diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 6c42b27c7b015..f7370b6cef8d6 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ combine_as_imports = True
 line_length = 88
 force_sort_within_sections = True
 skip_glob = env,
-skip = pandas/__init__.py,pandas/core/api.py
+skip = pandas/__init__.py
 
 [mypy]
 ignore_missing_imports=True