diff --git a/hooks/pre-commit b/hooks/pre-commit
index 1a2ea76eae..c0ff5d174b 100755
--- a/hooks/pre-commit
+++ b/hooks/pre-commit
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@ set -o pipefail
 # Redirect output to stderr.
 exec 1>&2
 
-./tools/verify-rewritemeta.sh
-fdroid lint
+fdroid lint -f
diff --git a/tools/verify-rewritemeta.sh b/tools/verify-rewritemeta.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index bec2b5c49d..0000000000
--- a/tools/verify-rewritemeta.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# Check that there are no errors in the metadata files and that they are
-# formatted correctly.
-
-set -o errexit
-set -o nounset
-set -o pipefail
-
-files=$(fdroid rewritemeta -l)
-if [[ -n "$files" ]]; then
-	echo "ERROR: Run rewritemeta to fix formatting on these files:"
-	echo "$files"
-	exit 1
-fi