diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index 5c0fe878fe..24cfb654d6 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ disable=
  signature-differs,
  super-init-not-called,
  unidiomatic-typecheck,
- unnecessary-pass,
  unused-argument,
  unused-wildcard-import,
  useless-else-on-loop,
diff --git a/horizon/exceptions.py b/horizon/exceptions.py
index 01fa4f9f01..ffb721cadd 100644
--- a/horizon/exceptions.py
+++ b/horizon/exceptions.py
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ class HorizonReporterFilter(SafeExceptionReporterFilter):
 
 class HorizonException(Exception):
     """Base exception class for distinguishing our own exception classes."""
-    pass
 
 
 class Http302(HorizonException):
@@ -149,17 +148,14 @@ class GetFileError(HorizonException):
 
 class ConfigurationError(HorizonException):
     """Exception to be raised when invalid settings have been provided."""
-    pass
 
 
 class NotAvailable(HorizonException):
     """Exception to be raised when something is not available."""
-    pass
 
 
 class WorkflowError(HorizonException):
     """Exception to be raised when something goes wrong in a workflow."""
-    pass
 
 
 class WorkflowValidationError(HorizonException):
@@ -168,12 +164,10 @@ class WorkflowValidationError(HorizonException):
     It is raised if required data is missing,
     or existing data is not valid.
     """
-    pass
 
 
 class MessageFailure(HorizonException):
     """Exception raised during message notification."""
-    pass
 
 
 class HandledException(HorizonException):
diff --git a/horizon/forms/fields.py b/horizon/forms/fields.py
index 334d86f288..bbcaded887 100644
--- a/horizon/forms/fields.py
+++ b/horizon/forms/fields.py
@@ -406,13 +406,11 @@ class ThemableDynamicChoiceField(DynamicChoiceField):
 
 class DynamicTypedChoiceField(DynamicChoiceField, fields.TypedChoiceField):
     """Simple mix of ``DynamicChoiceField`` and ``TypedChoiceField``."""
-    pass
 
 
 class ThemableDynamicTypedChoiceField(ThemableDynamicChoiceField,
                                       fields.TypedChoiceField):
     """Simple mix of ``ThemableDynamicChoiceField`` & ``TypedChoiceField``."""
-    pass
 
 
 class ThemableCheckboxInput(widgets.CheckboxInput):
diff --git a/horizon/tables/actions.py b/horizon/tables/actions.py
index 30126bbf74..6d672bd87a 100644
--- a/horizon/tables/actions.py
+++ b/horizon/tables/actions.py
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ class BaseAction(html.HTMLElement):
 
         By default this method is a no-op.
         """
-        pass
 
     def get_default_classes(self):
         """Returns a list of the default classes for the action.
diff --git a/horizon/tabs/base.py b/horizon/tabs/base.py
index 9fcf1ec147..67847bf108 100644
--- a/horizon/tabs/base.py
+++ b/horizon/tabs/base.py
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ class TabGroup(html.HTMLElement):
         is the fallback handler. By default it's a no-op, but it exists
         to make redirecting or raising exceptions possible for subclasses.
         """
-        pass
 
     def _set_active_tab(self):
         marked_active = None
@@ -456,7 +455,6 @@ class Tab(html.HTMLElement):
 
         The default behavior is to ignore POST data.
         """
-        pass
 
 
 class TableTab(Tab):
diff --git a/horizon/utils/secret_key.py b/horizon/utils/secret_key.py
index c2db4e8486..ca03b64a3c 100644
--- a/horizon/utils/secret_key.py
+++ b/horizon/utils/secret_key.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ from oslo_concurrency import lockutils
 
 class FilePermissionError(Exception):
     """The key file permissions are insecure."""
-    pass
 
 
 def generate_key(key_length=64):
diff --git a/openstack_auth/exceptions.py b/openstack_auth/exceptions.py
index 37bbaf5b19..cce0d6543d 100644
--- a/openstack_auth/exceptions.py
+++ b/openstack_auth/exceptions.py
@@ -14,4 +14,3 @@
 
 class KeystoneAuthException(Exception):
     """Generic error class to identify and catch our own errors."""
-    pass
diff --git a/openstack_auth/plugin/base.py b/openstack_auth/plugin/base.py
index 634e3f18cc..acbc8df5d5 100644
--- a/openstack_auth/plugin/base.py
+++ b/openstack_auth/plugin/base.py
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ class BasePlugin(object):
                     keystone_exceptions.AuthorizationFailure):
                 LOG.info('Attempted scope to project %s failed, will attempt '
                          'to scope to another project.', project.name)
-                pass
             else:
                 break
 
@@ -231,7 +230,6 @@ class BasePlugin(object):
                     keystone_exceptions.AuthorizationFailure):
                 LOG.info('Attempted scope to domain %s failed, will attempt '
                          'to scope to another domain.', domain_name)
-                pass
             else:
                 if len(domains) > 1:
                     LOG.info("More than one valid domain found for user %s,"
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/api/base.py b/openstack_dashboard/api/base.py
index e7d67064aa..68916c88f4 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/api/base.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/api/base.py
@@ -317,9 +317,8 @@ def get_url_for_service(service, region, endpoint_type):
                 if endpoint.get('interface') == interface:
                     return endpoint.get('url')
         except (IndexError, KeyError):
-            """it could be that the current endpoint just doesn't match the
-            type, continue trying the next one
-            """
+            # it could be that the current endpoint just doesn't match the
+            # type, continue trying the next one
             pass
     return None