diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1c6d3b26f5..a8d02b0656 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ WEAVER_CONTAINER=$(WEAVER_CONTAINER_REPOSITORY)/$(VERSIONED_WEAVER_CONTAINER_NO_
 OPA_CONTAINER=$(OPA_CONTAINER_REPOSITORY)/$(VERSIONED_OPA_CONTAINER_NO_REPO)
 LYCHEE_CONTAINER=$(LYCHEE_CONTAINER_REPOSITORY)/$(VERSIONED_LYCHEE_CONTAINER_NO_REPO)
 
-CHECK_TARGETS=install-tools markdownlint misspell table-check \
-			schema-check check-file-and-folder-names-in-docs
-
 # Determine if "docker" is actually podman
 DOCKER_VERSION_OUTPUT := $(shell docker --version 2>&1)
 DOCKER_IS_PODMAN := $(shell echo $(DOCKER_VERSION_OUTPUT) | grep -c podman)
@@ -88,10 +85,7 @@ endif
 
 # TODO: add `yamllint` step to `all` after making sure it works on Mac.
 .PHONY: all
-all: $(CHECK_TARGETS) markdown-link-check
-
-.PHONY: check
-check: $(CHECK_TARGETS)
+all: install-tools markdownlint misspell table-check schema-check check-file-and-folder-names-in-docs markdown-link-check
 
 .PHONY: check-file-and-folder-names-in-docs
 check-file-and-folder-names-in-docs:
@@ -348,4 +342,4 @@ check-dead-yaml:
 		--config=/home/weaver/templates/registry/signal-groups-weaver.yaml \
 		. \
 		/home/weaver/target
-	$(TOOLS_DIR)/scripts/find-dead-yaml.sh $(PWD)/internal/tools/bin/signal-groups.txt $(PWD)/docs
\ No newline at end of file
+	$(TOOLS_DIR)/scripts/find-dead-yaml.sh $(PWD)/internal/tools/bin/signal-groups.txt $(PWD)/docs