diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index becf15f6..9dacc173 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [flake8]
 count = True
 # Several of the following could be autofixed or improved by running the code through psf/black
-ignore = E123,E128,E722,W191,W503,W504
+ignore = E128,E722,W191,W503,W504
 max-complexity = 40
 max-line-length = 220
 show-source = True
diff --git a/.github/workflows/flake8.yaml b/.github/workflows/flake8.yaml
index 583eba8a..e4a08b5e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/flake8.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/flake8.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 on: [ push, pull_request ]
-name: flake8 linting (6 ignores)
+name: flake8 linting (5 ignores)
 jobs:
     flake8:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest