diff --git a/.config/requirements-test.txt b/.config/requirements-test.txt
index 4d4c868f24..58c8feb8f4 100644
--- a/.config/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/.config/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 black # IDE support
 coverage-enable-subprocess # see https://github.com/nedbat/coveragepy/issues/1341#issuecomment-1228942657
 coverage[toml] >= 6.4.4
-flake8 # IDE support
-flake8-future-annotations # IDE support
 jmespath
 mypy # IDE support
 netaddr # needed by ipwrap filter
diff --git a/.config/requirements.txt b/.config/requirements.txt
index d46a94a6e5..0897f72c59 100644
--- a/.config/requirements.txt
+++ b/.config/requirements.txt
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ dill==0.3.6
 exceptiongroup==1.1.1
 execnet==1.9.0
 filelock==3.11.0
-flake8==6.0.0
-flake8-future-annotations==1.1.0
 ghp-import==2.1.0
 griffe==0.26.0
 htmlmin2==0.1.13
@@ -72,9 +70,7 @@ platformdirs==3.2.0
 pluggy==1.0.0
 ply==3.11
 psutil==5.9.4
-pycodestyle==2.10.0
 pycparser==2.21
-pyflakes==3.0.1
 pygments==2.14.0
 pylint==2.17.2
 pymdown-extensions==9.10
diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
deleted file mode 100644
index 966d510788..0000000000
--- a/.flake8
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-# spell-checker:ignore testmon tmontmp
-[flake8]
-
-# Don't even try to analyze these:
-extend-exclude =
-  # No need to traverse egg info dir
-  *.egg-info,
-  # GitHub configs
-  .github,
-  # Cache files of MyPy
-  .mypy_cache,
-  # Cache files of pytest
-  .pytest_cache,
-  # Temp dir of pytest-testmon
-  .tmontmp,
-  # Occasional virtualenv dir
-  .venv
-  # VS Code
-  .vscode,
-  # Temporary build dir
-  build,
-  # This contains sdists and wheels of ansible-lint that we don't want to check
-  dist,
-  # Occasional virtualenv dir
-  env,
-  # Metadata of `pip wheel` cmd is autogenerated
-  pip-wheel-metadata,
-  # vendored code
-  src/ansiblelint/_vendor/*,
-
-# Let's not over-complicate the code:
-max-complexity = 10
-
-# Accessibility/large fonts and PEP8 friendly:
-#max-line-length = 79
-# Accessibility/large fonts and PEP8 unfriendly:
-max-line-length = 100
-
-# The only allowed ignores are related to black and isort
-# https://black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/the_black_code_style.html#line-length
-# "H" are generated by hacking plugin, which is not black compatible
-extend-ignore =
-  E203,
-  E501,
-  # complexity is also measured by pylint: too-many-branches
-  C901,
-  # We use type annotations instead
-  DAR101,
-  DAR104,
-  # https://github.com/terrencepreilly/darglint/issues/165
-  DAR301,
-  # duplicate of pylint W0611 (unused-import)
-  F401,
-  # duplicate of pylint E0602 (undefined-variable)
-  F821,
-  # duplicate of pylint W0612 (unused-variable)
-  F841,
-  H,
-
-# Allow certain violations in certain files:
-per-file-ignores =
-  # FIXME: D102 Missing docstring in public method
-  src/ansiblelint/cli.py: D102
-  src/ansiblelint/formatters/__init__.py: D102
-  src/ansiblelint/rules/*.py: D102
-  src/ansiblelint/rules/__init__.py: D102
-
-  # FIXME: C901 Function is too complex
-  # FIXME: refactor _defaults_from_yamllint_config using match case
-  #        once python 3.10 is mandatory
-  # Ref: https://github.com/ansible/ansible-lint/pull/2077
-  src/ansiblelint/yaml_utils.py: C901
-
-  # FIXME: drop these once they're fixed
-  # Ref: https://github.com/ansible/ansible-lint/issues/725
-  test/*: D102
-
-# flake8-pytest-style
-# PT006:
-pytest-parametrize-names-type = tuple
-# PT007:
-pytest-parametrize-values-type = tuple
-pytest-parametrize-values-row-type = tuple
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 13548e36cb..b927c39e9b 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -134,24 +134,6 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: black
         language_version: python3
-  - repo: https://github.com/pycqa/flake8.git
-    rev: 6.0.0
-    hooks:
-      - id: flake8
-        language_version: python3
-        additional_dependencies:
-          - flake8-2020>=1.6.0
-          # - flake8-black>=0.1.1
-          - flake8-docstrings>=1.5.0
-          - flake8-print>=5.0
-          - flake8-pytest-style>=1.2.2
-          - flake8-future-annotations>=0.0.3
-  - repo: https://github.com/asottile/pyupgrade
-    # keep it after flake8
-    rev: v3.3.1
-    hooks:
-      - id: pyupgrade
-        args: ["--py39-plus"]
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-mypy
     rev: v1.2.0
     hooks:
diff --git a/conftest.py b/conftest.py
index c3f1b4ba52..a8dcf52646 100644
--- a/conftest.py
+++ b/conftest.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 # checking if user is running pytest without installing test dependencies:
 missing = []
-for module in ["ansible", "black", "flake8", "mypy", "pylint"]:
+for module in ["ansible", "black", "mypy", "pylint"]:
     if not importlib.util.find_spec(module):
         missing.append(module)
 if missing:
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     print(f"{exc}\n{exc.stderr}\n{exc.stdout}", file=sys.stderr)
     sys.exit(1)
 
