diff --git a/nornir/core/exceptions.py b/nornir/core/exceptions.py
index a5616faf..01599bb1 100644
--- a/nornir/core/exceptions.py
+++ b/nornir/core/exceptions.py
@@ -20,32 +20,24 @@ class ConnectionAlreadyOpen(ConnectionException):
     Raised when opening an already opened connection
     """
 
-    pass
-
 
 class ConnectionNotOpen(ConnectionException):
     """
     Raised when trying to close a connection that isn't open
     """
 
-    pass
-
 
 class PluginAlreadyRegistered(Exception):
     """
     Raised when trying to register an already registered plugin
     """
 
-    pass
-
 
 class PluginNotRegistered(Exception):
     """
     Raised when trying to access a plugin that is not registered
     """
 
-    pass
-
 
 class NornirExecutionError(Exception):
     """
@@ -96,8 +88,6 @@ class NornirNoValidInventoryError(Exception):
     Raised by nornir when :meth:`nornir.plugins.inventory.parse` fails to load any valid inventory
     """
 
-    pass
-
 
 class ConflictingConfigurationWarning(UserWarning):
     pass
diff --git a/nornir/core/plugins/connections.py b/nornir/core/plugins/connections.py
index f2324bdd..747a4e41 100644
--- a/nornir/core/plugins/connections.py
+++ b/nornir/core/plugins/connections.py
@@ -21,18 +21,15 @@ def open(
         Connect to the device and populate the attribute :attr:`connection` with
         the underlying connection
         """
-        pass
 
     def close(self) -> None:
         """Close the connection with the device"""
-        pass
 
     @property
     def connection(self) -> Any:
         """
         Established connection
         """
-        pass
 
 
 ConnectionPluginRegister: PluginRegister[Type[ConnectionPlugin]] = PluginRegister(
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e6647c8f..0b36460d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ ignore = [
     "N804",    # First argument of a class method should be named `cls`
     "PERF203", # `try`-`except` within a loop incurs performance overhead
     "PGH004",  # Use specific rule codes when using `noqa`
-    "PIE790",  # Unnecessary `pass` statement
     "PIE800",  # Unnecessary spread `**`
     "PLC0205", # Class `__slots__` should be a non-string iterable
     "PLC2801", # Unnecessary dunder call to `__getattribute__`. Access attribute directly or use getattr built-in function