diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index 2efb7c70..79205567 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ exclude =
     *.egg-info
 
 per-file-ignores =
-    # __init__.py files are allowed to have unused imports and lines-too-long
+    # __init__.py files are allowed to have unused imports
     */__init__.py:F401
-    */**/__init__.py:F401,E501
+    */**/__init__.py:F401