diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
deleted file mode 100644
index e1ef0dc8a..000000000
--- a/.flake8
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-[flake8]
-ignore = 
-exclude = .git,__pycache__,.gitlab
-max-complexity = 15
-builtins=_
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 8c8c0ac23..03445e3f9 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+[flake8]
+ignore = 
+exclude = .git,__pycache__,.gitlab
+max-complexity = 15
+builtins=_
+
 [metadata]
 name = gajim
 version = attr: gajim.__version__