diff --git a/aider/linter.py b/aider/linter.py
index 86e5e8f76..9014c8890 100644
--- a/aider/linter.py
+++ b/aider/linter.py
@@ -26,23 +26,6 @@ class Linter:
         )
         self.all_lint_cmd = None
 
-        self._check_eslint()
-
-    def _check_eslint(self):
-        eslint_names = ["eslint", "eslint.cmd", "eslint.exe"]
-        eslint_paths = [
-            Path(".") / "node_modules" / ".bin",
-            Path(self.root) / "node_modules" / ".bin" if self.root else None,
-        ]
-
-        for path in eslint_paths:
-            if path:
-                for name in eslint_names:
-                    eslint_file = path / name
-                    if eslint_file.is_file() and " " not in str(eslint_file):
-                        self.languages["typescript"] = f"{eslint_file} --format unix"
-                        return
-
     def set_linter(self, lang, cmd):
         if lang:
             self.languages[lang] = cmd
diff --git a/tests/basic/test_linter.py b/tests/basic/test_linter.py
index 2ded89ecb..9310557c5 100644
--- a/tests/basic/test_linter.py
+++ b/tests/basic/test_linter.py
@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@ class TestLinter(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(self.linter.root, "/test/root")
         self.assertIn("python", self.linter.languages)
 
-    @patch("pathlib.Path.is_file")
-    def test_check_eslint_unix(self, mock_is_file):
-        mock_is_file.return_value = True
-        self.linter._check_eslint()
-        self.assertIn("typescript", self.linter.languages)
-        self.assertTrue(self.linter.languages["typescript"].endswith(" --format unix"))
-
     def test_set_linter(self):
         self.linter.set_linter("javascript", "eslint")
         self.assertEqual(self.linter.languages["javascript"], "eslint")