diff --git a/src/bitswap/wantlist.js b/src/bitswap/wantlist.js
index 34480a900..276a51442 100644
--- a/src/bitswap/wantlist.js
+++ b/src/bitswap/wantlist.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
-/* eslint max-nested-callbacks: ["error", 6] */
 'use strict'
 
 const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('../utils/mocha')
diff --git a/src/files-regular/ls.js b/src/files-regular/ls.js
index 3dc3b73e0..95165e951 100644
--- a/src/files-regular/ls.js
+++ b/src/files-regular/ls.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
-/* eslint max-nested-callbacks: ["error", 6] */
 'use strict'
 
 const { fixtures } = require('./utils')
diff --git a/src/key/list.js b/src/key/list.js
index 383989435..adbeb8519 100644
--- a/src/key/list.js
+++ b/src/key/list.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
-/* eslint max-nested-callbacks: ["error", 6] */
 'use strict'
 
 const pTimes = require('p-times')
diff --git a/src/key/rename.js b/src/key/rename.js
index a18796059..a79051543 100644
--- a/src/key/rename.js
+++ b/src/key/rename.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
-/* eslint max-nested-callbacks: ["error", 6] */
 'use strict'
 
 const hat = require('hat')
diff --git a/src/key/rm.js b/src/key/rm.js
index 5140ed901..4450833f0 100644
--- a/src/key/rm.js
+++ b/src/key/rm.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
-/* eslint max-nested-callbacks: ["error", 6] */
 'use strict'
 
 const hat = require('hat')
diff --git a/src/miscellaneous/resolve.js b/src/miscellaneous/resolve.js
index 699c122b8..8ffedcd55 100644
--- a/src/miscellaneous/resolve.js
+++ b/src/miscellaneous/resolve.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
-/* eslint max-nested-callbacks: ["error", 5] */
 'use strict'
 
 const isIpfs = require('is-ipfs')
diff --git a/src/name-pubsub/cancel.js b/src/name-pubsub/cancel.js
index cf2a30d0e..e50695a04 100644
--- a/src/name-pubsub/cancel.js
+++ b/src/name-pubsub/cancel.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/* eslint max-nested-callbacks: ["error", 5] */
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
diff --git a/src/name-pubsub/subs.js b/src/name-pubsub/subs.js
index 388d650dd..8e3458ac6 100644
--- a/src/name-pubsub/subs.js
+++ b/src/name-pubsub/subs.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/* eslint max-nested-callbacks: ["error", 5] */
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
diff --git a/src/name/resolve.js b/src/name/resolve.js
index 1f72a0c05..99bcecc1e 100644
--- a/src/name/resolve.js
+++ b/src/name/resolve.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/* eslint max-nested-callbacks: ["error", 6] */
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
diff --git a/src/object/data.js b/src/object/data.js
index 1c31b1736..ed1a281df 100644
--- a/src/object/data.js
+++ b/src/object/data.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
-/* eslint-disable max-nested-callbacks */
 'use strict'
 
 const bs58 = require('bs58')
diff --git a/src/object/links.js b/src/object/links.js
index 10400d911..b62195a49 100644
--- a/src/object/links.js
+++ b/src/object/links.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
-/* eslint-disable max-nested-callbacks */
 'use strict'
 
 const dagPB = require('ipld-dag-pb')
diff --git a/src/object/patch/append-data.js b/src/object/patch/append-data.js
index 3a35a958e..7be202f4e 100644
--- a/src/object/patch/append-data.js
+++ b/src/object/patch/append-data.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
-/* eslint-disable max-nested-callbacks */
 'use strict'
 
 const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('../../utils/mocha')
diff --git a/src/object/patch/set-data.js b/src/object/patch/set-data.js
index b65afab97..4aafc36a4 100644
--- a/src/object/patch/set-data.js
+++ b/src/object/patch/set-data.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
-/* eslint-disable max-nested-callbacks */
 'use strict'
 
 const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('../../utils/mocha')
diff --git a/src/object/stat.js b/src/object/stat.js
index edac169c7..0313d4673 100644
--- a/src/object/stat.js
+++ b/src/object/stat.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
-/* eslint-disable max-nested-callbacks */
 'use strict'
 
 const dagPB = require('ipld-dag-pb')
diff --git a/src/pubsub/subscribe.js b/src/pubsub/subscribe.js
index be5093fc0..69b786717 100644
--- a/src/pubsub/subscribe.js
+++ b/src/pubsub/subscribe.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
-/* eslint max-nested-callbacks: ["error", 6] */
 'use strict'
 
 const pushable = require('it-pushable')