre-commit run` to run style checks (Ruff and some additional hooks)
 
 ## Building the documentation
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/python_tests.yml
index 87f9b0f..400b777 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python_tests.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Check formatting
       if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04' && matrix.python-version == '3.11' }}
       run: |
-        make pep
+        make check-manifest
         pre-commit run --all-files || ( git status --short ; git diff ; exit 1 )
 
     - name: Test with pytest
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9d0d36f..d1e13a0 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-.PHONY: all inplace test check-manifest pep build-doc dist-build
+.PHONY: all inplace test check-manifest build-doc dist-build
 
-all: inplace pep test build-doc dist-build
+all: inplace check-manifest test build-doc dist-build
 
 inplace:
 	@echo "Installing pybv"
@@ -16,12 +16,6 @@ check-manifest:
 	@echo "Running check-manifest"
 	@check-manifest
 
-ruff:
-	@echo "Running ruff"
-	@ruff .
-
-pep: ruff check-manifest
-
 build-doc:
 	@echo "Building documentation"
 	make -C docs/ clean