diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/run-test.sh b/.gitlab-ci/run-test.sh
index c826dd078b..18038304f8 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci/run-test.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/run-test.sh
@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@ meson --version
 ! command -v yum  &>/dev/null || yum list installed
 ! command -v apk  &>/dev/null || apk -v info
 
-# The formatting depends on the version of python black.
-# We have a dedicated test that checks our formatting, which
-# uses the right version. We should disable the check during
-# `make check`.
-export NMTST_SKIP_PYTHON_BLACK=1
-
 # We have a unit test that check that `ci-fairy generate-template`
 # is equal to our .gitlab-ci.yml file. However, on gitlab-ci we
 # also have a dedicate test for the same thing. We don't need
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index c7d5c934e3..784a346ad4 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -5679,12 +5679,6 @@ CLEANFILES += \
 
 include Makefile.examples
 
-if WITH_PYTHON_BLACK
-check-python-black:
-	test "$$NMTST_SKIP_PYTHON_BLACK" == 1 || $(BLACK) --check $(top_srcdir) $(top_srcdir)/examples/python/gi/nm-wg-set
-check_local += check-python-black
-endif
-
 ###############################################################################
 
 check-tree:
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 41bb7825bf..f8361e97b5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1320,10 +1320,6 @@ else
 	have_introspection=no
 fi
 
-# check for python black. And check if all files are formatted with python black
-AC_PATH_PROG(BLACK, black)
-AM_CONDITIONAL(WITH_PYTHON_BLACK, test "${BLACK}" != "")
-
 # check for pregenerated manpages and documentation to be installed
 use_pregen_docs=no
 if test "$build_docs" != "yes" -a \