diff --git a/src/backports/configparser/__init__.py b/src/backports/configparser/__init__.py
index d1dd937..0d7cbe0 100644
--- a/src/backports/configparser/__init__.py
+++ b/src/backports/configparser/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# flake8: noqa
-
 """Configuration file parser.
 
 A configuration file consists of sections, lead by a "[section]" header,
@@ -918,11 +916,15 @@ def items(self, section=_UNSET, raw=False, vars=None):
         if vars:
             for key, value in vars.items():
                 d[self.optionxform(key)] = value
-        value_getter = lambda option: self._interpolation.before_get(
-            self, section, option, d[option], d
-        )
-        if raw:
-            value_getter = lambda option: d[option]
+
+        def value_getter_interp(option):
+            return self._interpolation.before_get(self, section, option, d[option], d)
+
+        def value_getter_raw(option):
+            return d[option]
+
+        value_getter = value_getter_raw if raw else value_getter_interp
+
         return [(option, value_getter(option)) for option in orig_keys]
 
     def popitem(self):
diff --git a/src/test_configparser.py b/src/test_configparser.py
index 80ab36f..b32c45d 100644
--- a/src/test_configparser.py
+++ b/src/test_configparser.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# flake8: noqa
-
 import io
 import os
 import textwrap
@@ -747,6 +745,7 @@ def test_set_string_types(self):
         )
         # Check that we don't get an exception when setting values in
         # an existing section using strings:
+
         class mystr(str):
             pass