diff --git a/data_structures/linked_list/skip_list.py b/data_structures/linked_list/skip_list.py
index 88d3e0daddf0..13e9a94a8698 100644
--- a/data_structures/linked_list/skip_list.py
+++ b/data_structures/linked_list/skip_list.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from itertools import pairwise
 from random import random
 from typing import Generic, TypeVar
 
@@ -389,7 +390,7 @@ def traverse_keys(node):
 
 def test_iter_always_yields_sorted_values():
     def is_sorted(lst):
-        return all(next_item >= item for item, next_item in zip(lst, lst[1:]))
+        return all(next_item >= item for item, next_item in pairwise(lst))
 
     skip_list = SkipList()
     for i in range(10):
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e1d7dc91b2b8..4b3803cc237e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ lint.ignore = [    # `ruff rule S101` for a description of that rule
   "RUF001",   # String contains ambiguous {}. Did you mean {}?
   "RUF002",   # Docstring contains ambiguous {}. Did you mean {}?
   "RUF003",   # Comment contains ambiguous {}. Did you mean {}?
-  "RUF007",   # Prefer itertools.pairwise() over zip() when iterating over successive pairs
   "S101",     # Use of `assert` detected -- DO NOT FIX
   "S113",     # Probable use of requests call without timeout -- FIX ME
   "S311",     # Standard pseudo-random generators are not suitable for cryptographic purposes -- FIX ME
diff --git a/sorts/bead_sort.py b/sorts/bead_sort.py
index e51173643d81..8ce0619fd573 100644
--- a/sorts/bead_sort.py
+++ b/sorts/bead_sort.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def bead_sort(sequence: list) -> list:
     if any(not isinstance(x, int) or x < 0 for x in sequence):
         raise TypeError("Sequence must be list of non-negative integers")
     for _ in range(len(sequence)):
-        for i, (rod_upper, rod_lower) in enumerate(zip(sequence, sequence[1:])):
+        for i, (rod_upper, rod_lower) in enumerate(zip(sequence, sequence[1:])):  # noqa: RUF007
             if rod_upper > rod_lower:
                 sequence[i] -= rod_upper - rod_lower
                 sequence[i + 1] += rod_upper - rod_lower