diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index a75e65d8d3..3fb33f3c9c 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -12,6 +12,17 @@ disable=
     C0116, # missing-function-docstring
     C0209, # consider-using-f-string
     C0301, # line-too-long, handled better by black
+    C0302, # too-many-lines
     C0415, # import-outside-toplevel
     R0801, # duplicate-code
+    R0901, # too-many-ancestors
+    R0902, # too-many-instance-attributes
     R0903, # too-few-public-methods
+    R0904, # too-many-public-methods
+    R0911, # too-many-return-statements
+    R0912, # too-many-branches
+    R0913, # too-many-arguments
+    R0914, # too-many-locals
+    R0915, # too-many-statements
+    R0916, # too-many-boolean-expressions
+    R0917, # too-many-positional-arguments
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/conftest.py b/bin/tests/system/conftest.py
index c578e4a8fd..b2c27c0a6d 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/conftest.py
+++ b/bin/tests/system/conftest.py
@@ -297,9 +297,7 @@ def logger(request, system_test_name):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def system_test_dir(
-    request, system_test_name
-):  # pylint: disable=too-many-statements,too-many-locals
+def system_test_dir(request, system_test_name):
     """
     Temporary directory for executing the test.
 
@@ -408,7 +406,7 @@ def system_test_dir(
             unlink(symlink_dst)
 
 
-def _run_script(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
+def _run_script(
     system_test_dir: Path,
     interpreter: str,
     script: str,
@@ -471,7 +469,7 @@ def run_tests_sh(system_test_dir, shell):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module", autouse=True)
-def system_test(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments,too-many-statements
+def system_test(
     request,
     system_test_dir,
     shell,
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/isctest/asyncserver.py b/bin/tests/system/isctest/asyncserver.py
index 37eca8a672..ab508b404a 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/isctest/asyncserver.py
+++ b/bin/tests/system/isctest/asyncserver.py
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ class _AsyncUdpHandler(asyncio.DatagramProtocol):
             loop.create_task(handler_coroutine)
 
 
-# pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
 class AsyncServer:
     """
     A generic asynchronous server which may handle UDP and/or TCP traffic.
@@ -225,7 +224,6 @@ class DnsProtocol(enum.Enum):
     TCP = enum.auto()
 
 
-# pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
 @dataclass
 class QueryContext:
     """
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/isctest/instance.py b/bin/tests/system/isctest/instance.py
index e0e612fda0..d3b3083262 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/isctest/instance.py
+++ b/bin/tests/system/isctest/instance.py
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ class NamedInstance:
     ```
     """
 
-    # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
     def __init__(
         self,
         identifier: str,
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/isctest/kasp.py b/bin/tests/system/isctest/kasp.py
index b459b15b3e..ea1ec9878e 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/isctest/kasp.py
+++ b/bin/tests/system/isctest/kasp.py
@@ -329,7 +329,6 @@ def check_dnssecstatus(server, zone, keys, policy=None, view=None):
         assert f"key: {key.tag}" in response
 
 
-# pylint: disable=too-many-branches,too-many-locals
 def _check_signatures(signatures, covers, fqdn, keys):
     now = KeyTimingMetadata.now()
     numsigs = 0
@@ -455,7 +454,6 @@ def check_dnskeys(rrset, ksks, zsks, cdnskey=False):
     assert numkeys == len(dnskeys)
 
 
-# pylint: disable=too-many-locals
 def check_cds(rrset, keys):
     # Check if the correct CDS records are published. If the current time
     # is between the timing metadata 'publish' and 'delete', the key must have
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/isctest/query.py b/bin/tests/system/isctest/query.py
index 5662d1e380..4c389af2d9 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/isctest/query.py
+++ b/bin/tests/system/isctest/query.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ from isctest.compat import dns_rcode
 QUERY_TIMEOUT = 10
 
 
-# pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
 def generic_query(
     query_func: Callable[..., Any],
     message: dns.message.Message,
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/isctest/rndc.py b/bin/tests/system/isctest/rndc.py
index 6e869ab316..d4a0a1bd77 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/isctest/rndc.py
+++ b/bin/tests/system/isctest/rndc.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import os
 import subprocess
 
 
-# pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
 class RNDCExecutor(abc.ABC):
     """
     An interface which RNDC executors have to implement in order for the
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/isctest/run.py b/bin/tests/system/isctest/run.py
index b3cb8200c0..dd9ac08906 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/isctest/run.py
+++ b/bin/tests/system/isctest/run.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from isctest.compat import dns_rcode
 import dns.message
 
 
-def cmd(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
+def cmd(
     args,
     cwd=None,
     timeout=60,
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/ksr/tests_ksr.py b/bin/tests/system/ksr/tests_ksr.py
index 6caf4e7672..be2c651aa1 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/ksr/tests_ksr.py
+++ b/bin/tests/system/ksr/tests_ksr.py
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 # See the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this work for additional
 # information regarding copyright ownership.
 
