diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 59df03c767f..ce892c54377 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -102,23 +102,6 @@ jobs:
         run: check/pylint --version
       - name: Lint
         run: check/pylint -v
-  incremental_lint:
-    name: Incremental Lint check
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v1
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.8'
-          architecture: 'x64'
-      - name: Install pylint
-        run: pip install -r dev_tools/requirements/deps/pylint.txt
-      - name: Display version
-        run: check/pylint --version
-      - name: Lint
-        run: check/pylint-changed-files
   doc_test:
     name: Doc test
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
diff --git a/check/pylint-changed-files b/check/pylint-changed-files
index f155a52a1b5..706add00b9b 100755
--- a/check/pylint-changed-files
+++ b/check/pylint-changed-files
@@ -64,5 +64,5 @@ echo "Found ${num_changed} lintable files associated with changes." >&2
 if [ "${num_changed}" -eq 0 ]; then
     exit 0
 fi
-pylint --rcfile=dev_tools/conf/incremental.pylintrc ${changed[@]}
+pylint --rcfile=dev_tools/conf/.pylintrc ${changed[@]}
 
diff --git a/dev_tools/bash_scripts_test.py b/dev_tools/bash_scripts_test.py
index be2863b250c..8e36ca87851 100644
--- a/dev_tools/bash_scripts_test.py
+++ b/dev_tools/bash_scripts_test.py
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ def test_pylint_changed_files_file_selection(tmpdir_factory):
         ).split()
     )
 
-    intercepted_prefix = 'INTERCEPTED pylint --rcfile=dev_tools/conf/incremental.pylintrc '
+    intercepted_prefix = 'INTERCEPTED pylint --rcfile=dev_tools/conf/.pylintrc '
 
     result = run(
         script_file='check/pylint-changed-files',
diff --git a/dev_tools/conf/incremental.pylintrc b/dev_tools/conf/incremental.pylintrc
deleted file mode 100644
index d18f7a59182..00000000000
--- a/dev_tools/conf/incremental.pylintrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-[MASTER]
-load-plugins=pylint.extensions.docparams,pylint.extensions.docstyle
-max-line-length=100
-disable=all
-ignore-patterns=.*_pb2\.py,quantum_engine_service_client.py,engine_pb2_grpc.py
-output-format=colorized
-score=no
-reports=no
-enable=
-    anomalous-backslash-in-string,
-    assert-on-tuple,
-    bad-indentation,
-    bad-option-value,
-    bad-reversed-sequence,
-    bad-super-call,
-    consider-merging-isinstance,
-    continue-in-finally,
-    dangerous-default-value,
-    docstyle,
-    duplicate-argument-name,
-    expression-not-assigned,
-    function-redefined,
-    inconsistent-mro,
-    init-is-generator,
-    line-too-long,
-    lost-exception,
-    missing-kwoa,
-    mixed-indentation,
-    mixed-line-endings,
-    not-callable,
-    no-value-for-parameter,
-    nonexistent-operator,
-    not-in-loop,
-    parameter_documentation,
-    pointless-statement,
-    redefined-builtin,
-    relative-import,
-    return-arg-in-generator,
-    return-in-init,
-    return-outside-function,
-    simplifiable-if-statement,
-    syntax-error,
-    too-many-function-args,
-    trailing-whitespace,
-    # Disabling until https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/issues/3791 is fixed
-    # undefined-variable,
-    unexpected-keyword-arg,
-    unhashable-dict-key,
-    unnecessary-pass,
-    unreachable,
-    unrecognized-inline-option,
-    unused-import,
-    unnecessary-semicolon,
-    unused-variable,
-    unused-wildcard-import,
-    wildcard-import,
-    wrong-import-order,
-    wrong-import-position,
-    yield-outside-function
-
-# Ignore long lines containing urls or pylint directives.
-ignore-long-lines=^(.*#\w*pylint: disable.*|\s*(# )?<?https?://\S+>?)$
-
-[TYPECHECK]
-
-# List of members which are set dynamically and missed by pylint inference
-# system, and so shouldn't trigger E1101 when accessed. Python regular
-# expressions are accepted.
-generated-members=numpy.*
-
-
-[IMPORTS]
-
-# Force import order to recognize a module as part of a third party library.
-known-third-party=cirq,cirq_google,cirq_aqt,cirq_ionq