diff --git a/qutebrowser/commands/runners.py b/qutebrowser/commands/runners.py
index 23eba1f49..9dfcfaf95 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/commands/runners.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/commands/runners.py
@@ -224,10 +224,10 @@ class CommandRunner(QObject):
                     maxsplit = i + cmd.maxsplit + flag_arg_count
                     return split.simple_split(argstr, keep=keep,
                                               maxsplit=maxsplit)
-            else:  # pylint: disable=useless-else-on-loop
-                # If there are only flags, we got it right on the first try
-                # already.
-                return split_args
+
+            # If there are only flags, we got it right on the first try
+            # already.
+            return split_args
 
     def run(self, text, count=None):
         """Parse a command from a line of text and run it.
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/value.py b/qutebrowser/config/value.py
index 6e0dcf619..76c271a20 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/value.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/value.py
@@ -78,9 +78,7 @@ class SettingValue:
         for val in d.values():
             if val is not None:
                 return val
-        else:  # pylint: disable=useless-else-on-loop
-            # https://bitbucket.org/logilab/pylint/issue/489/
-            raise ValueError("No valid config value found!")
+        raise ValueError("No valid config value found!")
 
     def transformed(self):
         """Get the transformed value."""