diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index fc44bd11c..bc580abcb 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -56,12 +56,10 @@ disable=
     global-statement,
     invalid-name,
     missing-docstring,
-    no-self-use,
     too-few-public-methods,
     unexpected-keyword-arg,
     ungrouped-imports,
     useless-object-inheritance,
-    bad-continuation,
     inconsistent-return-statements,
     unsubscriptable-object,
     not-an-iterable,
@@ -261,12 +259,6 @@ max-line-length=120
 # Maximum number of lines in a module
 max-module-lines=1000
 
-# List of optional constructs for which whitespace checking is disabled. `dict-
-# separator` is used to allow tabulation in dicts, etc.: {1  : 1,\n222: 2}.
-# `trailing-comma` allows a space between comma and closing bracket: (a, ).
-# `empty-line` allows space-only lines.
-no-space-check=trailing-comma,dict-separator
-
 # Allow the body of a class to be on the same line as the declaration if body
 # contains single statement.
 single-line-class-stmt=no
@@ -278,36 +270,21 @@ single-line-if-stmt=no
 
 [BASIC]
 
-# Naming hint for argument names
-argument-name-hint=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct argument names
 argument-rgx=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
 
-# Naming hint for attribute names
-attr-name-hint=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct attribute names
 attr-rgx=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
 
 # Bad variable names which should always be refused, separated by a comma
 bad-names=foo,bar,baz,toto,tutu,tata
 
-# Naming hint for class attribute names
-class-attribute-name-hint=([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]{2,30}|(__.*__))$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct class attribute names
 class-attribute-rgx=([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]{2,30}|(__.*__))$
 
-# Naming hint for class names
-class-name-hint=[A-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9]+$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct class names
 class-rgx=[A-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9]+$
 
-# Naming hint for constant names
-const-name-hint=(([A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*)|(__.*__))$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct constant names
 const-rgx=(([A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*)|(__.*__))$
 
@@ -315,9 +292,6 @@ const-rgx=(([A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*)|(__.*__))$
 # ones are exempt.
 docstring-min-length=-1
 
-# Naming hint for function names
-function-name-hint=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct function names
 function-rgx=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
 
@@ -327,21 +301,12 @@ good-names=i,j,k,ex,Run,_
 # Include a hint for the correct naming format with invalid-name
 include-naming-hint=no
 
-# Naming hint for inline iteration names
-inlinevar-name-hint=[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct inline iteration names
 inlinevar-rgx=[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*$
 
-# Naming hint for method names
-method-name-hint=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct method names
 method-rgx=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
 
-# Naming hint for module names
-module-name-hint=(([a-z_][a-z0-9_]*)|([A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]+))$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct module names
 module-rgx=(([a-z_][a-z0-9_]*)|([A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]+))$
 
@@ -357,9 +322,6 @@ no-docstring-rgx=^_
 # to this list to register other decorators that produce valid properties.
 property-classes=abc.abstractproperty
 
-# Naming hint for variable names
-variable-name-hint=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct variable names
 variable-rgx=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
 
diff --git a/lutris/command.py b/lutris/command.py
index 0ef90ca6a..22eda7be2 100644
--- a/lutris/command.py
+++ b/lutris/command.py
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class MonitoredCommand:
         """Add the line to the associated LogBuffer object"""
         self.log_buffer.insert(self.log_buffer.get_end_iter(), line, -1)
 
-    def log_handler_console_output(self, line):  # pylint: disable=no-self-use
+    def log_handler_console_output(self, line):
         """Print the line to stdout"""
         with contextlib.suppress(BlockingIOError):
             sys.stdout.write(line)
diff --git a/lutris/services/base.py b/lutris/services/base.py
index 2fc4e7def..6f30466c8 100644
--- a/lutris/services/base.py
+++ b/lutris/services/base.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from lutris.database.games import add_game, get_game_by_field, get_games
 from lutris.database.services import ServiceGameCollection
 from lutris.game import Game
 from lutris.gui.dialogs import NoticeDialog
-from lutris.gui.dialogs.webconnect_dialog import WebConnectDialog, DEFAULT_USER_AGENT
+from lutris.gui.dialogs.webconnect_dialog import DEFAULT_USER_AGENT, WebConnectDialog
 from lutris.gui.views.media_loader import download_media
 from lutris.gui.widgets.utils import BANNER_SIZE, ICON_SIZE
 from lutris.installer import get_installers
diff --git a/lutris/util/steam/vdf/vdict.py b/lutris/util/steam/vdf/vdict.py
index 8e9f2a1e0..e42283273 100644
--- a/lutris/util/steam/vdf/vdict.py
+++ b/lutris/util/steam/vdf/vdict.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# pylint: disable=no-member
+# pylint: disable=no-member,unnecessary-dunder-call
 from collections import Counter
 
 _iter_values = 'values'