diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index a8a443fbd576..000000000000
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-LineLength:
-  Enabled: true
-  Max: 180
-
-MethodLength:
-  Enabled: true
-  Max: 100
-
-Style/ClassLength:
-  Exclude:
-    # Most modules are quite large and all contained in one class.  This is OK.
-    - 'modules/**/*'
-
-Style/NumericLiterals:
-  Enabled: false
-
-Documentation:
-  Exclude:
-    - 'modules/**/*'
diff --git a/tools/msftidy.rb b/tools/msftidy.rb
index 7215f79b07dd..cee49583d0e3 100755
--- a/tools/msftidy.rb
+++ b/tools/msftidy.rb
@@ -335,15 +335,6 @@ def check_extname
     end
   end
 
-  # Explicitly skip this check if we're suppressing info messages
-  # anyway, since it takes a fair amount of time per module to perform.
-  def check_rubocop
-    return true if SUPPRESS_INFO_MESSAGES
-    out = %x{rubocop -n #{@full_filepath}}
-    ret = $?
-    info("Fails to pass Rubocop Ruby style guidelines (run 'rubocop #{@full_filepath}' to see violations)") unless ret.exitstatus == 0
-  end
-
   def check_old_rubies
     return true unless CHECK_OLD_RUBIES
     return true unless Object.const_defined? :RVM
@@ -611,7 +602,6 @@ def run_checks(full_filepath)
   tidy.check_vuln_codes
   tidy.check_vars_get
   tidy.check_newline_eof
-  tidy.check_rubocop
   tidy.check_sock_get
   tidy.check_udp_sock_get
   return tidy