diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index f5ef697a1..b8cc10090 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ disable=no-self-use,
         wrong-import-order,
         ungrouped-imports,
         redefined-variable-type,
-        suppressed-message
+        suppressed-message,
+        too-many-return-statements
 
 [BASIC]
 function-rgx=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,50}$
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/network/networkmanager.py b/qutebrowser/browser/network/networkmanager.py
index df1ae64e6..d4df03fd8 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/network/networkmanager.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/network/networkmanager.py
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ _proxy_auth_cache = {}
 
 def _is_secure_cipher(cipher):
     """Check if a given SSL cipher (hopefully) isn't broken yet."""
-    # pylint: disable=too-many-return-statements
     tokens = [e.upper() for e in cipher.name().split('-')]
     if cipher.usedBits() < 128:
         # https://codereview.qt-project.org/#/c/75943/
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/webelem.py b/qutebrowser/browser/webelem.py
index ecf8d43da..cc387bc9a 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/webelem.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/webelem.py
@@ -256,7 +256,6 @@ class WebElementWrapper(collections.abc.MutableMapping):
         Return:
             True if we should switch to insert mode, False otherwise.
         """
-        # pylint: disable=too-many-return-statements
         self._check_vanished()
         roles = ('combobox', 'textbox')
         log.misc.debug("Checking if element is editable: {}".format(
diff --git a/qutebrowser/utils/standarddir.py b/qutebrowser/utils/standarddir.py
index 872ef758b..04c4c82a6 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/utils/standarddir.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/utils/standarddir.py
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ def _from_args(typ, args):
             override: boolean, if the user did override the path
             path: The overridden path, or None to turn off storage.
     """
-    # pylint: disable=too-many-return-statements
     typ_to_argparse_arg = {
         QStandardPaths.ConfigLocation: 'confdir',
         QStandardPaths.DataLocation: 'datadir',