diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e6416d5a6f..852c85ccd6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ GO_LICENSES_PACKAGE ?= github.com/google/go-licenses@v1.6.0 # renovate: datasour
 GOVULNCHECK_PACKAGE ?= golang.org/x/vuln/cmd/govulncheck@v1 # renovate: datasource=go
 DEADCODE_PACKAGE ?= golang.org/x/tools/cmd/deadcode@v0.34.0 # renovate: datasource=go
 GOMOCK_PACKAGE ?= go.uber.org/mock/mockgen@v0.5.2 # renovate: datasource=go
-GOPLS_PACKAGE ?= golang.org/x/tools/gopls@v0.18.1 # renovate: datasource=go
 RENOVATE_NPM_PACKAGE ?= renovate@40.57.1 # renovate: datasource=docker packageName=data.forgejo.org/renovate/renovate
 
 # https://github.com/disposable-email-domains/disposable-email-domains/commits/main/
@@ -222,7 +221,6 @@ help:
 	@echo " - lint-go                          lint go files"
 	@echo " - lint-go-fix                      lint go files and fix issues"
 	@echo " - lint-go-vet                      lint go files with vet"
-	@echo " - lint-go-gopls                    lint go files with gopls"
 	@echo " - lint-js                          lint js files"
 	@echo " - lint-js-fix                      lint js files and fix issues"
 	@echo " - lint-css                         lint css files"
@@ -487,11 +485,6 @@ lint-go-vet:
 	@echo "Running go vet..."
 	@$(GO) vet ./...
 
-.PHONY: lint-go-gopls
-lint-go-gopls:
-	@echo "Running gopls check..."
-	@GO=$(GO) GOPLS_PACKAGE=$(GOPLS_PACKAGE) tools/lint-go-gopls.sh $(GO_SOURCES_NO_BINDATA)
-
 .PHONY: lint-editorconfig
 lint-editorconfig:
 	$(GO) run $(EDITORCONFIG_CHECKER_PACKAGE) templates .forgejo/workflows
@@ -932,7 +925,6 @@ deps-tools:
 	$(GO) install $(GO_LICENSES_PACKAGE)
 	$(GO) install $(GOVULNCHECK_PACKAGE)
 	$(GO) install $(GOMOCK_PACKAGE)
-	$(GO) install $(GOPLS_PACKAGE)
 
 node_modules: package-lock.json
 	npm install --no-save
diff --git a/tools/lint-go-gopls.sh b/tools/lint-go-gopls.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index a222ea14d7..0000000000
--- a/tools/lint-go-gopls.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -uo pipefail
-
-cd "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && cd ..
-
-IGNORE_PATTERNS=(
-  "is deprecated" # TODO: fix these
-)
-
-# lint all go files with 'gopls check' and look for lines starting with the
-# current absolute path, indicating a error was found. This is necessary
-# because the tool does not set non-zero exit code when errors are found.
-# ref: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/67078
-ERROR_LINES=$("$GO" run "$GOPLS_PACKAGE" check "$@" 2>/dev/null | grep -E "^$PWD" | grep -vFf <(printf '%s\n' "${IGNORE_PATTERNS[@]}"));
-NUM_ERRORS=$(echo -n "$ERROR_LINES" | wc -l)
-
-if [ "$NUM_ERRORS" -eq "0" ]; then
-  exit 0;
-else
-  echo "$ERROR_LINES"
-  echo "Found $NUM_ERRORS 'gopls check' errors"
-  exit 1;
-fi