diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bd08a4b..bc801fe 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-# by being first, this takes over plain `make`. It cuts out `staticcheck`
+# By being first, this takes over plain `make`. It cuts out `staticcheck`
 # because in the circleci/golang:1.11 image it chokes on the go module cache.
-default: precheck style staticcheck unused build test
+default: precheck style unused build test
 
 include Makefile.common