diff --git a/mopidy/backends/local/__init__.py b/mopidy/backends/local/__init__.py
index e5bfe8f8..04761e17 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/local/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/local/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import os
 import shutil
 
 from mopidy import settings
-from mopidy.backends.base import *
+from mopidy.backends.base import (BaseBackend, BaseLibraryController,
+    BaseStoredPlaylistsController, BaseCurrentPlaylistController,
+    BasePlaybackController)
 from mopidy.models import Playlist, Track, Album
 from mopidy.utils.process import pickle_connection
 
diff --git a/pylintrc b/pylintrc
index 9fed307c..cd8c5a62 100644
--- a/pylintrc
+++ b/pylintrc
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
 # W0141 - Used builtin function %r
 # R0921 - Abstract class not referenced
 # W0142 - Used * or ** magic
-# W0401 - Wildcard import %s
 # W0511 - TODO, FIXME and XXX in the code
 # W0613 - Unused argument %r
 #
-disable = C0103,C0111,C0112,E0102,E0202,E1101,R0201,R0801,R0903,R0904,R0921,W0141,W0142,W0401,W0511,W0613
+disable = C0103,C0111,C0112,E0102,E0202,E1101,R0201,R0801,R0903,R0904,R0921,W0141,W0142,W0511,W0613