diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e8d5ed47e..935874ab8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -28,6 +28,17 @@ skip_glob = ["**/.env*", "**/env/*", "**/.venv/*", "**/docs/*", "**/user_data/*"
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 asyncio_mode = "auto"
 
+[tool.mypy]
+ignore_missing_imports = true
+warn_unused_ignores = true
+exclude = [
+    '^build_helpers\.py$'
+]
+
+[[tool.mypy.overrides]]
+module = "tests.*"
+ignore_errors = true
+
 [build-system]
 requires = ["setuptools >= 46.4.0", "wheel"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 042517ec9..d711534d9 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -50,13 +50,3 @@ exclude =
     .eggs,
     user_data,
 
-[mypy]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-warn_unused_ignores = True
-exclude = (?x)(
-    ^build_helpers\.py$
-    )
-
-
-[mypy-tests.*]
-ignore_errors = True