diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e50407a841f..20f1d6d717f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "fix:errors": "eslint --fix --quiet .",
     "fix:all": "eslint --fix .",
     "fix": "npm run fix:errors",
-    "precommit": "lerna run --concurrency 1 --stream precommit --since master",
+    "precommit": "./precommit.sh",
     "test:ci:local": "npm run test:ci:build:local && npm run test:ci:all",
     "test:ci:build:local": "./ci.sh build local",
     "test:ci": "echo 'This command has been removed. Try running `npm run test:ci:local` to run tests locally using the test_runner docker container as before. The CI pipeline logic is now in .circleci/config.yml.'",
diff --git a/packages/bitcore-cli/package.json b/packages/bitcore-cli/package.json
index 84ce9584263..183b46e8ba9 100644
--- a/packages/bitcore-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/bitcore-cli/package.json
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@
     "lint": "eslint .",
     "fix:errors": "eslint --fix --quiet .",
     "fix:all": "eslint --fix .",
-    "fix": "npm run fix:errors",
-    "precommit": "npm run lint"
+    "fix": "npm run fix:errors"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@bitpay-labs/bitcore-mnemonic": "^11.8.1",
diff --git a/packages/bitcore-client/package.json b/packages/bitcore-client/package.json
index 1a69288a0da..380b2913177 100644
--- a/packages/bitcore-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/bitcore-client/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
     "compile": "npm run clean && npm run build",
     "test": "npm run compile && mocha -r tsx --exit 'test/**/*.test.ts'",
     "coverage": "npm run compile && nyc mocha -r tsx --exit 'test/**/*.test.ts'",
-    "precommit": "npm run lint",
     "lint": "eslint .",
     "fix:errors": "eslint --fix --quiet .",
     "fix:all": "eslint --fix .",
diff --git a/packages/bitcore-logging/package.json b/packages/bitcore-logging/package.json
index cf1c1003ff4..0f6333cd818 100644
--- a/packages/bitcore-logging/package.json
+++ b/packages/bitcore-logging/package.json
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@
     "lint": "eslint .",
     "fix:errors": "eslint --fix --quiet .",
     "fix:all": "eslint --fix .",
-    "fix": "npm run fix:errors",
-    "precommit": "npm run lint"
+    "fix": "npm run fix:errors"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "winston": "3.3.3"
diff --git a/packages/bitcore-node/package.json b/packages/bitcore-node/package.json
index 6ca7860f540..1dd86061706 100644
--- a/packages/bitcore-node/package.json
+++ b/packages/bitcore-node/package.json
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
     "fix:errors": "eslint --fix --quiet .",
     "fix:all": "eslint --fix .",
     "fix": "npm run fix:errors",
-    "precommit": "npm run lint",
     "test:scripts": "npx mocha scripts/test"
   },
   "nyc": {
diff --git a/packages/bitcore-wallet-client/package.json b/packages/bitcore-wallet-client/package.json
index 9436996ef00..3a21f1ec98f 100644
--- a/packages/bitcore-wallet-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/bitcore-wallet-client/package.json
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@
     "fix:errors": "eslint --fix --quiet .",
     "fix:all": "eslint --fix .",
     "fix": "npm run fix:errors",
-    "pub": "npm run build && npm publish",
-    "precommit": "npm run lint"
+    "pub": "npm run build && npm publish"
   },
   "nyc": {
     "include": [
diff --git a/packages/crypto-rpc/package.json b/packages/crypto-rpc/package.json
index 1642be64c36..88f4978822c 100644
--- a/packages/crypto-rpc/package.json
+++ b/packages/crypto-rpc/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
     "hardhat:clean": "rm -rf blockchain/EVM/artifacts blockchain/EVM/cache",
     "hardhat:test": "npm run hardhat:clean && cd blockchain/EVM/ && npx hardhat test",
     "lint": "eslint .",
-    "precommit": "npm run lint",
     "test": "docker-compose down && docker-compose build && docker-compose run test_runner",
     "test:local": "npm run docker:test:down && npm run docker:test:build && docker compose run test_runner"
   },
diff --git a/packages/crypto-wallet-core/package.json b/packages/crypto-wallet-core/package.json
index dde96e5b320..76bd8d27e42 100644
--- a/packages/crypto-wallet-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/crypto-wallet-core/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
     "build": "tsc",
     "clean": "rm -rf ts_build && tsc --version",
     "compile": "npm run clean && npm run build",
-    "precommit": "npm run lint",
     "lint": "eslint .",
     "fix:errors": "eslint --fix --quiet .",
     "fix:all": "eslint --fix .",
diff --git a/precommit.sh b/precommit.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..c447dd849ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/precommit.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+lintPackages="bitcore-cli bitcore-client bitcore-logging bitcore-node bitcore-wallet-client bitcore-wallet-service crypto-rpc crypto-wallet-core"
+
+lintDirs=""
+for package in $lintPackages; do
+  for dir in src test scripts lib; do
+    if [ -d "packages/$package/$dir" ]; then
+      lintDirs+="packages/$package/$dir "
+    fi
+  done
+done
+
+# staged JavaScript/TypeScript files that are either modified or new, not deleted files
+modifiedFiles=`git diff --name-only --diff-filter=AM --cached $lintDirs | grep -E '\.(js|ts)'`
+
+if [[ "" != $modifiedFiles ]]; then
+  npx eslint $modifiedFiles
+fi