diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4a35193b0cc495b3e5ed6274abe7a10723229183..14d46f39383e3634d4fd0807c929b78bbf055796 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ IMAGE_FOR_DIAGRAMS = artefact.skao.int/ska-tango-images-pytango-builder:9.3.10
 
 PYTHON_BUILD_TYPE = tag_setup
 PYTHON_SWITCHES_FOR_ISORT = --skip tests --skip src -w 79 
-PYTHON_SWITCHES_FOR_BLACK = --exclude src --exclude tests --line-length 79
+PYTHON_SWITCHES_FOR_BLACK = --exclude src --exclude tests 
 
 #
 # include makefile to pick up the standard Make targets, e.g., 'make build'