diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 89e2e5485..9b03867ae 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -123,11 +123,9 @@ tests =
     pytest-timeout==2.1.0
     filelock==3.8.0
     # pylint requirements
-    pylint==2.15.2
+    pylint==2.15.4
     # we use this to suppress pytest-related false positives in our tests.
     pylint-pytest==1.1.2
-    # see https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/issues/7488
-    astroid==2.12.9
     # we use this to suppress some messages in tests, eg: foo/bar naming,
     # and, protected method calls in our tests
     pylint-plugin-utils==0.7