diff --git a/pylintrc_tweaks b/pylintrc_tweaks
index 61e562db..02f928b4 100644
--- a/pylintrc_tweaks
+++ b/pylintrc_tweaks
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ load-plugins = edx_lint.pylint
 [MESSAGES CONTROL]
 disable+=
     unused-variable,
-    logging-format-interpolation
+    logging-format-interpolation,
+    no-self-use,