Arsenal players are expected to wear the same length sleeve as the match-day captain, but Flamini refused to abide by the unwritten rule, cutting off his sleeves at the elbow for the clash against Marseille.
Flamini did the same thing in Arsenal's previous game; the defeat against Manchester United earlier this month.
His decision sparked an angry confrontation between the Gunners kit staff and Flamini.
But Wenger insisted Flamini would not be allowed to break the club tradition again.
Wenger said: 'I don't like that, it won't happen again.'
However, speaking after the game Flamini seemed defiant in his intention to continue with wearing short sleeves.
'I've been playing at the top level for 10 years and I like to wear short sleeves,' said the former AC Milan midfielder. 'It is what I like.'
Olivier Giroud also had short sleeves, though in his case the French striker had rolled them up rather than snipped them off.
England midfielder Jack Wilshere scored both goals for the Gunners, who following Borussia Dortmund's 3-1 home win over Napoli now just need to avoid a three-goal defeat when they travel to Italy next month to qualify with a draw securing top spot and with it seeding for the knockout stages
Wenger, though, will take nothing for granted.
He said: 'It is unbelievable, (not to have qualified yet with 12 points), but it is reality. We have to finish the job.
'It is not an easy situation - it is a tricky situation because you can think, 'Okay, let's just not lose big' but I think that would be a mistake.
'[We need to] go there, play in a positive way and try to win the game. Everything else would be a dangerous gamble.
'Having said that, Marseille will play the last game at home to Dortmund - they haven't lost [that game] yet. They will have to turn up. They will be under pressure to at least take some points from this group stage.'
Wilshere added: 'I've never scored four goals in a season before. I've set myself a target of 10 and hopefully I can reach that.'
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