diff --git a/testing/pylint.rc b/testing/pylint.rc
index 23fd8baa03..1c27f7dea6 100644
--- a/testing/pylint.rc
+++ b/testing/pylint.rc
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ confidence=
 # no Warning level messages displayed, use"--disable=all --enable=classes
 # --disable=W"
 #disable=print-statement,parameter-unpacking,unpacking-in-except,old-raise-syntax,backtick,long-suffix,old-ne-operator,old-octal-literal,import-star-module-level,raw-checker-failed,bad-inline-option,locally-disabled,locally-enabled,file-ignored,suppressed-message,useless-suppression,deprecated-pragma,apply-builtin,basestring-builtin,buffer-builtin,cmp-builtin,coerce-builtin,execfile-builtin,file-builtin,long-builtin,raw_input-builtin,reduce-builtin,standarderror-builtin,unicode-builtin,xrange-builtin,coerce-method,delslice-method,getslice-method,setslice-method,no-absolute-import,old-division,dict-iter-method,dict-view-method,next-method-called,metaclass-assignment,indexing-exception,raising-string,reload-builtin,oct-method,hex-method,nonzero-method,cmp-method,input-builtin,round-builtin,intern-builtin,unichr-builtin,map-builtin-not-iterating,zip-builtin-not-iterating,range-builtin-not-iterating,filter-builtin-not-iterating,using-cmp-argument,eq-without-hash,div-method,idiv-method,rdiv-method,exception-message-attribute,invalid-str-codec,sys-max-int,bad-python3-import,deprecated-string-function,deprecated-str-translate-call
-disable=line-too-long,multiple-imports,missing-docstring,bad-whitespace,global-statement,too-many-branches,too-many-statements,too-many-nested-blocks,too-many-locals,too-many-instance-attributes,too-few-public-methods,too-many-arguments,too-many-lines,consider-using-f-string
+disable=line-too-long,multiple-imports,missing-docstring,global-statement,too-many-branches,too-many-statements,too-many-nested-blocks,too-many-locals,too-many-instance-attributes,too-few-public-methods,too-many-arguments,too-many-lines,consider-using-f-string
 # Enable the message, report, category or checker with the given id(s). You can
 # either give multiple identifier separated by comma (,) or put this option
 # multiple time (only on the command line, not in the configuration file where
@@ -173,36 +173,21 @@ missing-member-max-choices=1
 
 [BASIC]
 
-# Naming hint for argument names
-argument-name-hint=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct argument names
 argument-rgx=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
 
-# Naming hint for attribute names
-attr-name-hint=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct attribute names
 attr-rgx=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
 
 # Bad variable names which should always be refused, separated by a comma
 bad-names=foo,bar,baz,toto,tutu,tata
 
-# Naming hint for class attribute names
-class-attribute-name-hint=([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]{2,30}|(__.*__))$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct class attribute names
 class-attribute-rgx=([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]{2,30}|(__.*__))$
 
-# Naming hint for class names
-class-name-hint=[A-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9]+$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct class names
 class-rgx=[A-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9]+$
 
-# Naming hint for constant names
-const-name-hint=(([A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*)|(__.*__))$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct constant names
 const-rgx=(([A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*)|(__.*__))$
 
@@ -210,9 +195,6 @@ const-rgx=(([A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*)|(__.*__))$
 # ones are exempt.
 docstring-min-length=-1
 
-# Naming hint for function names
-function-name-hint=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct function names
 function-rgx=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
 
@@ -222,21 +204,12 @@ good-names=i,j,k,ex,Run,_
 # Include a hint for the correct naming format with invalid-name
 include-naming-hint=no
 
-# Naming hint for inline iteration names
-inlinevar-name-hint=[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct inline iteration names
 inlinevar-rgx=[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*$
 
-# Naming hint for method names
-method-name-hint=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct method names
 method-rgx=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
 
-# Naming hint for module names
-module-name-hint=(([a-z_][a-z0-9_]*)|([A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]+))$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct module names
 # Note: Required modification in order to accept "5ttgen"
 #module-rgx=(([a-z_][a-z0-9_]*)|([A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]+))$
@@ -254,9 +227,6 @@ no-docstring-rgx=^_
 # to this list to register other decorators that produce valid properties.
 property-classes=abc.abstractproperty
 
-# Naming hint for variable names
-variable-name-hint=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct variable names
 variable-rgx=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
 
@@ -319,12 +289,6 @@ max-line-length=100
 # Maximum number of lines in a module
 max-module-lines=1000
 
-# List of optional constructs for which whitespace checking is disabled. `dict-
-# separator` is used to allow tabulation in dicts, etc.: {1  : 1,\n222: 2}.
-# `trailing-comma` allows a space between comma and closing bracket: (a, ).
-# `empty-line` allows space-only lines.
-no-space-check=trailing-comma,dict-separator
-
 # Allow the body of a class to be on the same line as the declaration if body
 # contains single statement.
 single-line-class-stmt=no