diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 46a3d13fc..f8e7c0c91 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ follow_imports = skip
 [mypy-scrapy]
 ignore_errors = True
 
-[mypy-scrapy._monkeypatches]
-ignore_errors = True
-
 [mypy-scrapy.commands]
 ignore_errors = True