diff --git a/pandas/tests/dtypes/test_inference.py b/pandas/tests/dtypes/test_inference.py
index cfa6304909bb7..60afd768195d9 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/dtypes/test_inference.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/dtypes/test_inference.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def coerce(request):
     (iter([1, 2]), True, "iterator"),  # noqa: E241
     (iter([]), True, "iterator-empty"),  # noqa: E241
     ((x for x in [1, 2]), True, "generator"),  # noqa: E241
-    ((x for x in []), True, "generator-empty"),  # noqa: E241
+    ((_ for _ in []), True, "generator-empty"),  # noqa: E241
     (Series([1]), True, "Series"),  # noqa: E241
     (Series([]), True, "Series-empty"),  # noqa: E241
     (Series(["a"]).str, True, "StringMethods"),  # noqa: E241
@@ -288,7 +288,10 @@ class MockFile:
     assert not is_file(data)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("ll", [collections.namedtuple("Test", list("abc"))(1, 2, 3)])
+test_tuple = collections.namedtuple("Test", ["a", "b", "c"])
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("ll", [test_tuple(1, 2, 3)])
 def test_is_names_tuple_passes(ll):
     assert inference.is_named_tuple(ll)
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 26aab29f025a0..5dd4309ede6a3 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -146,9 +146,6 @@ ignore_errors=True
 ignore_errors=True
 
 
-[mypy-pandas.tests.dtypes.test_inference]
-ignore_errors=True
-
 [mypy-pandas.tests.extension.decimal.test_decimal]
 ignore_errors=True