diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 83ade4960..d9b56f704 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ repos:
       - id: check-hooks-apply
         name: run check-hooks-apply
         description: check hooks apply to the repository
+      - id: check-useless-excludes
+        name: run check-useless-excludes
+        description: clean up unnecessary exclusion patterns
   - repo: local
     hooks:
       - id: prettier