diff --git a/Pipfile b/Pipfile
index c018d576..33659476 100644
--- a/Pipfile
+++ b/Pipfile
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@ uvicorn = "*"
 cool_seq_tool = {editable = true, path = "."}
 pytest = "*"
 pre-commit = "*"
-flake8 = "*"
-flake8-docstrings = "*"
-flake8-annotations = "*"
-flake8-quotes = "*"
-flake8-import-order = "*"
 pytest-cov = "*"
 pytest-asyncio = "==0.18.3"
 ipython = "*"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6662131a..ef156b89 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ uvicorn cool_seq_tool.api:app --reload
 Next, view the FastAPI on your local machine: http://127.0.0.1:8000/cool_seq_tool
 
 ## Init coding style tests
-Code style is managed by [flake8](https://github.com/PyCQA/flake8) and checked prior to commit.
+
+Code style is managed by [Ruff](https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff) and [Black](https://github.com/psf/black), and should be checked prior to commit.
 
 We use [pre-commit](https://pre-commit.com/#usage) to run conformance tests.