diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f2b5a0e6..2ca4b583 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ extras_require = {
         "pytest-cov>=2.7.1,<3.0.0",
         "pytest-asyncio>=0.10.0,<1.0.0",
     ],
-    "lint": ["pylint>=2.3.1,<3.0.0", "mypy>=0.701,<1.0", "black==19.3b0"],
+    "lint": ["mypy>=0.701,<1.0", "black==19.3b0"],
     "dev": ["tox>=3.13.2,<4.0.0"],
 }
 
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 30cb77aa..8f203711 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -19,7 +19,5 @@ basepython =
 basepython = python3
 extras = dev
 commands =
-    # TODO: Add the tests/ folder back to pylint
-    pylint --rcfile={toxinidir}/.pylintrc libp2p examples
     mypy -p libp2p -p examples --config-file {toxinidir}/mypy.ini
     black --check examples libp2p/__init__.py libp2p/host libp2p/kademlia libp2p/network libp2p/peer libp2p/protocol_muxer libp2p/pubsub/*.py libp2p/routing libp2p/security libp2p/stream_muxer libp2p/transport tests setup.py