diff --git a/.clang-format b/.clang-format
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f5b89ae2..000000000
--- a/.clang-format
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-BasedOnStyle: Microsoft
-
-ColumnLimit: 0
-DerivePointerAlignment: true
-ReferenceAlignment: Pointer
-SpaceBeforeParens: Never
-SpacesInParentheses: true
-SortIncludes: false
-ReflowComments: false
-AlignTrailingComments: false
-AlignConsecutiveDeclarations: Consecutive
-AlignConsecutiveAssignments: Consecutive
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-pull-request.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-pull-request.yaml
index 9cfbee912..2a8b63fe7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-pull-request.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-pull-request.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
-          style: file
+          style: microsoft
           ignore: include/argparse
           lines-changed-only: true
           thread-comments: true