diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index b8d0ac1..a407a19 100644
--- a/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/.pre-commit-config.yaml	
+++ b/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/.pre-commit-config.yaml	
@@ -74,27 +74,3 @@ repos:
         name: bandit - Checks for vulnerabilities
         args: ["-c", "pyproject.toml"]
         additional_dependencies: ["bandit[toml]"]
-{% if cookiecutter.using_R == "Yes" %}
-  # R specific hooks: https://github.com/lorenzwalthert/precommit
-  - repo: https://github.com/lorenzwalthert/precommit
-    rev: v0.1.3
-    hooks:
-      - id: style-files
-        name: Style files using styler
-        args: [ --style_pkg=styler, --style_fun=tidyverse_style ]
-      - id: roxygenize
-        name: Run roxygen2::roxygenize()
-      # codemeta must be above use-tidy-description when both are used
-      # -   id: codemeta-description-updated
-      - id: use-tidy-description
-        name: Run sethis::use_tidy_description()
-      - id: lintr
-        name: Run lintr::lint()
-        exclude: renv/activate.R
-      - id: readme-rmd-rendered
-        name: Check README.Rmd has been rendered to README.md
-      - id: parsable-R
-        name: Check for valid R code using the parse() function
-      - id: no-browser-statement
-        name: Check for accidential browser() statements
-{% endif -%}