diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index abd13e32b..eedbd2c4f 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -29,12 +29,3 @@ repos:
     - id: flake8
       name: flake8 format check
       entry: bash -c 'flake8 --config=.flake8 $(git diff --name-only --cached --diff-filter=ACMR | grep .py)'
-
-  - repo: local
-    hooks:
-    - id: issue-number
-      name: Check for Github issue number
-      language: pygrep
-      entry: '\A(?!GH+-[0-9]+)'
-      args: [--multiline]
-      stages: [commit-msg]
diff --git a/doc/running.md b/doc/running.md
index 9e8861e82..3837fc3bb 100644
--- a/doc/running.md
+++ b/doc/running.md
@@ -444,19 +444,7 @@ Current checks are:-
 - `black` library (formats Python code)
 - `isort` library (standardises the order of Python imports)
 - `flake8` library (formats Python code and also improves code style)
-- Github issue reference (commits must reference the issue number)
 
 To override the above for whatever reason (maybe you don't have a ticket number and because you are working on hotfix) you can use the following command.
 
 `PRE_COMMIT_ALLOW_NO_CONFIG=1 git push ...`
-
-### Git commit message
-
-Commit messages should follow the appropriate format.
-All commits must begin with the Github issue they are associated with.
-
-format: `GH-[int]`
-
-e.g.
-
-`git commit -m "GH-1234 insert message here"`