diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/tab.py b/qutebrowser/browser/tab.py
index 5c7f1aa8e..30c40a7cd 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/tab.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/tab.py
@@ -87,9 +87,6 @@ class TabData:
         }
 
     def __getattr__(self, attr):
-        if attr.startswith('_'):
-            # WORKAROUND for https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/issues/979
-            return super().__getattr__(attr)  # pylint: disable=no-member
         try:
             return self._data[attr]
         except KeyError: