diff --git a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0eac7f5b..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-name: golangci-lint
-
-on:
-    push:
-        tags:
-            - v*
-        branches:
-            - main
-    pull_request:
-
-permissions:
-    contents: read
-
-jobs:
-    golangci:
-        name: lint
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-        steps:
-            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-            - name: golangci-lint
-              uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
-              with:
-                  version: v1.61.0
-                  args: --timeout=2m
diff --git a/nix/packages/docs.nix b/nix/packages/docs.nix
index 441b171f..4071574c 100644
--- a/nix/packages/docs.nix
+++ b/nix/packages/docs.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-{ pkgs, perSystem, ... }:
+{
+  pkgs,
+  perSystem,
+  ...
+}:
 pkgs.stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
   name = "docs";
 
diff --git a/nix/packages/treefmt/default.nix b/nix/packages/treefmt/default.nix
index 22dd6155..7f6a8d0b 100644
--- a/nix/packages/treefmt/default.nix
+++ b/nix/packages/treefmt/default.nix
@@ -63,6 +63,19 @@ in
       git config --global user.name "Treefmt Test"
     '';
 
+    passthru.tests = {
+      golangci-lint = perSystem.self.treefmt.overrideAttrs (old: {
+        nativeBuildInputs = old.nativeBuildInputs ++ [pkgs.golangci-lint];
+        buildPhase = ''
+          HOME=$TMPDIR
+          golangci-lint run
+        '';
+        installPhase = ''
+          touch $out
+        '';
+      });
+    };
+
     meta = with lib; {
       description = "treefmt: one CLI to format your repo";
       homepage = "https://github.com/numtide/treefmt";