diff --git a/ipalib/cli.py b/ipalib/cli.py
index f3cd6147f..3b1b5a393 100644
--- a/ipalib/cli.py
+++ b/ipalib/cli.py
@@ -363,8 +363,6 @@ class textui(backend.Backend):
             self.print_entry(entry, order, labels, flags, print_all, format, indent)
 
     def print_entry(self, entry, order=None, labels=None, flags=None, print_all=True, format='%s: %s', indent=1):
-        """
-        """
         if isinstance(entry, (list, tuple)):
             entry = dict(entry)
         assert isinstance(entry, dict)
diff --git a/ipalib/session.py b/ipalib/session.py
index d04b660bd..44c29fe51 100644
--- a/ipalib/session.py
+++ b/ipalib/session.py
@@ -669,12 +669,8 @@ class AuthManager(object):
         self.debug('AuthManager.logout.%s:', self.name)
 
 class SessionAuthManager(object):
-    '''
-    '''
 
     def __init__(self):
-        '''
-        '''
         log_mgr.get_logger(self, True)
         self.auth_managers = {}
 
@@ -703,8 +699,6 @@ class SessionAuthManager(object):
 
 
     def logout(self, session_data):
-        '''
-        '''
         self.debug('SessionAuthManager.logout:')
 
         for auth_mgr in self.auth_managers.values():
diff --git a/make-lint b/make-lint
index 5a06f0a23..d52bdb630 100755
--- a/make-lint
+++ b/make-lint
@@ -290,7 +290,6 @@ def main():
         linter.set_option('disable', 'bad-mcs-method-argument')
         linter.set_option('disable', 'bad-whitespace')
         linter.set_option('disable', 'blacklisted-name')
-        linter.set_option('disable', 'empty-docstring')
         linter.set_option('disable', 'invalid-name')
         linter.set_option('disable', 'line-too-long')
         linter.set_option('disable', 'missing-docstring')