diff --git a/src/bmconfigparser.py b/src/bmconfigparser.py
index ae0b46fe..13a20fa0 100644
--- a/src/bmconfigparser.py
+++ b/src/bmconfigparser.py
@@ -165,6 +165,13 @@ class BMConfigParser(SafeConfigParser):
         but override the "raw" argument to always True"""
         return SafeConfigParser.items(self, section, True, variables)
 
+    def _reset(self):
+        """Reset current config. There doesn't appear to be a built in
+            method for this"""
+        sections = self.sections()
+        for x in sections:
+            self.remove_section(x)
+
     if sys.version_info[0] == 3:
         @staticmethod
         def addresses(hidden=False):
@@ -172,13 +179,6 @@ class BMConfigParser(SafeConfigParser):
             return [x for x in BMConfigParser().sections() if x.startswith('BM-') and (
                     hidden or not BMConfigParser().safeGetBoolean(x, 'hidden'))]
 
-        def _reset(self):
-            """Reset current config. There doesn't appear to be a built in
-               method for this"""
-            sections = self.sections()
-            for x in sections:
-                self.remove_section(x)
-
         def read(self, filenames):
             self._reset()
             SafeConfigParser.read(self, filenames)
@@ -200,8 +200,9 @@ class BMConfigParser(SafeConfigParser):
                     except configparser.InterpolationError:
                         continue
 
-        def readfp(self, file_obj):
-            SafeConfigParser.read_file(self, file_obj)
+        def readfp(self, fp, filename=None):
+            # pylint: no-member=ignore
+            SafeConfigParser.read_file(self, fp)
     else:
         @staticmethod
         def addresses():
@@ -209,13 +210,6 @@ class BMConfigParser(SafeConfigParser):
             return [
                 x for x in BMConfigParser().sections() if x.startswith('BM-')]
 
-        def _reset(self):
-            """Reset current config. There doesn't appear to be a built in
-               method for this"""
-            sections = self.sections()
-            for x in sections:
-                self.remove_section(x)
-
         def read(self, filenames):
             """Read config and populate defaults"""
             self._reset()
diff --git a/src/tests/test_config.py b/src/tests/test_config.py
index dcde4e6f..671f4db7 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/src/tests/test_config.py
@@ -3,12 +3,8 @@
 Various tests for config
 """
 import unittest
-import tempfile
-import sys
-import os
 
 from six import StringIO
-from pybitmessage import paths
 from pybitmessage.bmconfigparser import BMConfigParser
 
 test_config = """[bitmessagesettings]
@@ -51,7 +47,8 @@ class TestConfig(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def tearDown(self):
         """restore to the backup of BMConfigparser"""
-        BMConfigParser()._reset()
+        # pylint: protected-access=ignore
+        BMConfigParser()._reset()  
         BMConfigParser().readfp(self.configfile)
 
     def test_safeGet(self):
@@ -68,6 +65,7 @@ class TestConfig(unittest.TestCase):
             False
         )
         # no arg for default
+        # pylint: disable=too-many-function-args
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
             BMConfigParser().safeGetBoolean(
                 'nonexistent', 'nonexistent', True)
@@ -93,7 +91,7 @@ class TestConfig(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertEqual(
             BMConfigParser().safeGetInt('bitmessagesettings', 'maxaddrperstreamsend'), 100)
-
+        # pylint: protected-access=ignore
         BMConfigParser()._reset()
         self.assertEqual(
             BMConfigParser().safeGetInt('bitmessagesettings', 'maxaddrperstreamsend'), 500)