diff --git a/python/qemu/qmp/legacy.py b/python/qemu/qmp/legacy.py
index a8629b44df..03b5574618 100644
--- a/python/qemu/qmp/legacy.py
+++ b/python/qemu/qmp/legacy.py
@@ -106,8 +106,6 @@ class QEMUMonitorProtocol:
         return self
 
     def __exit__(self,
-                 # pylint: disable=duplicate-code
-                 # see https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/issues/3619
                  exc_type: Optional[Type[BaseException]],
                  exc_val: Optional[BaseException],
                  exc_tb: Optional[TracebackType]) -> None: