diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-linting.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-linting.yml
index 2dc8c43b..0396363c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-linting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-linting.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# cspell:ignore agilepathway commitlint kode
-
 name: PR linting
 on:
   pull_request:
@@ -16,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Check labels
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
-      - uses: docker://agilepathway/pull-request-label-checker:latest
+      - uses: docker://agilepathway/pull-request-label-checker:latest # cspell:ignore agilepathway
         with:
           any_of: >-
             🐛 Bug,✨ Feature,⚙️ Enhancement,⚠️ Interface,❗ Behavior,📝 Docs,🔨 Maintenance,🖱️ DX
@@ -28,5 +26,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - run: npm install @commitlint/config-conventional
-      - uses: JulienKode/pull-request-name-linter-action@v0.5.0
+      - run: npm install @compwa/commitlint-config
+      - name: Create commitlint config
+        run: |
+          echo "module.exports = {extends: ['@compwa/commitlint-config']}" > commitlint.config.js
+      - uses: JulienKode/pull-request-name-linter-action@v0.5.0 # cspell:ignore kode
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fb10abe8..28e9d586 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 *.xml
 *.yaml
 *.yml
+commitlint.config.js
 
 # Build files
 *.egg-info/
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 0622e029..9a40f67b 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@
     "src/repoma/.template/.cspell.json": true,
     "src/repoma/.template/.gitpod.yml": true,
     "src/repoma/.template/.prettierrc": true,
-    "src/repoma/.template/.taplo.toml": true,
-    "src/repoma/.template/commitlint.config.js": true
+    "src/repoma/.template/.taplo.toml": true
   },
   "yaml.schemas": {
     "https://citation-file-format.github.io/1.2.0/schema.json": "CITATION.cff",
diff --git a/commitlint.config.js b/commitlint.config.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d8b6bdcd..00000000
--- a/commitlint.config.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-module.exports = {
-  extends: ["@commitlint/config-conventional"],
-  rules: {
-    "type-case": [2, "always", ["upper-case"]],
-    "type-enum": [
-      2,
-      "always",
-      ["BEHAVIOR", "BREAK", "DOC", "DX", "ENH", "FEAT", "FIX", "MAINT"],
-    ],
-  },
-};
diff --git a/src/repoma/check_dev_files/commitlint.py b/src/repoma/check_dev_files/commitlint.py
index 8eacf0c3..7f19c138 100644
--- a/src/repoma/check_dev_files/commitlint.py
+++ b/src/repoma/check_dev_files/commitlint.py
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
-"""Check :file:`commitlint.config.js` config file."""
-from repoma.utilities import CONFIG_PATH, update_file
+"""Remove :file:`commitlint.config.js` config file.
+
+See https://github.com/ComPWA/repo-maintenance/issues/177.
+"""
+import os
+
+from repoma.errors import PrecommitError
 
 
 def main() -> None:
-    update_file(CONFIG_PATH.commitlint, in_template_folder=True)
+    path = "commitlint.config.js"
+    if not os.path.exists(path):
+        return
+    os.remove(path)
+    msg = f"Remove outdated {path}"
+    raise PrecommitError(msg)
diff --git a/src/repoma/utilities/__init__.py b/src/repoma/utilities/__init__.py
index d766716d..170fc30e 100644
--- a/src/repoma/utilities/__init__.py
+++ b/src/repoma/utilities/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 class _ConfigFilePaths(NamedTuple):
     citation: Path = Path("CITATION.cff")
     codecov: Path = Path("codecov.yml")
-    commitlint: Path = Path("commitlint.config.js")
     cspell: Path = Path(".cspell.json")
     editorconfig: Path = Path(".editorconfig")
     github_workflow_dir: Path = Path(".github/workflows")