diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 39d493645e..657a746586 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ COV_HTML_OUT_DIR=$(PY_SPEC_DIR)/$(COV_HTML_OUT)
 COV_INDEX_FILE=$(COV_HTML_OUT_DIR)/index.html
 
 CURRENT_DIR = ${CURDIR}
-LINTER_CONFIG_FILE = $(CURRENT_DIR)/linter.ini
 GENERATOR_ERROR_LOG_FILE = $(CURRENT_DIR)/$(TEST_VECTOR_DIR)/testgen_error_log.txt
 
 SCRIPTS_DIR = ${CURRENT_DIR}/scripts
@@ -151,13 +150,13 @@ codespell:
 
 lint: pyspec
 	. venv/bin/activate; cd $(PY_SPEC_DIR); \
-	flake8  --config $(LINTER_CONFIG_FILE) ./eth2spec \
-	&& python -m pylint --rcfile $(LINTER_CONFIG_FILE) $(PYLINT_SCOPE) \
-	&& python -m mypy --config-file $(LINTER_CONFIG_FILE) $(MYPY_SCOPE)
+	flake8  --config $(CURRENT_DIR)/flake8.ini ./eth2spec \
+	&& python -m pylint --rcfile $(CURRENT_DIR)/pylint.ini $(PYLINT_SCOPE) \
+	&& python -m mypy --config-file $(CURRENT_DIR)/mypy.ini $(MYPY_SCOPE)
 
 lint_generators: pyspec
 	. venv/bin/activate; cd $(TEST_GENERATORS_DIR); \
-	flake8 --config $(LINTER_CONFIG_FILE)
+	flake8 --config $(CURRENT_DIR)/flake8.ini
 
 # Runs a generator, identified by param 1
 define run_generator
diff --git a/flake8.ini b/flake8.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f94b2ad47a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flake8.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[flake8]
+ignore = E252,W504,W503
+max-line-length = 120
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/linter.ini b/linter.ini
deleted file mode 100644
index 52a3aec0e0..0000000000
--- a/linter.ini
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-[flake8]
-ignore = E252,W504,W503
-max-line-length = 120
-
-[mypy]
-disallow_incomplete_defs = True
-disallow_untyped_defs = True
-
-warn_unused_ignores = True
-warn_unused_configs = True
-warn_redundant_casts = True
-
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-
-# pylint
-[MESSAGES CONTROL]
-disable = all
-enable = unused-argument
diff --git a/mypy.ini b/mypy.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f16a21c7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mypy.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[mypy]
+disallow_incomplete_defs = True
+disallow_untyped_defs = True
+warn_unused_ignores = True
+warn_unused_configs = True
+warn_redundant_casts = True
+ignore_missing_imports = True
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pylint.ini b/pylint.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a8242683a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pylint.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[MESSAGES CONTROL]
+disable = all
+enable = unused-argument
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8d5aa213b7..83ae7accb4 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ def run(self):
     python_requires=">=3.9, <4",
     extras_require={
         "test": ["pytest>=4.4", "pytest-cov", "pytest-xdist"],
-        "lint": ["flake8==5.0.4", "mypy==0.981", "pylint==2.15.3"],
+        "lint": ["flake8==5.0.4", "mypy==0.981", "pylint==3.3.1"],
         "generator": ["setuptools>=72.0.0", "pytest>4.4", "python-snappy==0.7.3", "filelock", "pathos==0.3.0"],
         "docs": ["mkdocs==1.4.2", "mkdocs-material==9.1.5", "mdx-truly-sane-lists==1.3",  "mkdocs-awesome-pages-plugin==2.8.0"]
     },