-# pylint: disable=too-many-lines
-
 from datetime import timedelta
 import difflib
 import os
@@ -97,7 +95,6 @@ def ksr(zone, policy, action, options="", raise_on_exception=True):
     return out.stdout.decode("utf-8"), out.stderr.decode("utf-8")
 
 
-# pylint: disable=too-many-arguments,too-many-branches,too-many-locals,too-many-statements
 def check_keys(
     keys,
     lifetime,
@@ -223,7 +220,6 @@ def check_keysigningrequest(out, zsks, start, end):
     assert line_no == len(lines)
 
 
-# pylint: disable=too-many-arguments,too-many-branches,too-many-locals,too-many-statements
 def check_signedkeyresponse(
     out,
     zone,
@@ -421,7 +417,6 @@ def test_ksr_errors():
     assert "dnssec-ksr: fatal: 'sign' requires a KSR file" in err
 
 
-# pylint: disable=too-many-locals,too-many-statements
 def test_ksr_common(servers):
     # common test cases (1)
     zone = "common.test"
@@ -610,7 +605,6 @@ def test_ksr_common(servers):
     isctest.kasp.check_subdomain(ns1, zone, ksks, overlapping_zsks)
 
 
-# pylint: disable=too-many-locals
 def test_ksr_lastbundle(servers):
     zone = "last-bundle.test"
     policy = "common"
@@ -690,7 +684,6 @@ def test_ksr_lastbundle(servers):
     assert f"zone {zone}/IN (signed): zone_rekey: {warning}" in ns1.log
 
 
-# pylint: disable=too-many-locals
 def test_ksr_inthemiddle(servers):
     zone = "in-the-middle.test"
     policy = "common"
@@ -771,7 +764,6 @@ def test_ksr_inthemiddle(servers):
     assert f"zone {zone}/IN (signed): zone_rekey: {warning}" not in ns1.log
 
 
-# pylint: disable=too-many-locals
 def check_ksr_rekey_logs_error(server, zone, policy, offset, end):
     n = 1
 
@@ -846,7 +838,6 @@ def test_ksr_rekey_logs_error(servers):
     )
 
 
-# pylint: disable=too-many-locals
 def test_ksr_unlimited(servers):
     zone = "unlimited.test"
     policy = "unlimited"
@@ -962,7 +953,6 @@ def test_ksr_unlimited(servers):
     isctest.kasp.check_subdomain(ns1, zone, ksks, zsks)
 
 
-# pylint: disable=too-many-locals
 def test_ksr_twotone(servers):
     zone = "two-tone.test"
     policy = "two-tone"
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/shutdown/tests_shutdown.py b/bin/tests/system/shutdown/tests_shutdown.py
index 566a84fc8e..93c4c3c704 100755
--- a/bin/tests/system/shutdown/tests_shutdown.py
+++ b/bin/tests/system/shutdown/tests_shutdown.py
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ def do_work(named_proc, resolver_ip, instance, kill_method, n_workers, n_queries
     :param n_queries: Total number of queries to send
     :type n_queries: int
     """
-    # pylint: disable-msg=too-many-arguments
-    # pylint: disable-msg=too-many-locals
 
     # helper function, 'command' is the rndc command to run
     def launch_rndc(command):
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/tsiggss/tests_isc_spnego_flaws.py b/bin/tests/system/tsiggss/tests_isc_spnego_flaws.py
index b474fc1ab8..796da8fbc9 100755
--- a/bin/tests/system/tsiggss/tests_isc_spnego_flaws.py
+++ b/bin/tests/system/tsiggss/tests_isc_spnego_flaws.py
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ import dns.rrset
 
 
 class CraftedTKEYQuery:
-    # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
-
     """
     A class for preparing crafted TKEY queries
     """
@@ -81,8 +79,6 @@ class CraftedTKEYQuery:
 
 
 class ASN1Encoder:
-    # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
-
     """
     A custom ASN1 encoder which allows preparing malformed GSSAPI tokens
     """
diff --git a/doc/arm/_ext/iscconf.py b/doc/arm/_ext/iscconf.py
index 7c0a3c9511..dc440e2928 100644
--- a/doc/arm/_ext/iscconf.py
+++ b/doc/arm/_ext/iscconf.py
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ def split_csv(argument, required):
     return outlist
 
 
-# pylint: disable=too-many-statements
 def domain_factory(domainname, domainlabel, todolist, grammar):
     """
     Return parametrized Sphinx domain object.
@@ -318,7 +317,6 @@ def domain_factory(domainname, domainlabel, todolist, grammar):
                     ]
                 )
 
-        # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
         def resolve_xref(self, env, fromdocname, builder, typ, target, node, contnode):
             """
             Sphinx API:
diff --git a/doc/arm/conf.py b/doc/arm/conf.py
index 0f716fb085..4f2d9e98cd 100644
--- a/doc/arm/conf.py
+++ b/doc/arm/conf.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from sphinx import addnodes
 try:
     from sphinx.util.docutils import ReferenceRole
 except ImportError:
-    # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
+
     class ReferenceRole(roles.GenericRole):
         """
         The ReferenceRole class (used as a base class by GitLabRefRole
diff --git a/util/parse_tsan.py b/util/parse_tsan.py
index e13e8ec49e..28afc34bff 100755
--- a/util/parse_tsan.py
+++ b/util/parse_tsan.py
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ from hashlib import sha256
 class State:
     """Class that holds state of the TSAN parser."""
 
-    # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
-    # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
-
     inside = False
     block = ""
     last_line = None