diff --git a/krebs/5pkgs/writers.nix b/krebs/5pkgs/writers.nix
index 850ee6f1a..6e67ed699 100644
--- a/krebs/5pkgs/writers.nix
+++ b/krebs/5pkgs/writers.nix
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@ with import <stockholm/lib>;
       assert (with types; either absolute-pathname filename).check name;
       pkgs.writeOut (baseNameOf name) {
         ${optionalString (types.absolute-pathname.check name) name} = {
-          check = pkgs.writeDash "shellcheck.sh" ''
-            ${pkgs.haskellPackages.ShellCheck}/bin/shellcheck "$1" || :
-          '';
           executable = true;
           text = "#! ${pkgs.bash}/bin/bash\n${text}";
         };