diff --git a/ciscoconfparse/ccp_abc.py b/ciscoconfparse/ccp_abc.py
index 9c47576c..0b01930f 100644
--- a/ciscoconfparse/ccp_abc.py
+++ b/ciscoconfparse/ccp_abc.py
@@ -449,8 +449,6 @@ def _list_reassign_linenums(self):
         #     by confobj.delete()) in favor of a simpler approach
         #     in confobj.delete()
         #
-        # def _list_reassign_linenums(self):
-        #     self.confobj._reassign_linenums()
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
     # On BaseCfgLine()
@@ -608,7 +606,8 @@ def delete(self, recurse=True):
                 logger.debug("    Deleting <IOSCfgLine(line # {})>.".format(linenum))
             del self.confobj._list[linenum]
 
-        self.confobj._reassign_linenums()
+        # W0212: Access to a protected attribute (i.e. with leading underscore)
+        self.confobj._reassign_linenums()  # noqa: W0212
         return True
 
     # On BaseCfgLine()