diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c0b8641ccb..999c442a8d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+          submodules: true
       - name: Allow git to operate on directory checked out by GH Actions
         run: git config --global --add safe.directory `pwd`
       - name: Installing Avocado development dependencies
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d9445cc719
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[submodule "static-checks"]
+	path = static-checks
+	url = https://github.com/avocado-framework/avocado-static-checks
diff --git a/avocado-static-checks.conf b/avocado-static-checks.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1248049bef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/avocado-static-checks.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[lint]
+.:.pylintrc
diff --git a/docs/source/guides/contributor/chapters/how.rst b/docs/source/guides/contributor/chapters/how.rst
index 93feece2cf..e5daa41474 100644
--- a/docs/source/guides/contributor/chapters/how.rst
+++ b/docs/source/guides/contributor/chapters/how.rst
@@ -63,7 +63,13 @@ Git workflow
 
 - Clone from your fork::
 
-    $ git clone git@github.com:<username>/avocado.git
+    $ git clone --recurse-submodules git@github.com:<username>/avocado.git
+
+.. note:: The ``--recurse-submodules`` option is used to checkout the
+          contents from the `avocado-static-checks
+          <https://github.com/avocado-framework/avocado-static-checks>`_
+          repository, which is not needed for general Avocado installations,
+          but which is very important for development purposes.
 
 - Enter the directory::
 
diff --git a/selftests/check.py b/selftests/check.py
index ea81932dfa..29a3e9f815 100755
--- a/selftests/check.py
+++ b/selftests/check.py
@@ -597,6 +597,11 @@ def create_suites(args):  # pylint: disable=W0621
     if args.dict_tests["static-checks"]:
         config_check_static = copy.copy(config_check)
         config_check_static["resolver.references"] = glob.glob("selftests/*.sh")
+        config_check_static["resolver.references"].append(
+            "static-checks/check-import-order"
+        )
+        config_check_static["resolver.references"].append("static-checks/check-style")
+        config_check_static["resolver.references"].append("static-checks/check-lint")
         suites.append(TestSuite.from_config(config_check_static, "static-checks"))
 
     # ========================================================================
diff --git a/selftests/isort.sh b/selftests/isort.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index c257898c87..0000000000
--- a/selftests/isort.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh -e
-
-isort --check-only --profile black .
diff --git a/selftests/lint.sh b/selftests/lint.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 561b669440..0000000000
--- a/selftests/lint.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh -e
-echo "** Running lint..."
-
-# Those are files from our main packages, we should follow the .pylintrc file with all
-# enabled by default. Some are disabled, we are working to reduce this list.
-FILES=$(git ls-files '*.py')
-python3 -m pylint ${PYLINT_OPTIONS} ${FILES}
diff --git a/selftests/style.sh b/selftests/style.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 511bccf09a..0000000000
--- a/selftests/style.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh -e
-echo "** Running black..."
-
-python3 -m black --check --diff --color .
diff --git a/static-checks b/static-checks
new file mode 160000
index 0000000000..2f53ec2948
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static-checks
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 2f53ec2948d33e45bc7ecbbb8bf248426aae81d8