diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-formats.yml b/.github/workflows/check-formats.yml
index e94ca09ae2..092dabe309 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-formats.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-formats.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: cpanm -n Perl::Tidy@20220613
+        run: cpanm -n Perl::Tidy@20240903
       - name: Run perltidy
         shell: bash
         run: |
diff --git a/.perltidyrc b/.perltidyrc
index 4620751c6f..8314b7c173 100644
--- a/.perltidyrc
+++ b/.perltidyrc
@@ -20,4 +20,3 @@
 -nlop   # No logical padding (this causes mixed tabs and spaces)
 -wn     # Weld nested containers
 -xci    # Extended continuation indentation
--vxl='q' # No vertical alignment of qw quotes
diff --git a/bin/check_modules.pl b/bin/check_modules.pl
index 428cb83094..8731bc7504 100755
--- a/bin/check_modules.pl
+++ b/bin/check_modules.pl
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ =head1 DESCRIPTION
 	'LWP::Protocol::https' => 6.06,
 	'Mojolicious'          => 9.34,
 	'Net::SSLeay'          => 1.46,
-	'Perl::Tidy'           => 20220613,
 	'SQL::Abstract'        => 2.000000
 );
 
diff --git a/bin/dev_scripts/run-perltidy.pl b/bin/dev_scripts/run-perltidy.pl
index 1c882f608f..70f60faece 100755
--- a/bin/dev_scripts/run-perltidy.pl
+++ b/bin/dev_scripts/run-perltidy.pl
@@ -63,9 +63,8 @@ =head1 OPTIONS
 
 my $webwork_root = curfile->dirname->dirname->dirname;
 
-die "Version 20220613 or newer of perltidy is required for this script.\n"
-	. "The installed version is $Perl::Tidy::VERSION.\n"
-	unless $Perl::Tidy::VERSION >= 20220613;
+die "Version 20240903 of perltidy is required for this script.\nThe installed version is $Perl::Tidy::VERSION.\n"
+	unless $Perl::Tidy::VERSION == 20240903;
 die "The .perltidyrc file in the webwork root directory is not readable.\n"
 	unless -r "$webwork_root/.perltidyrc";