diff --git a/docs/iris/src/common_links.inc b/docs/iris/src/common_links.inc
index 0bc8ca60e6..79adc2a50d 100644
--- a/docs/iris/src/common_links.inc
+++ b/docs/iris/src/common_links.inc
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 .. _readthedocs.yml: https://github.com/SciTools/iris/blob/master/requirements/ci/readthedocs.yml
 .. _travis-ci: https://travis-ci.org/github/SciTools/iris
 .. _.travis.yml: https://github.com/SciTools/iris/blob/master/.travis.yml
-.. _.stickler.yml: https://github.com/SciTools/iris/blob/master/.stickler.yml
 .. _.flake8.yml: https://github.com/SciTools/iris/blob/master/.flake8
 .. _GitHub Help Documentation: https://docs.github.com/en/github
 .. _using git: https://docs.github.com/en/github/using-git
diff --git a/docs/iris/src/developers_guide/contributing_ci_tests.rst b/docs/iris/src/developers_guide/contributing_ci_tests.rst
index c7a041bcb2..492996f8b8 100644
--- a/docs/iris/src/developers_guide/contributing_ci_tests.rst
+++ b/docs/iris/src/developers_guide/contributing_ci_tests.rst
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ Iris **master**.  The checks performed are:
 
 * :ref:`testing_cla`
 * :ref:`testing_travis`
-* :ref:`testing_stickler`
 
 
 .. _testing_cla:
@@ -24,16 +23,6 @@ A bot that checks the user who created the pull request has signed the
 please see https://scitools.org.uk/organisation.html#governance
 
 
-.. _testing_stickler:
-
-Stickler CI
-***********
-
-Automatically enforces coding standards.  The configuration file named
-`.stickler.yml`_ is in the Iris_ root directory.  For more information see
-https://stickler-ci.com/.
-
-
 .. _testing_travis:
 
 Travis-CI