diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 5ebce1c56b..da8eafbb39 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -16,7 +16,5 @@ ignore =
 
 [flake8]
 max-line-length = 90
-ignore = W503 ; W503 requires that binary operators be at the end, not start, of lines. Erik doesn't like it.
-
-[pep8]
-max-line-length = 90
+#  W503 requires that binary operators be at the end, not start, of lines. Erik doesn't like it.
+ignore = W503