diff --git a/nipype/interfaces/ants/segmentation.py b/nipype/interfaces/ants/segmentation.py
index 76c0ef152d..f3af7857d1 100644
--- a/nipype/interfaces/ants/segmentation.py
+++ b/nipype/interfaces/ants/segmentation.py
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ def _format_arg(self, opt, spec, val):
                         priors_paths[0] % i for i in range(1, n_classes + 1)
                     ]
 
-                if not all([os.path.exists(p) for p in priors_paths]):
+                if not all(os.path.exists(p) for p in priors_paths):
                     raise FileNotFoundError(
                         "One or more prior images do not exist: "
                         "%s." % ", ".join(priors_paths)
diff --git a/nipype/interfaces/freesurfer/preprocess.py b/nipype/interfaces/freesurfer/preprocess.py
index a3e44b66ba..e70e4deafc 100644
--- a/nipype/interfaces/freesurfer/preprocess.py
+++ b/nipype/interfaces/freesurfer/preprocess.py
@@ -691,11 +691,11 @@ def _get_runs(self):
             if self.inputs.seq_list:
                 if self.inputs.ignore_single_slice:
                     if (int(s[8]) > 1) and any(
-                        [s[12].startswith(sn) for sn in self.inputs.seq_list]
+                        s[12].startswith(sn) for sn in self.inputs.seq_list
                     ):
                         runs.append(int(s[2]))
                 else:
-                    if any([s[12].startswith(sn) for sn in self.inputs.seq_list]):
+                    if any(s[12].startswith(sn) for sn in self.inputs.seq_list):
                         runs.append(int(s[2]))
             else:
                 runs.append(int(s[2]))
diff --git a/nipype/interfaces/io.py b/nipype/interfaces/io.py
index cee2002eb9..f30a2ddd18 100644
--- a/nipype/interfaces/io.py
+++ b/nipype/interfaces/io.py
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ def _list_outputs(self):
                         if self.inputs.sort_filelist:
                             outfiles = human_order_sorted(outfiles)
                         outputs[key].append(simplify_list(outfiles))
-            if any([val is None for val in outputs[key]]):
+            if any(val is None for val in outputs[key]):
                 outputs[key] = []
             if len(outputs[key]) == 0:
                 outputs[key] = None
@@ -1299,7 +1299,7 @@ def _list_outputs(self):
             if self.inputs.drop_blank_outputs:
                 outputs[key] = [x for x in outputs[key] if x is not None]
             else:
-                if any([val is None for val in outputs[key]]):
+                if any(val is None for val in outputs[key]):
                     outputs[key] = []
             if len(outputs[key]) == 0:
                 outputs[key] = None
@@ -2644,7 +2644,7 @@ def _list_outputs(self):
                     outputs[key].append(self._get_files_over_ssh(filledtemplate))
 
             # disclude where there was any invalid matches
-            if any([val is None for val in outputs[key]]):
+            if any(val is None for val in outputs[key]):
                 outputs[key] = []
 
             # no outputs is None, not empty list
diff --git a/nipype/pipeline/engine/nodes.py b/nipype/pipeline/engine/nodes.py
index 9c567a307d..5f357abb00 100644
--- a/nipype/pipeline/engine/nodes.py
+++ b/nipype/pipeline/engine/nodes.py
@@ -1283,7 +1283,7 @@ def _collate_results(self, nodes):
                     )
                 setattr(finalresult.outputs, key, values)
 
-        if returncode and any([code is not None for code in returncode]):
+        if returncode and any(code is not None for code in returncode):
             msg = []
             for i, code in enumerate(returncode):
                 if code is not None:
diff --git a/nipype/pipeline/engine/utils.py b/nipype/pipeline/engine/utils.py
index e21c484f59..b03f61275a 100644
--- a/nipype/pipeline/engine/utils.py
+++ b/nipype/pipeline/engine/utils.py
@@ -1485,7 +1485,7 @@ def clean_working_directory(
             if f not in needed_files:
                 if not needed_dirs:
                     files2remove.append(f)
-                elif not any([f.startswith(dname) for dname in needed_dirs]):
+                elif not any(f.startswith(dname) for dname in needed_dirs):
                     files2remove.append(f)
     else:
         if not str2bool(config["execution"]["keep_inputs"]):
diff --git a/nipype/pipeline/engine/workflows.py b/nipype/pipeline/engine/workflows.py
index fd7c8b9cd0..e99b19eb25 100644
--- a/nipype/pipeline/engine/workflows.py
+++ b/nipype/pipeline/engine/workflows.py
@@ -191,10 +191,8 @@ def connect(self, *args, **kwargs):
                     and (
                         ".io" in str(destnode._interface.__class__)
                         or any(
-                            [
-                                ".io" in str(val)
-                                for val in destnode._interface.__class__.__bases__
-                            ]
+                            ".io" in str(val)
+                            for val in destnode._interface.__class__.__bases__
                         )
                     )
                 ):
@@ -205,10 +203,8 @@ def connect(self, *args, **kwargs):
                     and (
                         ".io" in str(srcnode._interface.__class__)
                         or any(
-                            [
-                                ".io" in str(val)
-                                for val in srcnode._interface.__class__.__bases__
-                            ]
+                            ".io" in str(val)
+                             for val in srcnode._interface.__class__.__bases__
                         )
                     )
                 ):
diff --git a/nipype/utils/docparse.py b/nipype/utils/docparse.py
index 0cbaf1ff07..c29e0655d7 100644
--- a/nipype/utils/docparse.py
+++ b/nipype/utils/docparse.py
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ def _parse_doc(doc, style=["--"]):
         flag = [
             item
             for i, item in enumerate(linelist)
-            if i < 2 and any([item.startswith(s) for s in style]) and len(item) > 1
+            if i < 2 and any(item.startswith(s) for s in style) and len(item) > 1
         ]
         if flag:
             if len(flag) == 1:
diff --git a/nipype/utils/misc.py b/nipype/utils/misc.py
index baafbf29d2..2d9a100f3c 100644
--- a/nipype/utils/misc.py
+++ b/nipype/utils/misc.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def trim(docstring, marker=None):
             if (
                 marker is not None
                 and stripped
-                and all([s == stripped[0] for s in stripped])
+                and all(s == stripped[0] for s in stripped)
                 and stripped[0] not in [":"]
             ):
                 line = line.replace(stripped[0], marker)