diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Makefile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Makefile
index b2cf6cda7..0dd4d25c3 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Makefile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .PHONY: clean clean-build clean-pyc clean-test coverage dist docs help install lint lint/flake8
-        {%- if cookiecutter.use_black == 'y' %} lint/black{% endif %}
+
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := help
 
 define BROWSER_PYSCRIPT
@@ -51,12 +51,8 @@ clean-test: ## remove test and coverage artifacts
 lint/flake8: ## check style with flake8
 	flake8 {{ cookiecutter.project_slug }} tests
 
-{%- if cookiecutter.use_black == 'y' %}
-lint/black: ## check style with black
-	black --check {{ cookiecutter.project_slug }} tests
-{%- endif %}
 
-lint: lint/flake8{%- if cookiecutter.use_black == 'y' %} lint/black{%- endif %} ## check style
+lint: lint/flake8 ## check style
 
 test: ## run tests quickly with the default Python
 {%- if cookiecutter.use_pytest == 'y' %}