diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/courses.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/courses.py
index cb7b85f076..218faded58 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/courses.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/courses.py
@@ -34,9 +34,8 @@ def i_create_a_course(step):
     create_a_course()
 
 
-# pylint: disable=invalid-name
 @step('I click the course link in Studio Home$')
-def i_click_the_course_link_in_studio_home(step):
+def i_click_the_course_link_in_studio_home(step):  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
     course_css = 'a.course-link'
     world.css_click(course_css)
 
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/terrain/ui_helpers.py b/common/djangoapps/terrain/ui_helpers.py
index 2b5248a1ab..cdd9e2fbd6 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/terrain/ui_helpers.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/terrain/ui_helpers.py
@@ -28,28 +28,27 @@ GLOBAL_WAIT_FOR_TIMEOUT = 60
 
 REQUIREJS_WAIT = {
     # Settings - Schedule & Details
-    re.compile('^Schedule & Details Settings \|'): [
+    re.compile(r'^Schedule & Details Settings \|'): [
         "jquery", "js/base", "js/models/course",
         "js/models/settings/course_details", "js/views/settings/main"],
 
     # Settings - Advanced Settings
-    re.compile('^Advanced Settings \|'): [
+    re.compile(r'^Advanced Settings \|'): [
         "jquery", "js/base", "js/models/course", "js/models/settings/advanced",
         "js/views/settings/advanced", "codemirror"],
 
     # Unit page
-    re.compile('^Unit \|'): [
+    re.compile(r'^Unit \|'): [
         "jquery", "js/base", "js/models/xblock_info", "js/views/pages/container",
         "js/collections/component_template", "xmodule", "coffee/src/main", "xblock/cms.runtime.v1"],
 
     # Content - Outline
     # Note that calling your org, course number, or display name, 'course' will mess this up
-    re.compile('^Course Outline \|'): [
+    re.compile(r'^Course Outline \|'): [
         "js/base", "js/models/course", "js/models/location", "js/models/section"],
 
     # Dashboard
-    # pylint: disable=anomalous-backslash-in-string
-    re.compile('^Studio Home \|'): [
+    re.compile(r'^Studio Home \|'): [
         "js/sock", "gettext", "js/base",
         "jquery.ui", "coffee/src/main", "underscore"],
 
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ REQUIREJS_WAIT = {
     ],
 
     # Pages
-    re.compile('^Pages \|'): [
+    re.compile(r'^Pages \|'): [
         'js/models/explicit_url', 'coffee/src/views/tabs',
         'xmodule', 'coffee/src/main', 'xblock/cms.runtime.v1'
     ],