diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_lint.yml b/.github/workflows/build_lint.yml
index fa754b62650..ab62e75bce5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_lint.yml
@@ -49,12 +49,6 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         allow-prereleases: true
         cache: 'pip'
-    - name: Set up Vale
-      run: |
-        curl -sSL https://github.com/errata-ai/vale/releases/download/v3.9.1/vale_3.9.1_Linux_64-bit.tar.gz | tar -xz -C /tmp
-        sudo mv /tmp/vale /usr/local/bin/vale
-        chmod +x /usr/local/bin/vale
-      if: runner.os == 'Linux'  # Only install on Linux runners
     - name: Install uv
       run: pip install uv
     - name: Install Mesa and dependencies
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 1353c66f15b..645483821fe 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: vale
         name: Vale
-        entry: bash -c 'curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/errata-ai/vale/v3.9.1/vale -O /tmp/vale && chmod +x /tmp/vale && /tmp/vale "$@"' --
-        language: system
         types: [file]
         files: \.(md|txt|rst)$  # Adjust file extensions as needed