diff --git a/.nf-core-lint.yml b/.nf-core-lint.yml
index f8ce3c1bbe35e3c7d67a8e9ef797d7e3ba5a1ab6..a24fddf163b17b87225a0073de318213abb59c16 100644
--- a/.nf-core-lint.yml
+++ b/.nf-core-lint.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 files_unchanged:
-  - .github/CONTRIBUTING.md
   - .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
   - .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md