diff --git a/superset/config.py b/superset/config.py
index 02070ad29f..ff64478190 100644
--- a/superset/config.py
+++ b/superset/config.py
@@ -146,9 +146,7 @@ SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS = False
 # ---------------------------------------------------------
 
 # Your App secret key
-SECRET_KEY = (
-    "\2\1thisismyscretkey\1\2\e\y\y\h"  # pylint: disable=anomalous-backslash-in-string
-)
+SECRET_KEY = "\2\1thisismyscretkey\1\2\\e\\y\\y\\h"
 
 # The SQLAlchemy connection string.
 SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = "sqlite:///" + os.path.join(DATA_DIR, "superset.db")