diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aa1c2c3..2b393b5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ There also exists an [AUR package](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/python-lsp
 
 # Usage
 
-This plugin will disable `flake8`, `pycodestyle`, `pyflakes`, `mccabe` and `pyls_isort` by default.
+This plugin will disable `pycodestyle`, `pyflakes`, `mccabe` and `pyls_isort` by default, unless they are explicitly enabled in the client configuration.
 When enabled, all linting diagnostics will be provided by `ruff`.
 Sorting of the imports through `ruff` when formatting is enabled by default.
 The list of code fixes can be changed via the `pylsp.plugins.ruff.format` option.
diff --git a/pylsp_ruff/plugin.py b/pylsp_ruff/plugin.py
index c9c62e1..2342b99 100644
--- a/pylsp_ruff/plugin.py
+++ b/pylsp_ruff/plugin.py
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@
 @hookimpl
 def pylsp_settings():
     log.debug("Initializing pylsp_ruff")
-    # this plugin disables flake8, mccabe, and pycodestyle by default
+    # This plugin disables some enabled-by-default plugins that duplicate Ruff
+    # functionality
     settings = {
         "plugins": {
             "ruff": PluginSettings(),
             "pyflakes": {"enabled": False},
-            "flake8": {"enabled": False},
             "mccabe": {"enabled": False},
             "pycodestyle": {"enabled": False},
             "pyls_isort": {"enabled": False},