diff --git a/.mypy.ini b/.mypy.ini
index e0bff335f..3e83460f0 100644
--- a/.mypy.ini
+++ b/.mypy.ini
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ disallow_incomplete_defs = True
 check_untyped_defs = True
 disallow_untyped_decorators = True
 warn_redundant_casts = True
-warn_unused_ignores = True
+## can't use warn_unused_ignores because of different Qt5/Qt6 ignores.
+## FIXME:v4 (lint) reenable when dropping Qt 5
+# warn_unused_ignores = True
 # warn_return_any = True
 # no_implicit_reexport = True
 strict_equality = True