diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 89aab6a07..cf6e5adec 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ ignore = [
     "B009", # Do not call `getattr` with a constant attribute value
     "B010", # [*] Do not call `setattr` with a constant attribute value.
     "B011", # Do not `assert False` (`python -O` removes these calls)
-    "B017", # `pytest.raises(Exception)` should be considered evil
     "B023", # Function definition does not bind loop variable `warning`
     "B028", # No explicit `stacklevel` keyword argument found
     # pycodestyle ignore
diff --git a/testing/python/raises.py b/testing/python/raises.py
index ef6607d96..929865e31 100644
--- a/testing/python/raises.py
+++ b/testing/python/raises.py
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ class TestRaises:
 
     def test_raises_context_manager_with_kwargs(self):
         with pytest.raises(TypeError) as excinfo:
-            with pytest.raises(Exception, foo="bar"):  # type: ignore[call-overload]
+            with pytest.raises(OSError, foo="bar"):  # type: ignore[call-overload]
                 pass
         assert "Unexpected keyword arguments" in str(excinfo.value)
 
diff --git a/testing/test_compat.py b/testing/test_compat.py
index 9e66e9eca..c898af7c5 100644
--- a/testing/test_compat.py
+++ b/testing/test_compat.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class ErrorsHelper:
 
 def test_helper_failures() -> None:
     helper = ErrorsHelper()
-    with pytest.raises(Exception):
+    with pytest.raises(Exception):  # noqa: B017
         _ = helper.raise_exception
     with pytest.raises(OutcomeException):
         _ = helper.raise_fail_outcome
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ def test_safe_getattr() -> None:
     helper = ErrorsHelper()
     assert safe_getattr(helper, "raise_exception", "default") == "default"
     assert safe_getattr(helper, "raise_fail_outcome", "default") == "default"
-    with pytest.raises(BaseException):
+    with pytest.raises(BaseException):  # noqa: B017
         assert safe_getattr(helper, "raise_baseexception", "default")