diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
deleted file mode 100644
index a40a644a..00000000
--- a/.flake8
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-[flake8]
-extend-ignore = E203
diff --git a/tgtg_scanner/notifiers/telegram.py b/tgtg_scanner/notifiers/telegram.py
index 8f8806bd..2e8ddacd 100644
--- a/tgtg_scanner/notifiers/telegram.py
+++ b/tgtg_scanner/notifiers/telegram.py
@@ -534,4 +534,4 @@ def __repr__(self) -> str:
     @staticmethod
     def _shorten_with_ellipsis(text: str, length: int = MAX_BUTTON_TEXT_LENGTH) -> str:
         """Shorten text to length and add ellipsis in the middle"""
-        return text if len(text) <= length else text[: (length - 3) // 2] + "..." + text[-(length - 3) // 2 :]
+        return text if len(text) <= length else text[: (length - 3) // 2] + "..." + text[-(length - 3) // 2 :]  # noqa: E203