diff --git a/.importlinter b/.importlinter
deleted file mode 100644
index 79f541ccb3..0000000000
--- a/.importlinter
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-[importlinter]
-root_packages =
-    openpilot
-    cereal
-    capnp
-
-[importlinter:contract:1]
-name = Forbid imports from openpilot.selfdrive.car to openpilot.system
-type = forbidden
-source_modules =
-    openpilot.selfdrive.car
-forbidden_modules =
-    cereal
-    capnp
-    openpilot.common
-    openpilot.selfdrive.controls
-    openpilot.selfdrive.debug
-    openpilot.selfdrive.pandad
-    openpilot.selfdrive.test
-    openpilot.system
-    openpilot.body
-    openpilot.tools
-    openpilot.docs
-    openpilot.msgq
-    openpilot.panda
-    openpilot.rednose
-    openpilot.release
-    openpilot.teleoprtc
-    openpilot.tinygrad
-ignore_imports =
-    # these are okay
-    openpilot.selfdrive.car.card -> openpilot.common.swaglog
-    openpilot.selfdrive.car.card -> openpilot.common.realtime
-    openpilot.selfdrive.car.card -> openpilot.selfdrive.controls.lib.events
-    openpilot.selfdrive.car.tests.test_models -> openpilot.tools.lib.logreader
-    openpilot.selfdrive.car.tests.test_models -> openpilot.selfdrive.car.card
-    openpilot.selfdrive.car.tests.test_models -> openpilot.tools.lib.route
-    openpilot.selfdrive.car.tests.test_models -> openpilot.system.hardware.hw
-    openpilot.selfdrive.car.tests.test_models -> openpilot.selfdrive.test.helpers
-    openpilot.selfdrive.car.tests.test_car_interfaces -> openpilot.selfdrive.controls.lib.latcontrol_angle
-    openpilot.selfdrive.car.tests.test_car_interfaces -> openpilot.selfdrive.controls.lib.longcontrol
-    openpilot.selfdrive.car.tests.test_car_interfaces -> openpilot.selfdrive.controls.lib.latcontrol_torque
-    openpilot.selfdrive.car.tests.test_car_interfaces -> openpilot.selfdrive.controls.lib.latcontrol_pid
-    openpilot.selfdrive.car.card -> openpilot.common.params
-    openpilot.selfdrive.car.tests.test_models -> openpilot.common.params
-    openpilot.selfdrive.car.tests.test_models -> openpilot.common.basedir
-    openpilot.selfdrive.car.card -> openpilot.selfdrive.pandad
-    openpilot.selfdrive.car.tests.test_car_interfaces -> openpilot.selfdrive.pandad
-    openpilot.selfdrive.car.tests.test_models -> openpilot.selfdrive.pandad
-    openpilot.selfdrive.car.tests.test_car_interfaces -> openpilot.selfdrive.test.fuzzy_generation
-    openpilot.selfdrive.car.tests.test_models -> capnp
-    openpilot.selfdrive.car.tests.test_car_interfaces -> cereal
-    openpilot.selfdrive.car.tests.test_car_interfaces -> cereal.messaging
-    openpilot.selfdrive.car.tests.test_car_interfaces -> openpilot.selfdrive.test.fuzzy_generation
-    openpilot.selfdrive.car.tests.test_models -> cereal
-    openpilot.selfdrive.car.tests.test_models -> cereal.messaging
-    openpilot.selfdrive.car.card -> cereal
-    openpilot.selfdrive.car.card -> cereal.messaging
-    openpilot.selfdrive.car.car_specific -> openpilot.selfdrive.controls.lib.events
-    openpilot.selfdrive.car.car_specific -> cereal
-    openpilot.selfdrive.car.car_specific -> cereal.messaging
-    openpilot.selfdrive.car.card -> capnp
-unmatched_ignore_imports_alerting = warn
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9eee3afcc5..df6ba3f7cc 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ docs = [
 testing = [
   "coverage",
   "hypothesis ==6.47.*",
-  "import-linter",
   "mypy",
   "pytest",
   "pytest-cov",
diff --git a/scripts/lint/lint.sh b/scripts/lint/lint.sh
index 13f3fe133c..652fa4d65f 100755
--- a/scripts/lint/lint.sh
+++ b/scripts/lint/lint.sh
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ function run_tests() {
   PYTHON_FILES=$2
 
   run "ruff" ruff check $PYTHON_FILES --quiet
-  run "lint-imports" lint-imports
   run "check_added_large_files" python3 -m pre_commit_hooks.check_added_large_files --enforce-all $ALL_FILES --maxkb=120
   run "check_shebang_scripts_are_executable" python3 -m pre_commit_hooks.check_shebang_scripts_are_executable $ALL_FILES
   run "check_shebang_format" $DIR/check_shebang_format.sh $ALL_FILES
@@ -69,7 +68,6 @@ function help() {
   echo -e "${BOLD}${UNDERLINE}Tests:${NC}"
   echo -e "  ${BOLD}ruff${NC}"
   echo -e "  ${BOLD}mypy${NC}"
-  echo -e "  ${BOLD}lint-imports${NC}"
   echo -e "  ${BOLD}codespell${NC}"
   echo -e "  ${BOLD}check_added_large_files${NC}"
   echo -e "  ${BOLD}check_shebang_scripts_are_executable${NC}"