diff --git a/ci/pipelines/post-receive.nix b/ci/pipelines/post-receive.nix
index 415f10408..3f14dfade 100644
--- a/ci/pipelines/post-receive.nix
+++ b/ci/pipelines/post-receive.nix
@@ -2,10 +2,16 @@
 
 let
   pipeline.steps = [
+    {
+      key = "lint-secrets";
+      command = "${pkgs.git-secrets}/bin/git-secrets --scan-history";
+      label = ":broom: lint secrets";
+    }
     {
       key = "build-briefcase";
       command = "nix-build . -I briefcase=$(pwd) --no-out-link --show-trace";
       label = ":nix: build briefcase";
+      depends_on = "lint-secrets";
     }
     {
       key = "build-socrates";
diff --git a/ci/pipelines/pre-receive.nix b/ci/pipelines/pre-receive.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a30f271e..000000000
--- a/ci/pipelines/pre-receive.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{ pkgs, ... }:
-
-let
-  pipeline.steps = [
-    {
-      key = "lint";
-      command = "${pkgs.git-secrets}/bin/git-secrets --scan-history";
-      label = ":broom: lint";
-    }
-  ];
-in pkgs.writeText "pipeline.yaml" (builtins.toJSON pipeline)