-# flake8: noqa: E402
+# ruff: noqa: E402
 from ansible.module_utils.common.yaml import (  # pylint: disable=wrong-import-position
     HAS_LIBYAML,
 )
diff --git a/docs/contributing.md b/docs/contributing.md
index ccebf10fba..b6c46a7b4d 100644
--- a/docs/contributing.md
+++ b/docs/contributing.md
@@ -25,14 +25,11 @@ fix.
 
 ## Standards
 
-ansible-lint is flake8 compliant with **max-line-length** set to 100.
-
 ansible-lint works only with supported Ansible versions at the time it was
 released.
 
-Automated tests will be run against all PRs for flake8 compliance and Ansible
-compatibility — to check before pushing commits, just use
-[tox](https://tox.wiki/en/latest/).
+Automated tests will be run against all PRs, to run checks locally before
+pushing commits, just use [tox](https://tox.wiki/en/latest/).
 
 % DO-NOT-REMOVE-deps-snippet-PLACEHOLDER
 
@@ -53,7 +50,6 @@ Possible security bugs should be reported via email to
 
 As with all Ansible projects, we have a [Code of Conduct].
 
-[.flake8]: https://github.com/ansible/ansible-lint/blob/main/.flake8
 [ansible announce]: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ansible-announce
 [ansible communication]:
   https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/communication.html
diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/__main__.py b/src/ansiblelint/__main__.py
index 7748bded7a..14be4d9639 100755
--- a/src/ansiblelint/__main__.py
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/__main__.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def initialize_options(arguments: list[str] | None = None) -> None:
             options.cache_dir_lock.acquire(timeout=180)
         except Timeout:  # pragma: no cover
             _logger.error(
-                "Timeout waiting for another instance of ansible-lint to release the lock."
+                "Timeout waiting for another instance of ansible-lint to release the lock.",
             )
             sys.exit(LOCK_TIMEOUT_RC)
 
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ def _do_list(rules: RulesCollection) -> int:
         }
 
         console.print(
-            _rule_format_map.get(options.format, rules_as_str)(rules), highlight=False
+            _rule_format_map.get(options.format, rules_as_str)(rules),
+            highlight=False,
         )
         return 0
 
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:  # noqa: C901
 
     if options.version:
         console.print(
-            f"ansible-lint [repr.number]{__version__}[/] using ansible [repr.number]{ansible_version()}[/]"
+            f"ansible-lint [repr.number]{__version__}[/] using ansible [repr.number]{ansible_version()}[/]",
         )
         msg = get_version_warning()
         if msg:
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:  # noqa: C901
 
     if options.progressive:
         _logger.warning(
-            "Progressive mode is deprecated and will be removed in next major version, use ignore files instead: https://ansible-lint.readthedocs.io/configuring/#ignoring-rules-for-entire-files"
+            "Progressive mode is deprecated and will be removed in next major version, use ignore files instead: https://ansible-lint.readthedocs.io/configuring/#ignoring-rules-for-entire-files",
         )
 
     if not options.offline:
@@ -250,7 +251,7 @@ def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:  # noqa: C901
     if result.matches and options.progressive:
         mark_as_success = False
         _logger.info(
-            "Matches found, running again on previous revision in order to detect regressions"
+            "Matches found, running again on previous revision in order to detect regressions",
         )
         with _previous_revision():
             _logger.debug("Options: %s", options)
@@ -379,7 +380,6 @@ def path_inject() -> None:
             paths[idx] = os.path.expanduser(path)
             expanded = True
     if expanded:  # pragma: no cover
-        # flake8: noqa: T201
         print(
             "WARNING: PATH altered to expand ~ in it. Read https://stackoverflow.com/a/44704799/99834 and correct your system configuration.",
             file=sys.stderr,
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ def path_inject() -> None:
 
     userbase_bin_path = f"{site.getuserbase()}/bin"
     if userbase_bin_path not in paths and os.path.exists(
-        f"{userbase_bin_path}/bin/ansible"
+        f"{userbase_bin_path}/bin/ansible",
     ):
         inject_paths.append(userbase_bin_path)
 
@@ -399,7 +399,6 @@ def path_inject() -> None:
 
     if not os.environ.get("PYENV_VIRTUAL_ENV", None):
         if inject_paths:
-            # flake8: noqa: T201
             print(
                 f"WARNING: PATH altered to include {', '.join(inject_paths)} :: This is usually a sign of broken local setup, which can cause unexpected behaviors.",
                 file=sys.stderr,
diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/rules/role_name.py b/src/ansiblelint/rules/role_name.py
index c9efeadfb5..c11e1a47ce 100644
--- a/src/ansiblelint/rules/role_name.py
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/rules/role_name.py
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ def _match_role_name_regex(role_name: str) -> bool:
 
 
 class RoleNames(AnsibleLintRule):
-    # Unable to use f-strings due to flake8 bug with AST parsing
     """Role name {0} does not match ``^[a-z][a-z0-9_]*$`` pattern."""
 
