diff --git a/mypy/fscache.py b/mypy/fscache.py
index cfed75dd74c3..2677c7853119 100644
--- a/mypy/fscache.py
+++ b/mypy/fscache.py
@@ -144,9 +144,7 @@ def _fake_init(self, path: str) -> os.stat_result:
         seq[stat.ST_NLINK] = 1
         seq[stat.ST_SIZE] = 0
         tpl = tuple(seq)
-        # FIXME: this works around typeshed claiming stat_result is from posix
-        # (typeshed #2683)
-        st = getattr(os, 'stat_result')(tpl)
+        st = os.stat_result(tpl)
         self.stat_cache[path] = st
         # Make listdir() and read() also pretend this file exists.
         self.fake_package_cache.add(dirname)
diff --git a/mypy/main.py b/mypy/main.py
index 54b1f60acae3..611447d899b7 100644
--- a/mypy/main.py
+++ b/mypy/main.py
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ def add_invertible_flag(flag: str,
 
     # Set strict flags before parsing (if strict mode enabled), so other command
     # line options can override.
-    if getattr(dummy, 'special-opts:strict'):
+    if getattr(dummy, 'special-opts:strict'):  # noqa
         for dest, value in strict_flag_assignments:
             setattr(options, dest, value)
 
diff --git a/mypy/messages.py b/mypy/messages.py
index dcca45340d60..37dc0e76500f 100644
--- a/mypy/messages.py
+++ b/mypy/messages.py
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@ def [T <: int] f(self, x: int, y: T) -> None
 
         # If we got a "special arg" (i.e: self, cls, etc...), prepend it to the arg list
         if tp.definition is not None and tp.definition.name() is not None:
-            definition_args = getattr(tp.definition, 'arg_names')
+            definition_args = tp.definition.arg_names  # type: ignore
             if definition_args and tp.arg_names != definition_args \
                     and len(definition_args) > 0:
                 if s:
diff --git a/mypy/server/objgraph.py b/mypy/server/objgraph.py
index 841085afe9f3..252334d0f69b 100644
--- a/mypy/server/objgraph.py
+++ b/mypy/server/objgraph.py
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ def get_edges(o: object) -> Iterator[Tuple[object, object]]:
             # in closures and self pointers to other objects
 
             if hasattr(e, '__closure__'):
-                yield (s, '__closure__'), getattr(e, '__closure__')
+                yield (s, '__closure__'), e.__closure__  # type: ignore
             if hasattr(e, '__self__'):
-                se = getattr(e, '__self__')
+                se = e.__self__  # type: ignore
                 if se is not o and se is not type(o):
-                    yield (s, '__self__'), se
+                    yield s.__self__, se  # type: ignore
         else:
             if not type(e) in TYPE_BLACKLIST:
                 yield s, e
diff --git a/mypy/stubgenc.py b/mypy/stubgenc.py
index d55c41ea9e95..628a24d9cff3 100644
--- a/mypy/stubgenc.py
+++ b/mypy/stubgenc.py
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ def is_c_property(obj: object) -> bool:
     return inspect.isdatadescriptor(obj) and hasattr(obj, 'fget')
 
 
-def is_c_property_readonly(prop: object) -> bool:
-    return getattr(prop, 'fset') is None
+def is_c_property_readonly(prop: Any) -> bool:
+    return prop.fset is None
 
 
 def is_c_type(obj: object) -> bool:
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ def generate_c_type_stub(module: ModuleType,
     """
     # typeshed gives obj.__dict__ the not quite correct type Dict[str, Any]
     # (it could be a mappingproxy!), which makes mypyc mad, so obfuscate it.
-    obj_dict = getattr(obj, '__dict__')  # type: Mapping[str, Any]
+    obj_dict = getattr(obj, '__dict__')  # type: Mapping[str, Any]  # noqa
     items = sorted(obj_dict.items(), key=lambda x: method_name_sort_key(x[0]))
     methods = []  # type: List[str]
     properties = []  # type: List[str]
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 2040ddfe0707..583d544258fe 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ exclude =
 #   B006: use of mutable defaults in function signatures
 #   B007: Loop control variable not used within the loop body.
 #   B011: Don't use assert False
-#   B009: Don't use getattr with constant strings (FIXME)
-ignore = E251,E128,F401,W601,E701,W503,W504,E704,E402,B3,B006,B007,B011,B009
+ignore = E251,E128,F401,W601,E701,W503,W504,E704,E402,B3,B006,B007,B011
 
 [coverage:run]
 branch = true