diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/loc_mapper_store.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/loc_mapper_store.py
index 966c8c0ae6..1625f12528 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/loc_mapper_store.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/loc_mapper_store.py
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ class LocMapperStore(object):
     or dominant store, but that's not a requirement. This store creates its own connection.
     '''
 
-    # C0103: varnames and attrs must be >= 3 chars, but db defined by long time usage
-    # pylint: disable = C0103
     def __init__(
         self, host, db, collection, port=27017, user=None, password=None,
         **kwargs
diff --git a/pylintrc b/pylintrc
index a3c84c1555..5a3a1ad01c 100644
--- a/pylintrc
+++ b/pylintrc
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ variable-rgx=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,30}$
 inlinevar-rgx=[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*$
 
 # Good variable names which should always be accepted, separated by a comma
-good-names=f,i,j,k,ex,Run,_,__
+good-names=f,i,j,k,db,ex,Run,_,__
 
 # Bad variable names which should always be refused, separated by a comma
 bad-names=foo,bar,baz,toto,tutu,tata