diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index a24d1a8..3496951 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -6,6 +6,5 @@ ignored-argument-names=args|kwargs
 [MESSAGES CONTROL]
 disable=
     C0412,
-    E1101,
     R0801, # needs to remain disabled see https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/issues/214
     W0511,
diff --git a/db/base/models.py b/db/base/models.py
index 3fc9f0e..b3bdb1b 100644
--- a/db/base/models.py
+++ b/db/base/models.py
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ class Satellite(models.Model):
 
         :returns: the valid transmitters for this Satellite
         """
-        return Transmitter.objects.filter(satellite=self.id).exclude(status='invalid')
+        # Remove the following pylint disable after Python 3 migration
+        return Transmitter.objects.filter(satellite=self.id).exclude(status='invalid')  # pylint: disable=E1101
 
     # TODO: rename this to sound more like a count
     @property
diff --git a/db/base/utils.py b/db/base/utils.py
index 51eb9ce..de15426 100644
--- a/db/base/utils.py
+++ b/db/base/utils.py
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ def calculate_transmitters_stats():
     transmitters in db (such as total and percentage of alive)"""
     transmitters = Transmitter.objects.all()
     total_transmitters = transmitters.count()
-    alive_transmitters = transmitters.filter(status='active').count()
+    # Remove the following pylint disable after Python 3 migration
+    alive_transmitters = transmitters.filter(status='active').count()  # pylint: disable=E1101
     if alive_transmitters > 0 and total_transmitters > 0:
         try:
             alive_transmitters_percentage = '{0}%'.format(