diff --git a/.vscode/extensions.json b/.vscode/extensions.json
index 25b4eeb0e9a..39710dae1bd 100644
--- a/.vscode/extensions.json
+++ b/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
     "recommendations": [
+        "davidanson.vscode-markdownlint",
         "streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker",
         "streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker-cspell-bundled-dictionaries"
     ]
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index e59cb0bd0d9..371754d4995 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "rewrap.wrappingColumn": 80,
     "editor.rulers": [80],
     "cSpell.autoFormatConfigFile": true,
-    "markdownlint.config": {
-        "MD004": false,
-        "MD013": false,
-        "MD024": {"allow_different_nesting": true},
-        "MD029": {"style": "ordered"},
-        "MD033": false,
-        "MD040": false,
-    },
-    "yaml.schemas": {
-        "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-telemetry/build-tools/v0.17.0/semantic-conventions/semconv.schema.json": [
-            "semantic_conventions/**/*.yaml"
-        ]
-    },
-    "json.schemaDownload.enable": true
+    "markdownlint.configFile": ".markdownlint.yaml"
 }