diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index 28706a4a12d..3b6d3f4ba83 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -78,9 +78,6 @@ disable=
  wrong-import-order,
  consider-using-f-string,
  consider-using-dict-items,
- use-implicit-booleaness-not-comparison,
- use-maxsplit-arg,
- unnecessary-dunder-call,
 # "R" Refactor recommendations
  consider-merging-isinstance,
  consider-using-ternary,
diff --git a/neutron/agent/linux/tc_lib.py b/neutron/agent/linux/tc_lib.py
index 8aed70d8248..3719f0709ef 100644
--- a/neutron/agent/linux/tc_lib.py
+++ b/neutron/agent/linux/tc_lib.py
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ def add_tc_qdisc(device, qdisc_type, parent=None, handle=None, latency_ms=None,
     args = {'kind': qdisc_type}
     if qdisc_type in ['htb', 'ingress']:
         if handle:
-            args['handle'] = str(handle).split(':')[0] + ':0'
+            args['handle'] = str(handle).split(':', maxsplit=1)[0] + ':0'
     elif qdisc_type == 'tbf':
         if not latency_ms or not max_kbps or not kernel_hz:
             raise qos_exc.TcLibQdiscNeededArguments(
diff --git a/neutron/common/utils.py b/neutron/common/utils.py
index 4c240584f11..5201a9e6b52 100644
--- a/neutron/common/utils.py
+++ b/neutron/common/utils.py
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ def skip_exceptions(exceptions):
                 with excutils.save_and_reraise_exception() as ctx:
                     if issubclass(type(exc), tuple(exceptions)):
                         LOG.info('Skipped exception %s when calling method %s',
-                                 ctx.value.__repr__(), function.__repr__())
+                                 repr(ctx.value), repr(function))
                         ctx.reraise = False
         return wrapper
     return decorator
diff --git a/neutron/objects/port_forwarding.py b/neutron/objects/port_forwarding.py
index 200e51ba7e7..856f997e8c3 100644
--- a/neutron/objects/port_forwarding.py
+++ b/neutron/objects/port_forwarding.py
@@ -146,11 +146,13 @@ class PortForwarding(base.NeutronDbObject):
             primitive['internal_port'] = int(
                 str(primitive.pop(
                     'internal_port_range',
-                    str(primitive.get('internal_port', '')))).split(':')[0])
+                    str(primitive.get('internal_port',
+                                      '')))).split(':', maxsplit=1)[0])
             primitive['external_port'] = int(
                 str(primitive.pop(
                     'external_port_range',
-                    str(primitive.get('external_port', '')))).split(':')[0])
+                    str(primitive.get('external_port',
+                                      '')))).split(':', maxsplit=1)[0])
 
     @staticmethod
     def _modify_single_ports_to_db(result):
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/linuxbridge/agent/linuxbridge_neutron_agent.py b/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/linuxbridge/agent/linuxbridge_neutron_agent.py
index 8941a9e9967..515fe9fcd8d 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/linuxbridge/agent/linuxbridge_neutron_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/linuxbridge/agent/linuxbridge_neutron_agent.py
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ class LinuxBridgeManager(amb.CommonAgentManagerBase):
         ip_version = utils.get_ip_version(ip)
         entry = ip_lib.dump_neigh_entries(ip_version, interface, dst=ip,
                                           lladdr=mac)
-        return entry != []
+        return bool(entry)
 
     @staticmethod
     def fdb_bridge_entry_exists(mac, interface, agent_ip=None):
diff --git a/neutron/tests/functional/agent/l3/test_keepalived_state_change.py b/neutron/tests/functional/agent/l3/test_keepalived_state_change.py
index 60b4451436c..d916f13eb4a 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/functional/agent/l3/test_keepalived_state_change.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/functional/agent/l3/test_keepalived_state_change.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def has_expected_arp_entry(device_name, namespace, ip, mac):
     ip_version = utils.get_ip_version(ip)
     entry = ip_lib.dump_neigh_entries(ip_version, device_name, namespace,
                                       dst=ip, lladdr=mac)
-    return entry != []
+    return bool(entry)
 
 
 class TestMonitorDaemon(base.BaseLoggingTestCase):