diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b9fe5461aff37..e7a26a7905799 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build Pandas
       uses: ./.github/actions/build_pandas
 
-    - name: Linting
-      run: ci/code_checks.sh lint
-      if: always()
-
     - name: Checks on imported code
       run: ci/code_checks.sh code
       if: always()
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index d72364b66e0e7..892b8d6dfa0c8 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ repos:
             # Check for deprecated messages without sphinx directive
             |(DEPRECATED|DEPRECATE|Deprecated)(:|,|\.)
         types_or: [python, cython, rst]
+    -   id: cython-casting
+        name: Check Cython casting is `<type>obj`, not `<type> obj`
+        language: pygrep
+        entry: '[a-zA-Z0-9*]> '
+        files: (\.pyx|\.pxi.in)$
     -   id: incorrect-backticks
         name: Check for backticks incorrectly rendering because of missing spaces
         language: pygrep
diff --git a/ci/code_checks.sh b/ci/code_checks.sh
index 0d05d50bd7dd6..f9860de3b2bb3 100755
--- a/ci/code_checks.sh
+++ b/ci/code_checks.sh
@@ -3,21 +3,18 @@
 # Run checks related to code quality.
 #
 # This script is intended for both the CI and to check locally that code standards are
-# respected. We are currently linting (PEP-8 and similar), looking for patterns of
-# common mistakes (sphinx directives with missing blank lines, old style classes,
-# unwanted imports...), we run doctests here (currently some files only), and we
+# respected. We run doctests here (currently some files only), and we
 # validate formatting error in docstrings.
 #
 # Usage:
 #   $ ./ci/code_checks.sh               # run all checks
-#   $ ./ci/code_checks.sh lint          # run linting only
 #   $ ./ci/code_checks.sh code          # checks on imported code
 #   $ ./ci/code_checks.sh doctests      # run doctests
 #   $ ./ci/code_checks.sh docstrings    # validate docstring errors
 #   $ ./ci/code_checks.sh typing        # run static type analysis
 
-[[ -z "$1" || "$1" == "lint" || "$1" == "code" || "$1" == "doctests" || "$1" == "docstrings" || "$1" == "typing" ]] || \
-    { echo "Unknown command $1. Usage: $0 [lint|code|doctests|docstrings|typing]"; exit 9999; }
+[[ -z "$1" || "$1" == "code" || "$1" == "doctests" || "$1" == "docstrings" || "$1" == "typing" ]] || \
+    { echo "Unknown command $1. Usage: $0 [code|doctests|docstrings|typing]"; exit 9999; }
 
 BASE_DIR="$(dirname $0)/.."
 RET=0
@@ -40,23 +37,6 @@ if [[ "$GITHUB_ACTIONS" == "true" ]]; then
     INVGREP_PREPEND="##[error]"
 fi
 
-### LINTING ###
-if [[ -z "$CHECK" || "$CHECK" == "lint" ]]; then
-
-    # Check that cython casting is of the form `<type>obj` as opposed to `<type> obj`;
-    # it doesn't make a difference, but we want to be internally consistent.
-    # Note: this grep pattern is (intended to be) equivalent to the python
-    # regex r'(?<![ ->])> '
-    MSG='Linting .pyx code for spacing conventions in casting' ; echo $MSG
-    invgrep -r -E --include '*.pyx' --include '*.pxi.in' '[a-zA-Z0-9*]> ' pandas/_libs
-    RET=$(($RET + $?)) ; echo $MSG "DONE"
-
-    # readability/casting: Warnings about C casting instead of C++ casting
-    # runtime/int: Warnings about using C number types instead of C++ ones
-    # build/include_subdir: Warnings about prefacing included header files with directory
-
-fi
-
 ### CODE ###
 if [[ -z "$CHECK" || "$CHECK" == "code" ]]; then
 
diff --git a/doc/source/development/contributing_codebase.rst b/doc/source/development/contributing_codebase.rst
index 721b1af126709..53e66eeff51e6 100644
--- a/doc/source/development/contributing_codebase.rst
+++ b/doc/source/development/contributing_codebase.rst
@@ -23,11 +23,10 @@ contributing them to the project::
 
    ./ci/code_checks.sh
 
-The script verifies the linting of code files, it looks for common mistake patterns
-(like missing spaces around sphinx directives that make the documentation not
-being rendered properly) and it also validates the doctests. It is possible to
-run the checks independently by using the parameters ``lint``, ``patterns`` and
-``doctests`` (e.g. ``./ci/code_checks.sh lint``).
+The script validates the doctests, formatting in docstrings, static typing, and
+imported modules. It is possible to run the checks independently by using the
+parameters ``docstring``, ``code``, ``typing``, and ``doctests``
+(e.g. ``./ci/code_checks.sh doctests``).
 
 In addition, because a lot of people use our library, it is important that we
 do not make sudden changes to the code that could have the potential to break