diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index c30425b9a1..59de074ae0 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 [flake8]
 ignore =
-	# - W293 - blank lines contain whitespace
-	W293,
 	W605,
 	# - E501 - line too long (82 characters)
 	E501, E722,