diff --git a/.mypy.ini b/.mypy.ini
deleted file mode 100644
index 6bad7a0b6..000000000
--- a/.mypy.ini
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-[mypy]
-allow_any_generics = false
-# FIXME: Would be better to actually type the libraries (if under our control),
-# or write our own stubs. For now, silence errors
-ignore_missing_imports = true
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index c8bd6f21c..8423ee3b8 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -179,3 +179,9 @@ per-file-ignores =
     ./beets/dbcore/queryparse.py:D
     ./beets/dbcore/types.py:D
     ./beets/mediafile.py:D
+
+[mypy]
+allow_any_generics = false
+# FIXME: Would be better to actually type the libraries (if under our control),
+# or write our own stubs. For now, silence errors
+ignore_missing_imports = true