diff --git a/.prettierrc b/.prettierrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e0d1ce848..0000000000
--- a/.prettierrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "parser": "markdown",
-  "proseWrap": "always",
-  "tabWidth": 2,
-  "overrides": [
-    {
-      "files": "*.md",
-      "options": {
-        "tabWidth": 4
-      }
-    }
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 0a130c7df9..2b6cdd26bd 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -132,9 +132,6 @@ as well as
 Remark preserves consistent markdown styling across the contributions.
 Please ensure before submitting a contribution that you do not have any linter errors
 in your text editor.
-You can also use [prettier](https://github.com/prettier/prettier) to
-automatically correct some of the style issues that might be found
-in the proposed changes.
 
 We have deployed a continuous integrator ([circle CI](https://circleci.com/)) to
 further allow for integrating changes continuously.