diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 1fee693..476afde 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ repos:
     -   id: check-case-conflict
     -   id: check-merge-conflict
     -   id: check-yaml
-        additional_dependencies: [ ruamel.yaml>=0.15 ]
-    -   id: debug-statements
     -   id: end-of-file-fixer
-        exclude: "tests/fixture/no_newline_file.txt"
     -   id: trailing-whitespace
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-clang-format
     rev: v21.1.2
@@ -21,23 +18,6 @@ repos:
     rev: 1.4.3
     hooks:
       - id: cmakelint
-  - repo: https://github.com/asottile/reorder-python-imports
-    rev: v3.16.0
-    hooks:
-    -   id: reorder-python-imports
-        args: [--py310-plus]
-  - repo: https://github.com/asottile/add-trailing-comma
-    rev: v4.0.0
-    hooks:
-    - id: add-trailing-comma
-  - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/flake8
-    rev: 7.3.0
-    hooks:
-    - id: flake8
-  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-mypy
-    rev: v1.18.2
-    hooks:
-    - id: mypy
   - repo: https://github.com/rhysd/actionlint
     rev: v1.7.8
     hooks:
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 0e83379..5b15020 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ auto main() -> int {
     return Willow::runTests(
         {
             {"test_runTests", test_runTests},
-            {"test_alert", test_alert},
             {"test_toString", test_toString},
+            {"test_Test_alert", test_Test_alert},
             {"test_Test_Operator()", test_Test_Operator},
             {"PreCommitReporter::print", TestPreCommitReporter::test_print},
             {"PreCommitReporter::cleanup", TestPreCommitReporter::test_cleanup},
diff --git a/src/tests/test_test.h b/src/tests/test_test.h
index 62e2642..429b7ed 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_test.h
+++ b/src/tests/test_test.h
@@ -28,3 +28,13 @@ constexpr auto test_Test_Operator([[maybe_unused]] Willow::Test* test) -> int {
 
     return !(t.retcode == 42);
 }
+
+constexpr auto test_Test_alert([[maybe_unused]] Willow::Test* test) -> int {
+    Willow::Test t {};
+    t.alert("fail");
+
+    if (t.msg.has_value() && t.msg.value() == "fail") {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return 1;
+}
diff --git a/src/tests/test_willow.h b/src/tests/test_willow.h
index 1ff04a4..5e3fdaf 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_willow.h
+++ b/src/tests/test_willow.h
@@ -20,13 +20,3 @@ constexpr auto test_runTests([[maybe_unused]] Willow::Test* test) -> int {
 
     return !(ret == 1);
 }
-
-constexpr auto test_alert([[maybe_unused]] Willow::Test* test) -> int {
-    Willow::Test t {};
-    Willow::alert(&t, "fail");
-
-    if (t.msg.has_value() && t.msg.value() == "fail") {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    return 1;
-}
diff --git a/src/willow/test.h b/src/willow/test.h
index bb8fa15..7023e30 100644
--- a/src/willow/test.h
+++ b/src/willow/test.h
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ namespace Willow {
             : name {given_name}, fn {f}, status {st} {}
 
         auto operator()() -> void { retcode = fn(this); }
+
+        constexpr auto alert(std::string message) -> void { msg = message; }
     };
 };  // namespace Willow
 
diff --git a/src/willow/willow.h b/src/willow/willow.h
index 452894c..787ec96 100644
--- a/src/willow/willow.h
+++ b/src/willow/willow.h
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ namespace Willow {
         }));
     }
 
-    constexpr auto alert(Test* test, std::string message) -> void {
-        test->msg = message;
-    }
-
 }  // namespace Willow
 
 #endif  // WILLOW_H