diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index 3c729960..a016c4dc 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@
 # C: complexity
 # D: docstring warnings (unused pydocstyle extension)
 # F401: module imported but unused
-# F403: import *
 # F811: redefinition of unused `name` from line `N`
 # F841: local variable assigned but never used
-ignore = E, C, W, D, F401, F403, F811, F841
+ignore = E, C, W, D, F401, F811, F841
 builtins = c, get_config
 exclude =
     .cache,
diff --git a/jupyterhub/apihandlers/__init__.py b/jupyterhub/apihandlers/__init__.py
index 39733829..f72887eb 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/apihandlers/__init__.py
+++ b/jupyterhub/apihandlers/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from . import auth, groups, hub, proxy, services, users
-from .base import *
+from .base import *  # noqa
 
 default_handlers = []
 for mod in (auth, hub, proxy, users, groups, services):
diff --git a/jupyterhub/handlers/__init__.py b/jupyterhub/handlers/__init__.py
index e39e5730..79f3ea87 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/handlers/__init__.py
+++ b/jupyterhub/handlers/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from . import base, login, metrics, pages
-from .base import *
-from .login import *
+from .base import *  # noqa
+from .login import *  # noqa
 
 default_handlers = []
 for mod in (base, pages, login, metrics):