diff --git a/pylintrc b/pylintrc
index 8875004..9cdfb9c 100644
--- a/pylintrc
+++ b/pylintrc
@@ -7,12 +7,11 @@
 
 [MASTER]
 
-# Add files or directories to the blacklist. They should be base names, not
-# paths.
+# Files or directories to be skipped. They should be base names, not paths.
 ignore=third_party
 
-# Add files or directories matching the regex patterns to the blacklist. The
-# regex matches against base names, not paths.
+# Files or directories matching the regex patterns are skipped. The regex
+# matches against base names, not paths.
 ignore-patterns=
 
 # Pickle collected data for later comparisons.
@@ -29,11 +28,6 @@ jobs=4
 # active Python interpreter and may run arbitrary code.
 unsafe-load-any-extension=no
 
-# A comma-separated list of package or module names from where C extensions may
-# be loaded. Extensions are loading into the active Python interpreter and may
-# run arbitrary code
-extension-pkg-whitelist=
-
 
 [MESSAGES CONTROL]