diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 497d45e8..6500f653 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -95,7 +95,9 @@ Metrics/BlockNesting:
   Max: 4
 
 Metrics/ClassLength:
-  Max: 575
+  Max: 300
+  Exclude: 
+    - 'app/models/conference.rb'
 
 # avoid redundunt curly braces when it is obvious that hash is used
 Style/BracesAroundHashParameters:
diff --git a/app/models/conference.rb b/app/models/conference.rb
index c088feef..b5e01a09 100644
--- a/app/models/conference.rb
+++ b/app/models/conference.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# rubocop:disable Metrics/ClassLength
-##
-# This class represents a conference
 class Conference < ActiveRecord::Base
   require 'uri'
   serialize :events_per_week, Hash
@@ -1081,4 +1078,3 @@ class Conference < ActiveRecord::Base
     result
   end
 end
-# rubocop:enable Metrics/ClassLength