diff --git a/pip/.isort.cfg b/pip/.isort.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 903ecee1f..000000000
--- a/pip/.isort.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-[settings]
-skip_gitignore=True
-profile=black
-multi_line_output=3
-include_trailing_comma=True
-force_grid_wrap=0
-use_parentheses=True
-line_length=88
-ensure_newline_before_comments=true
-known_first_party=aqt,anki,tests
diff --git a/scripts/BUILD.bazel b/scripts/BUILD.bazel
index 789ecf996..bfd938208 100644
--- a/scripts/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/scripts/BUILD.bazel
@@ -7,9 +7,3 @@ py_binary(
     stamp = 1,
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
-
-py_binary(
-    name = "format",
-    srcs = ["format.py"],
-    tags = ["manual"],
-)
diff --git a/scripts/format.py b/scripts/format.py
deleted file mode 100755
index 104bdf9c1..000000000
--- a/scripts/format.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,117 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright: Ankitects Pty Ltd and contributors
-# License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
-
-"""
-This is an experiment with running some of the formatters outside
-of Bazel' testing system. It means we pick up files not explictly
-listed as inputs, but also means that work is done even when files
-have not changed, and it does not work on Windows.
-"""
-
-import os
-import subprocess
-import sys
-import time
-from pathlib import Path
-
-workspace = Path(os.environ["BUILD_WORKSPACE_DIRECTORY"])
-binroot = workspace / "bazel-bin"
-pyroot = binroot / "pip"
-tsroot = workspace / "ts"
-tsbinroot = tsroot / "node_modules" / ".bin"
-
-if sys.platform.startswith("win32"):
-    binext = ".exe"
-else:
-    binext = ""
-
-# pyargs = ["--check"]
-# prettierargs = "--check"
-pyargs = []
-prettierargs = "--write"
-
-
-def taken(stamp):
-    ms = int((time.time() - stamp) * 1000.0)
-    return f"{ms}ms"
-
-
-failed = False
-
-print("* Fixing Python formatting...", end="", flush=True)
-t = time.time()
-if subprocess.run(
-    [
-        str(pyroot / ("black" + binext)),
-    ]
-    + pyargs
-    + [
-        "-t",
-        "py38",
-        "--exclude='qt/aqt/forms|_gen|bazel-|node_modules'",
-        "-q",
-        ".",
-    ],
-    cwd=workspace,
-).returncode:
-    failed = True
-print(taken(t))
-
-print("* Fixing Python imports...", end="", flush=True)
-t = time.time()
-if subprocess.run(
-    [
-        str(pyroot / ("isort" + binext)),
-    ]
-    + pyargs
-    + [
-        "--settings-path",
-        "pip/.isort.cfg",
-        "--skip",
-        "forms",
-        "--sg",
-        "*_gen.py",
-        "--skip",
-        "generated.py",
-        "-q",
-        ".",
-    ],
-    cwd=workspace,
-).returncode:
-    failed = True
-print(taken(t))
-
-print("* Fixing Typescript formatting...", end="\n", flush=True)
-t = time.time()
-if subprocess.run(
-    [
-        tsbinroot / ("prettier" + binext),
-        "--config",
-        tsroot / ".prettierrc",
-        "--ignore-path",
-        tsroot / ".prettierignore",
-        "--loglevel",
-        "silent",
-        prettierargs,
-        "ts",
-        "qt",
-    ],
-    cwd=workspace,
-).returncode:
-    failed = True
-print(taken(t))
-
-print("* Fixing Fluent formatting...", end="", flush=True)
-t = time.time()
-if subprocess.run(
-    [
-        binroot / "ftl" / ("format" + binext),
-    ],
-    cwd=workspace,
-).returncode:
-    failed = True
-print(taken(t))
-
-
-if failed:
-    sys.exit(1)