diff --git a/superset/db_engine_specs/__init__.py b/superset/db_engine_specs/__init__.py
index 082c27c5245..51408aed0de 100644
--- a/superset/db_engine_specs/__init__.py
+++ b/superset/db_engine_specs/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 # KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
-# pylint: disable=C,R,W
 """Compatibility layer for different database engines
 
 This modules stores logic specific to different database engines. Things
diff --git a/superset/db_engine_specs/elasticsearch.py b/superset/db_engine_specs/elasticsearch.py
index 5ea06ba6b07..5fdc3de1a64 100644
--- a/superset/db_engine_specs/elasticsearch.py
+++ b/superset/db_engine_specs/elasticsearch.py
@@ -14,14 +14,13 @@
 # KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
-# pylint: disable=C,R,W
 from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Dict, Optional
 
 from superset.db_engine_specs.base import BaseEngineSpec
 
 
-class ElasticSearchEngineSpec(BaseEngineSpec):
+class ElasticSearchEngineSpec(BaseEngineSpec):  # pylint: disable=abstract-method
     engine = "elasticsearch"
     time_groupby_inline = True
     time_secondary_columns = True
diff --git a/superset/db_engine_specs/exasol.py b/superset/db_engine_specs/exasol.py
index 0e875d3b8f8..380b59825e4 100644
--- a/superset/db_engine_specs/exasol.py
+++ b/superset/db_engine_specs/exasol.py
@@ -14,13 +14,12 @@
 # KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
-# pylint: disable=C,R,W
 from typing import List, Tuple
 
 from superset.db_engine_specs.base import BaseEngineSpec
 
 
-class ExasolEngineSpec(BaseEngineSpec):
+class ExasolEngineSpec(BaseEngineSpec):  # pylint: disable=abstract-method
     """Engine spec for Exasol"""
 
     engine = "exa"
diff --git a/superset/db_engines/hive.py b/superset/db_engines/hive.py
index 62cae81a05b..093b5ebb05b 100644
--- a/superset/db_engines/hive.py
+++ b/superset/db_engines/hive.py
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@
 # KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
-# pylint: disable=C,R,W
-
 
+# pylint: disable=protected-access
 # TODO: contribute back to pyhive.
-def fetch_logs(self, max_rows=1024, orientation=None):
+def fetch_logs(
+    self, max_rows=1024, orientation=None
+):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     """Mocked. Retrieve the logs produced by the execution of the query.
     Can be called multiple times to fetch the logs produced after
     the previous call.