diff --git a/.githooks/pre-commit b/.githooks/pre-commit
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..7e617c2c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.githooks/pre-commit
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+npx --no-install lint-staged
diff --git a/.husky/pre-commit b/.husky/pre-commit
deleted file mode 100755
index 60599ae35..000000000
--- a/.husky/pre-commit
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-. "$(dirname "$0")/_/husky.sh"
-
-# Run lint-staged (will autofix and stage fixed files).
-# Exit non-zero only if non-fixable problems remain.
-npx --no-install lint-staged
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index c52e4fba9..4949dde96 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ npm run watch
 
 ## Pre-commit hooks (automatic linting & autofix) 🔧
 
-We use Husky + lint-staged to run linters only on the files being committed. The hook will:
+We use a native Git hook and lint-staged to run linters only on the files being committed. The hook will:
 
 - Run the appropriate autofix for the changed files (PHP, JS/TS, CSS/SCSS).
 - Automatically stage any files that were fixed so the fixes are included in the same commit.
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Files → actions (configured in this repository):
 
 Setup
 
-1. Install node deps (this will also prepare Husky via the `prepare` script):
+1. Install node deps. The `prepare` script configures Git to use this repository's hooks:
 
 ```shell
 npm install
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7f515745a..38d9f46b7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
         "eslint-webpack-plugin": "^4.2.0",
         "glob": "^11.1.0",
         "globals": "^15.14.0",
-        "husky": "^8.0.0",
         "lint-staged": "^15.5.2",
         "mini-css-extract-plugin": "^2.9.2",
         "postcss": "^8.5.2",
@@ -8626,22 +8625,6 @@
         "node": ">=16.17.0"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/husky": {
-      "version": "8.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/husky/-/husky-8.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-+dQSyqPh4x1hlO1swXBiNb2HzTDN1I2IGLQx1GrBuiqFJfoMrnZWwVmatvSiO+Iz8fBUnf+lekwNo4c2LlXItg==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "bin": {
-        "husky": "lib/bin.js"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=14"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/typicode"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/iconv-lite": {
       "version": "0.6.3",
       "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5de45643c..417d03066 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "test": "tests"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "prepare": "husky install",
+    "prepare": "git config core.hooksPath .githooks || true",
     "test:php": "WP_TESTS_DIR=./.wp-tests-lib src/vendor/bin/phpunit -c phpunit.xml",
     "test:php:watch": "npm run test:php -- --testdox",
     "test:playwright": "playwright test -c config/playwright/playwright.config.ts",
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@
     "eslint-webpack-plugin": "^4.2.0",
     "glob": "^11.1.0",
     "globals": "^15.14.0",
-    "husky": "^8.0.0",
     "lint-staged": "^15.5.2",
     "mini-css-extract-plugin": "^2.9.2",
     "postcss": "^8.5.2",