diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index 0f254c7..ef843a9 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -223,7 +223,9 @@ indent-string='    '
 max-line-length=100
 
 # Maximum number of lines in a module
-max-module-lines=1000
+#
+# XXX: Reduce this number once Issue 296 is resolved.
+max-module-lines=1050
 
 # List of optional constructs for which whitespace checking is disabled. `dict-
 # separator` is used to allow tabulation in dicts, etc.: {1  : 1,\n222: 2}.