diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index 5d448343..5c770a3f 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ 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=bad-whitespace, duplicate-code, consider-using-f-string
+disable=duplicate-code, consider-using-f-string
 
 # 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
@@ -105,39 +105,18 @@ max-nested-blocks=5
 
 [BASIC]
 
-# List of builtins function names that should not be used, separated by a comma
-bad-functions=map,filter,apply,input
-
-# Naming hint for argument names
-argument-name-hint=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
-
-# Regular expression matching correct argument names
-argument-rgx=(([a-z][a-zA-Z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
-
-# Naming hint for attribute names
-attr-name-hint=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct attribute names
 attr-rgx=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*)|([A-Z0-9_]*))$
 
 # Bad variable names which should always be refused, separated by a comma
 bad-names=foo,bar,baz,toto,tutu,tata
 
-# Naming hint for class attribute names
-class-attribute-name-hint=([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]{2,30}|(__.*__))$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct class attribute names
 class-attribute-rgx=([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]{2,30}|(__.*__))$
 
-# Naming hint for class names
-class-name-hint=[A-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9]+$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct class names
 class-rgx=[A-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9]+$
 
-# Naming hint for constant names
-const-name-hint=(([A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*)|(__.*__))$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct constant names
 const-rgx=(([a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*)|(__.*__))$
 #const-rgx=[f]?[A-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]{2,30}$
@@ -146,9 +125,6 @@ const-rgx=(([a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*)|(__.*__))$
 # ones are exempt.
 docstring-min-length=-1
 
-# Naming hint for function names
-function-name-hint=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct function names
 function-rgx=(([a-z][a-zA-Z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
 
@@ -158,21 +134,12 @@ good-names=i,j,k,ex,Run,_,log,cfg,id
 # Include a hint for the correct naming format with invalid-name
 include-naming-hint=no
 
-# Naming hint for inline iteration names
-inlinevar-name-hint=[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct inline iteration names
 inlinevar-rgx=[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*$
 
-# Naming hint for method names
-method-name-hint=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct method names
 method-rgx=(([a-z][a-zA-Z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
 
-# Naming hint for module names
-module-name-hint=(([a-z_][a-z0-9_]*)|([A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]+))$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct module names
 #module-rgx=(([a-z_][a-z0-9_]*)|([A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]+))$
 module-rgx=([a-z_][a-z0-9_]*)$
@@ -189,9 +156,6 @@ no-docstring-rgx=^_
 # to this list to register other decorators that produce valid properties.
 property-classes=abc.abstractproperty
 
-# Naming hint for variable names
-variable-name-hint=(([a-z][a-z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*))$
-
 # Regular expression matching correct variable names
 variable-rgx=(([a-z][a-zA-Z0-9_]{2,30})|(_[a-z0-9_]*)|([a-z]))$
 
@@ -217,12 +181,6 @@ max-line-length=120
 # Maximum number of lines in a module
 max-module-lines=2000
 
-# List of optional constructs for which whitespace checking is disabled. `dict-
-# separator` is used to allow tabulation in dicts, etc.: {1  : 1,\n222: 2}.
-# `trailing-comma` allows a space between comma and closing bracket: (a, ).
-# `empty-line` allows space-only lines.
-no-space-check=trailing-comma,dict-separator
-
 # Allow the body of a class to be on the same line as the declaration if body
 # contains single statement.No config file found, using default configuration
 
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 388120c6..cf7f87ac 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ mock==4.0.3
 nose2[coverage_plugin]==0.10.0
 cov-core==1.15.0
 pycodestyle==2.8.0
-pylint==2.12.2
+pylint==2.14.5
 splinter==0.17.0
 transifex-client==0.14.3; python_version < '3.10'
 transifex-client==0.12.1; python_version == '3.10'
diff --git a/searx/preferences.py b/searx/preferences.py
index ea836dc2..0a2e9dc9 100644
--- a/searx/preferences.py
+++ b/searx/preferences.py
@@ -225,11 +225,9 @@ class SwitchableSetting(Setting):
             raise MissingArgumentException('missing argument: choices')
 
     def transform_form_items(self, items):  # pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring
-        # pylint: disable=no-self-use
         return items
 
     def transform_values(self, values):   # pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring
-        # pylint: disable=no-self-use
         return values
 
     def parse_cookie(self, data):   # pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring