diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 5fbabf0..045d1ff 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -13,14 +13,6 @@ steps:
   volumes:
   - name: gopath
     path: /go
-- commands:
-  - make lint
-  image: golang:1.18
-  name: lint
-  pull: always
-  volumes:
-  - name: gopath
-    path: /go
 - commands:
   - apk add git make curl perl bash build-base zlib-dev ucl-dev
   - make ssh-server
diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
deleted file mode 100644
index e4f9bec..0000000
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-# unifying the coding style for different editors and IDEs => editorconfig.org
-
-; indicate this is the root of the project
-root = true
-
-###########################################################
-; common
-###########################################################
-
-[*]
-charset = utf-8
-
-end_of_line = LF
-insert_final_newline = true
-trim_trailing_whitespace = true
-
-indent_style = space
-indent_size = 2
-
-###########################################################
-; make
-###########################################################
-
-[Makefile]
-indent_style = tab
-
-[makefile]
-indent_style = tab
-
-###########################################################
-; markdown
-###########################################################
-
-[*.md]
-trim_trailing_whitespace = false
-
-###########################################################
-; golang
-###########################################################
-
-[*.go]
-indent_style = tab
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.revive.toml b/.revive.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 4294e25..0000000
--- a/.revive.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-ignoreGeneratedHeader = false
-severity = "warning"
-confidence = 0.8
-errorCode = 1
-warningCode = 1
-
-[rule.blank-imports]
-[rule.context-as-argument]
-[rule.context-keys-type]
-[rule.dot-imports]
-[rule.error-return]
-[rule.error-strings]
-[rule.error-naming]
-[rule.exported]
-[rule.if-return]
-[rule.increment-decrement]
-[rule.var-naming]
-[rule.var-declaration]
-[rule.package-comments]
-[rule.range]
-[rule.receiver-naming]
-[rule.time-naming]
-[rule.unexported-return]
-[rule.indent-error-flow]
-[rule.errorf]
-[rule.empty-block]
-[rule.superfluous-else]
-[rule.unused-parameter]
-[rule.unreachable-code]
-[rule.redefines-builtin-id]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1c29639..23e1a0d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -36,12 +36,6 @@ fmt:
 vet:
 	$(GO) vet ./...
 
-lint:
-	@hash revive > /dev/null 2>&1; if [ $$? -ne 0 ]; then \
-		$(GO) install github.com/mgechev/revive; \
-	fi
-	revive -config .revive.toml ./... || exit 1
-
 .PHONY: fmt-check
 fmt-check:
 	@hash gofumpt > /dev/null 2>&1; if [ $$? -ne 0 ]; then \
@@ -72,7 +66,7 @@ release-dirs:
 
 release-build:
 	@which gox > /dev/null; if [ $$? -ne 0 ]; then \
-		$(GO) install github.com/mitchellh/gox; \
+		$(GO) install github.com/mitchellh/gox@master; \
 	fi
 	gox -os="$(TARGETS)" -arch="$(ARCHS)" -tags="$(TAGS)" -ldflags="-s -w $(LDFLAGS)" -output="$(DIST)/binaries/$(EXECUTABLE)-$(VERSION)-{{.OS}}-{{.Arch}}"
 
diff --git a/pipeline.libsonnet b/pipeline.libsonnet
index 0d9a214..d584c3d 100644
--- a/pipeline.libsonnet
+++ b/pipeline.libsonnet
@@ -21,20 +21,6 @@
           },
         ],
       },
-      {
-        name: 'lint',
-        image: 'golang:1.18',
-        pull: 'always',
-        commands: [
-          'make lint',
-        ],
-        volumes: [
-          {
-            name: 'gopath',
-            path: '/go',
-          },
-        ],
-      },
       {
         name: 'test',
         image: 'golang:1.18-alpine',