diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
index b5e2c49d8..d33a7d0c3 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -24,12 +24,10 @@
 				"warn",
 				{
 					"tabWidth": 2,
-					// Note: exclude all eslint- directives except for max-len itself
-					// since `// eslint-disable-line max-len` would cause this line to be
-					// ignored AND this rule to be disabled which would trigger
-					// --report-unused-disable-directives. By excluding max-len, the effect
-					// is to consider the line but disable this rule.
-					"ignorePattern": "^/// .+|// (?!eslint-.+max-len)eslint-.+|QUnit.",
+					// Exclude by default:
+					// - `eslint-` directives. To avoid having to disable
+					//   eslint for a long eslint-disable line.
+					"ignorePattern": "^// eslint-.+",
 					"ignoreUrls": true,
 					"ignoreComments": false,
 					"ignoreRegExpLiterals": true,