diff --git a/scripts/format-code.sh b/scripts/format-code.sh
index 7b8ffda..2982443 100755
--- a/scripts/format-code.sh
+++ b/scripts/format-code.sh
@@ -252,8 +252,7 @@
 LINTER_IGNORE+=([markdownlint]=".markdownlint-ignore")
 LINTER_TYPES+=([markdownlint]="markdown")
 function do_markdownlint() {
-    markdownlint --config "${LINTER_CONFIG[markdownlint]}" \
-        --disable line-length -- "$@" || \
+    markdownlint --config "${LINTER_CONFIG[markdownlint]}" -- "$@" || \
         echo -e "    ${YELLOW}Failed markdownlint; temporarily ignoring."
     # We disable line-length because prettier should handle prose wrap for us.
 }