diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index 11efb26..dbdf127 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ enable=anomalous-backslash-in-string,
         inconsistent-return-statements,
         invalid-name,
         redefined-argument-from-local,
+        too-few-public-methods,
         unspecified-encoding,
         unused-argument,
         unused-import,
diff --git a/src/wuttjamaican/app.py b/src/wuttjamaican/app.py
index c43752d..8b5f671 100644
--- a/src/wuttjamaican/app.py
+++ b/src/wuttjamaican/app.py
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ class AppHandler:
         self.get_email_handler().send_email(*args, **kwargs)
 
 
-class AppProvider:
+class AppProvider: # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
     """
     Base class for :term:`app providers<app provider>`.
 
diff --git a/src/wuttjamaican/db/model/auth.py b/src/wuttjamaican/db/model/auth.py
index b776d04..abdd7f2 100644
--- a/src/wuttjamaican/db/model/auth.py
+++ b/src/wuttjamaican/db/model/auth.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy import association_proxy
 from . import Base, uuid_column, uuid_fk_column
 
 
-class Role(Base):
+class Role(Base): # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
     """
     Represents an authentication role within the system; used for
     permission management.
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class Role(Base):
         return self.name or ""
 
 
-class Permission(Base):
+class Permission(Base): # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
     """
     Represents a permission granted to a role.
     """
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class Permission(Base):
         return self.permission or ""
 
 
-class User(Base):
+class User(Base): # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
     """
     Represents a user of the system.
 
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ class User(Base):
         return self.username or ""
 
 
-class UserRole(Base):
+class UserRole(Base): # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
     """
     Represents the association between a user and a role; i.e. the
     user "belongs" or "is assigned" to the role.
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ class UserRole(Base):
         """)
 
 
-class UserAPIToken(Base):
+class UserAPIToken(Base): # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
     """
     User authentication token for use with HTTP API
     """
diff --git a/src/wuttjamaican/db/model/base.py b/src/wuttjamaican/db/model/base.py
index 9dc49ae..b2858ff 100644
--- a/src/wuttjamaican/db/model/base.py
+++ b/src/wuttjamaican/db/model/base.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy import association_proxy
 from wuttjamaican.db.util import naming_convention, ModelBase, uuid_column
 
 
-class WuttaModelBase(ModelBase):
+class WuttaModelBase(ModelBase): # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
     """
     Base class for data models, from which :class:`Base` inherits.
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ metadata = sa.MetaData(naming_convention=naming_convention)
 Base = orm.declarative_base(metadata=metadata, cls=WuttaModelBase)
 
 
-class Setting(Base):
+class Setting(Base): # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
     """
     Represents a :term:`config setting`.
     """
diff --git a/src/wuttjamaican/db/model/batch.py b/src/wuttjamaican/db/model/batch.py
index e253e84..a922354 100644
--- a/src/wuttjamaican/db/model/batch.py
+++ b/src/wuttjamaican/db/model/batch.py
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ class BatchMixin:
         return None
 
 
-class BatchRowMixin:
+class BatchRowMixin: # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
     """
     Mixin base class for :term:`data models <data model>` which
     represent a :term:`batch row`.
diff --git a/src/wuttjamaican/db/model/upgrades.py b/src/wuttjamaican/db/model/upgrades.py
index 8e94abd..bc5f54c 100644
--- a/src/wuttjamaican/db/model/upgrades.py
+++ b/src/wuttjamaican/db/model/upgrades.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ from wuttjamaican.db.util import UUID
 from wuttjamaican.util import make_true_uuid
 
 
-class Upgrade(Base):
+class Upgrade(Base): # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
     """
     Represents an app upgrade.
     """
diff --git a/src/wuttjamaican/email.py b/src/wuttjamaican/email.py
index 14c5c87..389d580 100644
--- a/src/wuttjamaican/email.py
+++ b/src/wuttjamaican/email.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ from wuttjamaican.util import resource_path
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class EmailSetting:
+class EmailSetting: # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
     """
     Base class for all :term:`email settings <email setting>`.