diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b74d0d84..31a6ef87 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,11 +7,7 @@ NUM_JOBS := $(or $(patsubst -j%,%,$(filter -j%,$(MAKEFLAGS))),\
 all:
 
 check:
-	@if ! command -v pre-commit >/dev/null; then \
-		echo "Install pre-commit to check files"; \
-		exit 1; \
-	fi
-	@pre-commit run --all-files
+	@./check_whence.py
 
 dist:
 	@mkdir -p release dist