diff --git a/data_structures/linked_list/skip_list.py b/data_structures/linked_list/skip_list.py
index 88d3e0dad..13e9a94a8 100644
--- a/data_structures/linked_list/skip_list.py
+++ b/data_structures/linked_list/skip_list.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ https://epaperpress.com/sortsearch/download/skiplist.pdf
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from itertools import pairwise
 from random import random
 from typing import Generic, TypeVar
 
@@ -389,7 +390,7 @@ def test_delete_doesnt_leave_dead_nodes():
 
 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 3a012203a..e82f43e3d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ 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 e51173643..51133f7a2 100644
--- a/sorts/bead_sort.py
+++ b/sorts/bead_sort.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ Bead sort only works for sequences of non-negative integers.
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bead_sort
 """
 
+from itertools import pairwise
+
 
 def bead_sort(sequence: list) -> list:
     """
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ 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(pairwise(sequence)):
             if rod_upper > rod_lower:
                 sequence[i] -= rod_upper - rod_lower
                 sequence[i + 1] += rod_upper - rod_lower