diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index bc980d562..4207020ed 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -4,6 +4,5 @@ max-complexity = 15
 
 [pep8]
 max-line-length = 80
-max-complexity = 15
 exclude = */contrib/*
 ignore = E251,E309