diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 458b6f56..11006f59 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -19,8 +19,5 @@ addopts = "--black"
 [pytest.enabler.mypy]
 addopts = "--mypy"
 
-[pytest.enabler.flake8]
-addopts = "--flake8"
-
 [pytest.enabler.cov]
 addopts = "--cov"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 423a3eb2..1acbce48 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -40,11 +40,9 @@ docs =
     rst.linker>=1.9
     sphinx<4.4  # 4.4 does not detect TypeVars correctly
 testing =
-    flake8<4  # workaround https://github.com/tholo/pytest-flake8/issues/81
     pytest>=6
     pytest-black>=0.3.7
     pytest-checkdocs>=2.4
     pytest-cov
     pytest-enabler>=1.0.1
-    pytest-flake8
     pytest-mypy