diff --git a/src/client/common/installer/productInstaller.ts b/src/client/common/installer/productInstaller.ts
index 1d6f34637ea8..c404906d6cb5 100644
--- a/src/client/common/installer/productInstaller.ts
+++ b/src/client/common/installer/productInstaller.ts
@@ -154,18 +154,21 @@ class LinterInstaller extends BaseInstaller {
     public async promptToInstall(product: Product, resource?: Uri): Promise<InstallerResponse> {
         const productName = ProductNames.get(product)!;
         const install = 'Install';
-        const disable = 'Disable linting';
+        const disableAllLinting = 'Disable linting';
+        const disableThisLinter = `Disable ${productName}`;
 
         const response = await this.appShell
-            .showErrorMessage(`Linter ${productName} is not installed.`, install, disable);
+            .showErrorMessage(`Linter ${productName} is not installed.`, install, disableThisLinter, disableAllLinting);
         if (response === install) {
             return this.install(product, resource);
         }
         const lm = this.serviceContainer.get<ILinterManager>(ILinterManager);
-        if (response === disable) {
+        if (response === disableAllLinting) {
             await lm.enableLintingAsync(false);
-        } else {
-            lm.disableSessionLinting();
+            return InstallerResponse.Disabled;
+        } else if (response === disableThisLinter) {
+            await lm.getLinterInfo(product).enableAsync(false);
+            return InstallerResponse.Disabled;
         }
         return InstallerResponse.Ignore;
     }
diff --git a/src/client/linters/linterManager.ts b/src/client/linters/linterManager.ts
index 9b8a9a13d430..4158d8210ebc 100644
--- a/src/client/linters/linterManager.ts
+++ b/src/client/linters/linterManager.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ export class LinterManager implements ILinterManager {
     private lintingEnabledSettingName = 'enabled';
     private linters: ILinterInfo[];
     private configService: IConfigurationService;
-    private disabledForCurrentSession = false;
 
     constructor(@inject(IServiceContainer) serviceContainer: IServiceContainer) {
         this.configService = serviceContainer.get<IConfigurationService>(IConfigurationService);
@@ -58,18 +57,11 @@ export class LinterManager implements ILinterManager {
     }
 
     public isLintingEnabled(resource?: Uri): boolean {
-        if (this.disabledForCurrentSession) {
-            return false;
-        }
         const settings = this.configService.getSettings(resource);
         return (settings.linting[this.lintingEnabledSettingName] as boolean) && this.getActiveLinters(resource).length > 0;
     }
 
     public async enableLintingAsync(enable: boolean, resource?: Uri): Promise<void> {
-        if (enable) {
-            this.disabledForCurrentSession = false;
-        }
-
         await this.configService.updateSettingAsync(`linting.${this.lintingEnabledSettingName}`, enable, resource);
 
         // If nothing is enabled, fix it up to PyLint (default).
@@ -78,10 +70,6 @@ export class LinterManager implements ILinterManager {
         }
     }
 
-    public disableSessionLinting(): void {
-        this.disabledForCurrentSession = true;
-    }
-
     public getActiveLinters(resource?: Uri): ILinterInfo[] {
         return this.linters.filter(x => x.isEnabled(resource));
     }
diff --git a/src/client/linters/types.ts b/src/client/linters/types.ts
index bbd89558fa47..6a7755eec2ee 100644
--- a/src/client/linters/types.ts
+++ b/src/client/linters/types.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ export interface ILinterManager {
     getActiveLinters(resource?: vscode.Uri): ILinterInfo[];
     isLintingEnabled(resource?: vscode.Uri): boolean;
     enableLintingAsync(enable: boolean, resource?: vscode.Uri): Promise<void>;
-    disableSessionLinting(): void;
     setActiveLintersAsync(products: Product[], resource?: vscode.Uri): Promise<void>;
     createLinter(product: Product, outputChannel: vscode.OutputChannel, serviceContainer: IServiceContainer, resource?: vscode.Uri): ILinter;
 }