diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index c2f85aa2..bf49cf40 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ disable=
     missing-docstring,
     invalid-name,
     too-few-public-methods,
-    superfluous-parens,
     useless-import-alias,
     bad-option-value,
     consider-using-dict-items,
diff --git a/platformio/home/rpc/handlers/project.py b/platformio/home/rpc/handlers/project.py
index 13a9ebbb..2ca3496b 100644
--- a/platformio/home/rpc/handlers/project.py
+++ b/platformio/home/rpc/handlers/project.py
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ class ProjectRPC:
             if not isinstance(platforms, list):
                 platforms = [platforms]
             c_based_platforms = ["intel_mcs51", "ststm8"]
-            is_cpp_project = not (set(platforms) & set(c_based_platforms))
+            is_cpp_project = not set(platforms) & set(c_based_platforms)
         except exception.PlatformioException:
             pass
 
diff --git a/tests/commands/test_lib_complex.py b/tests/commands/test_lib_complex.py
index 6ae585a2..eb56c5b7 100644
--- a/tests/commands/test_lib_complex.py
+++ b/tests/commands/test_lib_complex.py
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ def test_global_lib_uninstall(clirunner, validate_cliresult, isolated_pio_core):
     items = sorted(items, key=lambda item: item["__pkg_dir"])
     result = clirunner.invoke(cmd_lib, ["-g", "uninstall", items[0]["__pkg_dir"]])
     validate_cliresult(result)
-    assert ("Removing %s" % items[0]["name"]) in strip_ansi_codes(result.output)
+    assert "Removing %s" % items[0]["name"] in strip_ansi_codes(result.output)
 
     # uninstall the rest libraries
     result = clirunner.invoke(