diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index d08fb77a..b54c0966 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -7,13 +7,6 @@ formats = zip
 [metadata]
 license_file = LICENSE
 
-[flake8]
-select = B, C, E, F, W, T4, B9
-ignore = E203, E266, E501, W503
-max-line-length = 80
-max-complexity = 20
-exclude = .git, __pycache__, build, dist, .eggs, .tox
-
 [tool:pytest]
 filterwarnings =
     ignore:fromstring:DeprecationWarning