diff --git a/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
index 0aad8ba0bb..435c2df251 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
         cp .pre-commit-config.yaml $STRIPPED_DIR
-        cp mypy.ini $STRIPPED_DIR
         cp pyproject.toml $STRIPPED_DIR
         cp poetry.lock $STRIPPED_DIR
         cd $STRIPPED_DIR
diff --git a/mypy.ini b/mypy.ini
deleted file mode 100644
index 74d0ac2175..0000000000
--- a/mypy.ini
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-[mypy]
-python_version = 3.11
-plugins = numpy.typing.mypy_plugin
-files = body, common, docs, scripts, selfdrive, site_scons, system, tools
-exclude = ^(cereal/)|(opendbc/)|(panda/)|(laika/)|(laika_repo/)|(rednose/)|(rednose_repo/)|(tinygrad/)|(tinygrad_repo/)|(xx/)
-
-; third-party packages
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-
-; helpful warnings
-warn_redundant_casts = True
-warn_unreachable = True
-warn_unused_ignores = True
-
-; restrict dynamic typing
-warn_return_any = True
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d9cc49bfd0..0af1bfcfae 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,37 @@ addopts = "--ignore=panda/ --ignore=rednose_repo/ --ignore=tinygrad_repo/ --igno
 python_files = "test_*.py"
 timeout = "30"  # you get this long by default
 
+[tool.mypy]
+python_version = "3.11"
+plugins = [
+  "numpy.typing.mypy_plugin",
+]
+exclude = [
+  "body/",
+  "cereal/",
+  "opendbc/",
+  "panda/",
+  "laika/",
+  "laika_repo/",
+  "rednose/",
+  "rednose_repo/",
+  "tinygrad/",
+  "tinygrad_repo/",
+  "third_party/",
+]
+
+# third-party packages
+ignore_missing_imports=true
+
+# helpful warnings
+warn_redundant_casts=true
+warn_unreachable=true
+warn_unused_ignores=true
+
+# restrict dynamic typing
+warn_return_any=true
+
+
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "openpilot"
 version = "0.1.0"