diff --git a/pylint/checkers/misc.py b/pylint/checkers/misc.py
index eb76c8c288..509ed9c7b2 100644
--- a/pylint/checkers/misc.py
+++ b/pylint/checkers/misc.py
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ def process_tokens(self, tokens):
                     except PragmaParserError:
                         # Printing useful information dealing with this error is done in the lint package
                         pass
-                    values = [_val.upper() for _val in values]
                     if set(values) & set(self.config.notes):
                         continue
                 except ValueError:
diff --git a/pylint/constants.py b/pylint/constants.py
index d3a0392df5..8e48bda939 100644
--- a/pylint/constants.py
+++ b/pylint/constants.py
@@ -1,18 +1,12 @@
 # Licensed under the GPL: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 # For details: https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/blob/master/COPYING
 
-import re
 import sys
 
 from astroid.__pkginfo__ import version as astroid_version
 
 from pylint.__pkginfo__ import version as pylint_version
 
-# Allow stopping after the first semicolon/hash encountered,
-# so that an option can be continued with the reasons
-# why it is active or disabled.
-OPTION_RGX = re.compile(r"\s*#.*\bpylint:\s*([^;#]+)[;#]{0,1}")
-
 PY_EXTS = (".py", ".pyc", ".pyo", ".pyw", ".so", ".dll")
 
 MSG_STATE_CONFIDENCE = 2