diff --git a/pymatgen/util/provenance.py b/pymatgen/util/provenance.py
index df6bbfc3cb2..4941cfbd093 100644
--- a/pymatgen/util/provenance.py
+++ b/pymatgen/util/provenance.py
@@ -93,11 +93,10 @@ def parse_history_node(cls, h_node) -> Self:
         """Parses a History Node object from either a dict or a tuple.
 
         Args:
-            h_node: A dict with name/url/description fields or a 3-element
-                tuple.
+            h_node: A dict with name/url/description fields or a 3-element tuple.
 
         Returns:
-            History node.
+            HistoryNode
         """
         if isinstance(h_node, dict):
             return cls.from_dict(h_node)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f7750be0a62..44f184029cc 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ lint.ignore = [
   "PERF401", # manual-list-comprehension (TODO fix these or wait for autofix)
   "PLC1901", # can be simplified to ... as empty is falsey
   "PLR",     # pylint refactor
-  "PLW1514", # open() without explicit encoding argument
   "PLW2901", # Outer for loop variable overwritten by inner assignment target
   "PT013",   # pytest-incorrect-pytest-import
   "PTH",     # prefer pathlib to os.path