diff --git a/beacon_chain/nim.cfg b/beacon_chain/nim.cfg
index cdcd4a8e90..54618dab5f 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/nim.cfg
+++ b/beacon_chain/nim.cfg
@@ -4,6 +4,5 @@
 -d:chronosStrictException
 --styleCheck:usages
 --styleCheck:hint
---hint[XDeclaredButNotUsed]:off
 --hint[ConvFromXtoItselfNotNeeded]:off
 --hint[Processing]:off
diff --git a/ncli/nim.cfg b/ncli/nim.cfg
index 037eccc12f..cf1b6a107d 100644
--- a/ncli/nim.cfg
+++ b/ncli/nim.cfg
@@ -5,6 +5,5 @@
 -d:chronosStrictException
 --styleCheck:usages
 --styleCheck:hint
---hint[XDeclaredButNotUsed]:off
 --hint[ConvFromXtoItselfNotNeeded]:off
 --hint[Processing]:off
diff --git a/tests/nim.cfg b/tests/nim.cfg
index 6a3f4102e8..45cf72e3c9 100644
--- a/tests/nim.cfg
+++ b/tests/nim.cfg
@@ -11,6 +11,5 @@
 -d:chronosStrictException
 --styleCheck:usages
 --styleCheck:hint
---hint[XDeclaredButNotUsed]:off
 --hint[ConvFromXtoItselfNotNeeded]:off
 --hint[Processing]:off