diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 88b996fe6..a88c72590 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 [pycodestyle]
 
-format = pylint
-
 # List of error codes:
 # https://pycodestyle.readthedocs.io/en/latest/intro.html#error-codes
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 487fc1285..a9888c418 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -613,6 +613,7 @@ class CheckPylint(distutils.core.Command):
         print("running pycodestyle")
         style_guide = pycodestyle.StyleGuide(
             config_file='setup.cfg',
+            format="pylint",
             paths=files
         )
         report = style_guide.check_files()