diff --git a/package/.pylintrc b/package/.pylintrc
index cab73b2a0..e8ae443c0 100644
--- a/package/.pylintrc
+++ b/package/.pylintrc
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ confidence=
 # --enable=similarities". If you want to run only the classes checker, but have
 # no Warning level messages displayed, use"--disable=all --enable=classes
 # --disable=W"
-disable=ungrouped-imports,attribute-defined-outside-init,too-many-arguments,duplicate-code,fixme
+disable=ungrouped-imports,attribute-defined-outside-init,too-many-arguments,duplicate-code,too-many-positional-arguments,fixme
 
 # Enable the message, report, category or checker with the given id(s). You can
 # either give multiple identifier separated by comma (,) or put this option
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ valid-metaclass-classmethod-first-arg=mcs
 [DESIGN]
 
 # Maximum number of arguments for function / method
-max-args=12
+max-args=5
 
 # Maximum number of attributes for a class (see R0902).
 max-attributes=7