diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
deleted file mode 100644
index 23051a18..00000000
--- a/.flake8
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-[flake8]
-ignore =
-    # Each of these rules are ignored for the explained reason.
-
-    # "whitespace before ':'"
-    # Black disagrees with this.
-    E203,
-
-    # "multiple spaces before operator"
-    # There are several typos here, but also several instances that are
-    # being used for alignment in dict keys/values using the `dict`
-    # constructor. We could fix the alignment cases by switching to the `{}`
-    # constructor, but it makes fixing this rule a little less
-    # straightforward.
-    E221,
-
-    # 'missing whitespace around arithmetic operator'
-    # This should possibly be cleaned up, though changing some of
-    # these may make the code less readable.
-    E226,
-
-    # "unexpected spaces around keyword / parameter equals"
-    # Many of these should be fixed, but many are also being used for
-    # alignment/making the code easier to read.
-    E251,
-
-    # "block comment should start with '#'"
-    # These serve to show which lines should be changed in files customized
-    # by the user. We could probably resolve one of E265 or E266 by
-    # standardizing on a single style for lines that the user might want to
-    # change.
-    E265,
-
-    # "too many leading '#' for block comment"
-    # Most of these are there for valid reasons.
-    E266,
-
-    # "expected 2 blank lines after class or function definition"
-    # Zulip only uses 1 blank line after class/function
-    # definitions; the PEP-8 recommendation results in super sparse code.
-    E302, E305,
-
-    # "module level import not at top of file"
-    # Most of these are there for valid reasons, though there might be a
-    # few that could be eliminated.
-    E402,
-
-    # "line too long"
-    # Zulip is a bit less strict about line length, and has its
-    # own check for this (see max_length)
-    E501,
-
-    # "line break before binary operator"
-    # This was obsoleted in favor of the opposite W504.
-    W503,
-
-    # "do not assign a lambda expression, use a def"
-    # Fixing these would probably reduce readability in most cases.
-    E731,
-
-exclude =
-    # third-party
-    zulip/integrations/perforce/git_p4.py,
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3788f99f..c6081ee0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -91,3 +91,9 @@ pythonpath = [
     "zulip_bots",
     "zulip_botserver",
 ]
+
+[tool.ruff]
+ignore = [
+    "E402", # Module level import not at top of file
+    "E731", # Do not assign a `lambda` expression, use a `def`
+]
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 1b604bbe..f47fb7c1 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ crayons
 twine
 black~=23.10.1
 isort
-flake8
 mock
 pytest
 pytest-cov
+ruff~=0.1.3
 -e ./zulip
 -e ./zulip_bots
 -e ./zulip_botserver
diff --git a/tools/lint b/tools/lint
index 56c096c2..5ee68103 100755
--- a/tools/lint
+++ b/tools/lint
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def run() -> None:
         description="Static type checker for Python (config: mypy.ini)",
     )
     linter_config.external_linter(
-        "flake8", ["flake8"], ["py"], description="Standard Python linter (config: .flake8)"
+        "ruff", ["ruff", "check", "--quiet"], ["py"], fix_arg="--fix", description="Python linter"
     )
     linter_config.external_linter(
         "gitlint", ["tools/lint-commits"], description="Git Lint for commit messages"
diff --git a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/merels/libraries/game.py b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/merels/libraries/game.py
index 815c214b..8cc3b2d6 100644
--- a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/merels/libraries/game.py
+++ b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/merels/libraries/game.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ def check_take_mode(response, topic_name, merels_storage):
     :param merels_storage: Merels' storage
     :return: None
     """
-    if not ("Failed" in response):
+    if "Failed" not in response:
         if mechanics.can_take_mode(topic_name, merels_storage):
             mechanics.update_toggle_take_mode(topic_name, merels_storage)
         else: