diff --git a/bin-cs/lint b/bin-cs/lint
index 88fc7105a..8a90e4792 100755
--- a/bin-cs/lint
+++ b/bin-cs/lint
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ pyflakes2=pyflakes-2.7
 pyflakes3='python3 -m pyflakes'
 pylint2=pylint-2.7
 pylint3='python3 -m pylint'
-pyiclint=pyicontract-lint
 pycodestyle_ignore=E111,E114,E124,E125,E126,E129,E201,E202,E127,E221,E226,E227,E265,E266,E301,E302,E305,E501,E731,W503,W504
 # pylint no longer supports: bad-whitespace,bad-continuation
 pylint_disable=bad-indentation,invalid-name,useless-object-inheritance,consider-using-f-string,use-dict-literal
@@ -140,7 +139,6 @@ do
           $trace $pyflakes "$lintfile" || xit=1
           [ $quick ] || $trace $pycodestyle "--ignore=$pycodestyle_ignore" "$lintfile" || xit=1
           ##[ $quick ] || $trace $pylint "--rcfile=$pylintrc" "--disable=$pylint_disable" "$lintfile" || xit=1
-          ##[ $quick ] || $trace $pyiclint "$lintfile" || xit=1
         fi
         exit $xit
       ) || xit=1
diff --git a/venv-requirements.txt b/venv-requirements.txt
index 87b9e21d4..5c9c21ea2 100644
--- a/venv-requirements.txt
+++ b/venv-requirements.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ pycodestyle
 # used by dedrm
 pycryptodome
 pyflakes
-pyicontract-lint
 pylint
 ##pylzma - seems to be stale, what was I using this for? - cameron 30nov2024
 ##pyobjc[allbindings]  ## macos only