diff --git a/tests/scripts/all.sh b/tests/scripts/all.sh
index 9b69aa2..93d239e 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/all.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/all.sh
@@ -1750,15 +1750,6 @@
     unset gdb_disable_aslr
 }
 
-support_check_python_files () {
-    # Find the installed version of Pylint. Installed as a distro package this can
-    # be pylint3 and as a PEP egg, pylint.
-    if type pylint >/dev/null 2>/dev/null || type pylint3 >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
-        true;
-    else
-        false;
-    fi
-}
 component_check_python_files () {
     msg "Lint: Python scripts"
     record_status tests/scripts/check-python-files.sh