diff --git a/tools/releasetools/pylintrc b/tools/releasetools/pylintrc
index 90de1afbc..7b3405c85 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/pylintrc
+++ b/tools/releasetools/pylintrc
@@ -144,9 +144,6 @@ notes=FIXME,XXX,TODO
 
 [BASIC]
 
-# Required attributes for module, separated by a comma
-required-attributes=
-
 # List of builtins function names that should not be used, separated by a comma
 bad-functions=map,filter,input
 
@@ -357,10 +354,6 @@ int-import-graph=
 
 [CLASSES]
 
-# List of interface methods to ignore, separated by a comma. This is used for
-# instance to not check methods defines in Zope's Interface base class.
-ignore-iface-methods=isImplementedBy,deferred,extends,names,namesAndDescriptions,queryDescriptionFor,getBases,getDescriptionFor,getDoc,getName,getTaggedValue,getTaggedValueTags,isEqualOrExtendedBy,setTaggedValue,isImplementedByInstancesOf,adaptWith,is_implemented_by
-
 # List of method names used to declare (i.e. assign) instance attributes.
 defining-attr-methods=__init__,__new__,setUp