     id = "role-name"
diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/schemas/__main__.py b/src/ansiblelint/schemas/__main__.py
index 2f1e4d385d..d23bc0f6a3 100644
--- a/src/ansiblelint/schemas/__main__.py
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/schemas/__main__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import time
 import urllib.request
 from collections import defaultdict
-from functools import lru_cache
+from functools import cache
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
 from urllib.request import Request
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def __missing__(self, key: str) -> Any:
         return value
 
 
-@lru_cache(maxsize=None)
+@cache
 def get_schema(kind: str) -> Any:
     """Return the schema for the given kind."""
     schema_file = os.path.dirname(__file__) + "/" + kind + ".json"
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ def refresh_schemas(min_age_seconds: int = 3600 * 24) -> int:
         return 0
     if not os.access(store_file, os.W_OK):  # pragma: no cover
         _logger.debug(
-            "Skipping schema update due to lack of writing rights on %s", store_file
+            "Skipping schema update due to lack of writing rights on %s",
+            store_file,
         )
         return -1
     _logger.debug("Checking for updated schemas...")
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ def refresh_schemas(min_age_seconds: int = 3600 * 24) -> int:
         url = data["url"]
         if "#" in url:
             raise RuntimeError(
-                f"Schema URLs cannot contain # due to python-jsonschema limitation: {url}"
+                f"Schema URLs cannot contain # due to python-jsonschema limitation: {url}",
             )
         path = Path(f"{os.path.relpath(os.path.dirname(__file__))}/{kind}.json")
         _logger.debug("Refreshing %s schema ...", kind)
@@ -114,9 +115,7 @@ def refresh_schemas(min_age_seconds: int = 3600 * 24) -> int:
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     if refresh_schemas(60 * 10):  # pragma: no cover
-        # flake8: noqa: T201
         print("Schemas were updated.")
         sys.exit(1)
     else:  # pragma: no cover
-        # flake8: noqa: T201
         print("Schemas not updated", 0)
diff --git a/test/schemas/src/rebuild.py b/test/schemas/src/rebuild.py
index 460ca8cb72..530070a68f 100644
--- a/test/schemas/src/rebuild.py
+++ b/test/schemas/src/rebuild.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 vars_files
 vars_prompt
 """.split(),
-    )
+    ),
 )
 
 
@@ -77,20 +77,18 @@ def is_ref_used(obj: Any, ref: str) -> bool:
     invalid_var_names = sorted(list(keyword.kwlist) + play_keywords)
     if "__peg_parser__" in invalid_var_names:
         invalid_var_names.remove("__peg_parser__")
-    # flake8: noqa: T201
     print("Updating invalid var names")
 
     with open("f/vars.json", "r+", encoding="utf-8") as f:
         vars_schema = json.load(f)
         vars_schema["anyOf"][0]["patternProperties"] = {
-            f"^(?!({'|'.join(invalid_var_names)})$)[a-zA-Z_][\\w]*$": {}
+            f"^(?!({'|'.join(invalid_var_names)})$)[a-zA-Z_][\\w]*$": {},
         }
         f.seek(0)
         json.dump(vars_schema, f, indent=2)
         f.write("\n")
         f.truncate()
 
-    # flake8: noqa: T201
     print("Compiling subschemas...")
     with open("f/ansible.json", encoding="utf-8") as f:
         combined_json = json.load(f)
diff --git a/test/schemas/test/molecule/cluster/molecule.yml b/test/schemas/test/molecule/cluster/molecule.yml
index bf40d141ae..f3e586cb05 100644
--- a/test/schemas/test/molecule/cluster/molecule.yml
+++ b/test/schemas/test/molecule/cluster/molecule.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ lint: |
   set -e
   yamllint -c molecule/yaml-lint.yml .
   ansible-lint
-  flake8
 
 platforms:
   - name: instance-1
diff --git a/test/schemas/test/molecule/default/molecule.yml b/test/schemas/test/molecule/default/molecule.yml
index b3e290d9b9..b573e7438f 100644
--- a/test/schemas/test/molecule/default/molecule.yml
+++ b/test/schemas/test/molecule/default/molecule.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ lint: |
   set -e
   yamllint .
   ansible-lint
-  flake8
 
 driver:
   name: podman
diff --git a/test/schemas/test/molecule/vagrant/molecule.yml b/test/schemas/test/molecule/vagrant/molecule.yml
index 5630df633e..dea2c079a2 100644
--- a/test/schemas/test/molecule/vagrant/molecule.yml
+++ b/test/schemas/test/molecule/vagrant/molecule.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ lint: |
   set -e
   yamllint .
   ansible-lint
-  flake8
 
 driver:
   name: vagrant