diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index bf4828e75..228972aa2 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ persistent=yes
 
 # List of plugins (as comma separated values of python modules names) to load,
 # usually to register additional checkers.
-load-plugins=letsencrypt.acme.lint
+load-plugins=linter_plugin
 
 
 [MESSAGES CONTROL]
diff --git a/letsencrypt/acme/util.py b/letsencrypt/acme/util.py
index 1dd7ac78e..3f4db7b22 100644
--- a/letsencrypt/acme/util.py
+++ b/letsencrypt/acme/util.py
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ def dump_ijsonserializable(python_object):
     argument.
 
     """
+    # providedBy | pylint: disable=no-member
     if interfaces.IJSONSerializable.providedBy(python_object):
         return python_object.to_json()
     else:
diff --git a/letsencrypt/acme/lint.py b/linter_plugin.py
similarity index 100%
rename from letsencrypt/acme/lint.py
rename to linter_plugin.py