diff --git a/.hooks/pre-commit b/.hooks/pre-commit
index b4d474c18..6cc5f0f97 100755
--- a/.hooks/pre-commit
+++ b/.hooks/pre-commit
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ printf "[pre_commit] rustfmt "
 for file in $(git diff --name-only --cached); do
 	if [ ${file: -3} == ".rs" ]; then
 		# first collect all the files that need reformatting
-		rustfmt --unstable-options --skip-children --write-mode=diff $file &>/dev/null
+		rustfmt --check $file &>/dev/null
 		if [ $? != 0 ]; then
 			problem_files+=($file)
 			result=1
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ done
 
 # now reformat all the files that need reformatting
 for file in ${problem_files[@]}; do
-	rustfmt --unstable-options --skip-children --write-mode=overwrite $file
+	rustfmt $file
 done
 
 # and let the user know what just happened (and which files were affected)
diff --git a/api/rustfmt.toml b/api/rustfmt.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e7f9e245..000000000
--- a/api/rustfmt.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-hard_tabs = true
-wrap_comments = true
diff --git a/chain/rustfmt.toml b/chain/rustfmt.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e7f9e245..000000000
--- a/chain/rustfmt.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-hard_tabs = true
-wrap_comments = true
diff --git a/core/rustfmt.toml b/core/rustfmt.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e7f9e245..000000000
--- a/core/rustfmt.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-hard_tabs = true
-wrap_comments = true
diff --git a/keychain/rustfmt.toml b/keychain/rustfmt.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e7f9e245..000000000
--- a/keychain/rustfmt.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-hard_tabs = true
-wrap_comments = true
diff --git a/p2p/rustfmt.toml b/p2p/rustfmt.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e7f9e245..000000000
--- a/p2p/rustfmt.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-hard_tabs = true
-wrap_comments = true
diff --git a/pool/rustfmt.toml b/pool/rustfmt.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e7f9e245..000000000
--- a/pool/rustfmt.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-hard_tabs = true
-wrap_comments = true
diff --git a/rustfmt.toml b/rustfmt.toml
index 5e7f9e245..218e20321 100644
--- a/rustfmt.toml
+++ b/rustfmt.toml
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 hard_tabs = true
-wrap_comments = true
diff --git a/servers/rustfmt.toml b/servers/rustfmt.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e7f9e245..000000000
--- a/servers/rustfmt.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-hard_tabs = true
-wrap_comments = true
diff --git a/store/rustfmt.toml b/store/rustfmt.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e7f9e245..000000000
--- a/store/rustfmt.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-hard_tabs = true
-wrap_comments = true
diff --git a/wallet/rustfmt.toml b/wallet/rustfmt.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e7f9e245..000000000
--- a/wallet/rustfmt.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-hard_tabs = true
-wrap_comments = true