diff --git a/.azure/linux-stack.yml b/.azure/linux-stack.yml
index 667bb5e2b..e8b3e236d 100644
--- a/.azure/linux-stack.yml
+++ b/.azure/linux-stack.yml
@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@ jobs:
       else
         GHC_MINOR_VERSION=nightly
       fi
-      stack unpack hlint --stack-yaml ../$(YAML_FILE) --to "$(Agent.TempDirectory)"
-      mkdir -p data
-      cp "$(Agent.TempDirectory)"/hlint*/data/hlint.yaml data
       ARTIFACT_NAME=hie-$(hie --numeric-version)-ghc-$GHC_VERSION-linux-x86_64
       tar -vczf $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/$ARTIFACT_NAME.tar.xz *
     displayName: Install `hie`
diff --git a/.azure/macos-stack.yml b/.azure/macos-stack.yml
index ecb718e33..0f88e67c5 100644
--- a/.azure/macos-stack.yml
+++ b/.azure/macos-stack.yml
@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@ jobs:
       else
         GHC_VERSION=nightly
       fi
-      stack unpack hlint --stack-yaml ../$(YAML_FILE) --to "$(Agent.TempDirectory)"
-      mkdir -p data
-      cp "$(Agent.TempDirectory)"/hlint*/data/hlint.yaml data
       ARTIFACT_NAME=hie-$(hie --numeric-version)-ghc-$GHC_VERSION-macos-x86_64
       tar -vczf $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/$ARTIFACT_NAME.tar.xz *
     displayName: Install `hie`
diff --git a/.azure/windows-stack.yml b/.azure/windows-stack.yml
index 81ec08424..b54adb522 100644
--- a/.azure/windows-stack.yml
+++ b/.azure/windows-stack.yml
@@ -73,9 +73,6 @@ jobs:
       else
         GHC_VERSION=nightly
       fi
-      stack unpack hlint --stack-yaml ../$(YAML_FILE) --to "$(Agent.TempDirectory)"
-      mkdir -p data
-      cp "$(Agent.TempDirectory)"/hlint*/data/hlint.yaml data
       ARTIFACT_NAME=hie-$(hie --numeric-version)-ghc-$GHC_VERSION-windows-x86_64
       7z a "$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/$ARTIFACT_NAME.zip" *
     displayName: Install `hie`
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 97cbfd7db..6a62dbe1e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -152,10 +152,6 @@ HIE builds from source code, so there's a couple of extra steps.
 * `stack` must be in your PATH
 * `git` must be in your PATH
 * Stack local bin directory must be in your PATH. Get it with `stack path --local-bin`
-* To make hlint suggestions work, `hie` must locate the [hlint configuration yaml file](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ndmitchell/hlint/master/data/hlint.yaml). The file is searched in order in the following locations:
-  * In the directory pointed by the environment variable `$HLINT_DATADIR`.
-  * If hie was installed using stack or cabal, in a tool-specific internal installation directory.
-  * And finally in a subdirectory named `data` inside the directory where the `hie` executable is. 
 
 Tip: you can quickly check if some command is in your path by running the command.
 If you receive some meaningful output instead of "command not found"-like message