diff --git a/lint b/lint
index 4b7498df4c..d1dfde6931 100755
--- a/lint
+++ b/lint
@@ -149,9 +149,8 @@ lint() {
         return
     fi
 
-    # Don't lint this script or static.go
+    # Don't lint static.go
     case "$(basename "${filename}")" in
-        lint) return ;;
         static.go) return ;;
         coverage.html) return ;;
     esac