diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 6fb8241d6d600..57032932b878c 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -16,95 +16,6 @@ jobs:
     name: Windows
     vmImage: vs2017-win2016
 
-- job: 'Checks'
-  pool:
-    vmImage: ubuntu-16.04
-  timeoutInMinutes: 90
-  steps:
-  - script: |
-      echo '##vso[task.prependpath]$(HOME)/miniconda3/bin'
-      echo '##vso[task.setvariable variable=ENV_FILE]environment.yml'
-      echo '##vso[task.setvariable variable=AZURE]true'
-    displayName: 'Setting environment variables'
-
-  # Do not require a conda environment
-  - script: ci/code_checks.sh patterns
-    displayName: 'Looking for unwanted patterns'
-    condition: true
-
-  - script: |
-      sudo apt-get update
-      sudo apt-get install -y libc6-dev-i386
-      ci/setup_env.sh
-    displayName: 'Setup environment and build pandas'
-    condition: true
-
-  # Do not require pandas
-  - script: |
-      source activate pandas-dev
-      ci/code_checks.sh lint
-    displayName: 'Linting'
-    condition: true
-
-  - script: |
-      source activate pandas-dev
-      ci/code_checks.sh dependencies
-    displayName: 'Dependencies consistency'
-    condition: true
-
-  # Require pandas
-  - script: |
-      source activate pandas-dev
-      ci/code_checks.sh code
-    displayName: 'Checks on imported code'
-    condition: true
-
-  - script: |
-      source activate pandas-dev
-      ci/code_checks.sh doctests
-    displayName: 'Running doctests'
-    condition: true
-
-  - script: |
-      source activate pandas-dev
-      ci/code_checks.sh docstrings
-    displayName: 'Docstring validation'
-    condition: true
-
-  - script: |
-      source activate pandas-dev
-      ci/code_checks.sh typing
-    displayName: 'Typing validation'
-    condition: true
-
-  - script: |
-      source activate pandas-dev
-      pytest --capture=no --strict scripts
-    displayName: 'Testing docstring validation script'
-    condition: true
-
-  - script: |
-      source activate pandas-dev
-      cd asv_bench
-      asv check -E existing
-      git remote add upstream https://github.com/pandas-dev/pandas.git
-      git fetch upstream
-      if git diff upstream/master --name-only | grep -q "^asv_bench/"; then
-          asv machine --yes
-          ASV_OUTPUT="$(asv dev)"
-          if [[ $(echo "$ASV_OUTPUT" | grep "failed") ]]; then
-              echo "##vso[task.logissue type=error]Benchmarks run with errors"
-              echo "$ASV_OUTPUT"
-              exit 1
-          else
-              echo "Benchmarks run without errors"
-          fi
-      else
-          echo "Benchmarks did not run, no changes detected"
-      fi
-    displayName: 'Running benchmarks'
-    condition: true
-
 - job: 'Web_and_Docs'
   pool:
     vmImage: ubuntu-16.04