diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint_mypy.yml b/.github/workflows/lint_mypy.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..235c9cb5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint_mypy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+name: LintMypy
+
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+    - "**.py"
+    - ".github/workflows/lint_mypy.yml"
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+    - "**.py"
+    - ".github/workflows/lint_mypy.yml"
+
+jobs:
+
+  lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.x'
+    - run: python -m pip install pylint
+    - run: pylint mesonbuild
+
+  mypy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.x'
+    - run: python -m pip install mypy
+    - run: mypy --follow-imports=skip  mesonbuild/mtest.py mesonbuild/minit.py mesonbuild/msetup.py mesonbuild/wrap tools/ mesonbuild/modules/fs.py
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unusedargs_missingreturn.yml b/.github/workflows/unusedargs_missingreturn.yml
index 303a8d134..03802dc6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unusedargs_missingreturn.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unusedargs_missingreturn.yml
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ name: UnusedMissingReturn
 on:
   push:
     paths:
-    - "**.yml"
+    - ".github/workflows/unusedargs_missingreturn.yml"
     - "test cases/cmake/**"
     - "test cases/common/**"
     - "test cases/fortran/**"
     - "test cases/platform-linux/**"
   pull_request:
     paths:
-    - "**.yml"
+    - ".github/workflows/unusedargs_missingreturn.yml"
     - "test cases/cmake/**"
     - "test cases/common/**"
     - "test cases/fortran/**"
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index ab0c7f267..e62dde56c 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -11,21 +11,6 @@ variables:
   CI: 1
 
 jobs:
-- job: PylintMyPy
-  pool:
-    vmImage: ubuntu-latest
-
-  steps:
-  - task: UsePythonVersion@0
-    inputs:
-      versionSpec: '3.7'
-      addToPath: true
-  - script: python -m pip install pylint mypy
-    displayName: 'Install Pylint, MyPy'
-  - script: pylint mesonbuild
-    displayName: Lint Checks
-  - script: mypy --follow-imports=skip  mesonbuild/mtest.py mesonbuild/minit.py mesonbuild/msetup.py mesonbuild/wrap tools/ mesonbuild/modules/fs.py
-
 
 - job: vs2015
   pool: