diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 7c245a260..484b73acb 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         "editor.defaultFormatter": "ms-python.black-formatter",
         "editor.formatOnSave": true,
         "editor.codeActionsOnSave": {
-            "source.sortImports": true
+            "source.sortImports": "explicit"
         }, // OK as long as isort 3rd parties managed in setup.cfg?, see below
         "editor.wordWrapColumn": 88,
         "editor.renderWhitespace": "boundary",
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index cce16fbe0..8f610a8da 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 description-file = README.md
 
 [tool:pytest]
-pep8maxlinelength = 88
 markers =
     slow: marks tests as slow (deselect with '-m "not slow"')
     gpu: marks tests that require a gpu (deselect with '-m "not gpu"')