diff --git a/rules/best-practices.js b/rules/best-practices.js
index 3eaf5ab..e1fbbfd 100644
--- a/rules/best-practices.js
+++ b/rules/best-practices.js
@@ -3,15 +3,6 @@ module.exports = {
     // require the use of === and !==
     // http://eslint.org/docs/rules/eqeqeq
     eqeqeq: 'error',
-    // Blacklist certain identifiers to prevent them being used
-    // http://eslint.org/docs/rules/id-blacklist
-    'id-blacklist': [ 'error',
-      'callback',
-      'cb',
-      'data',
-      'e',
-      'err',
-    ],
     // disallow unmodified conditions of loops
     // http://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-unmodified-loop-condition
     'no-unmodified-loop-condition': 'error',