diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 4f77d284..6ecdb74c 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ commands = sphinx-build -a -E -W -d releasenotes/build/doctrees -b html releasen
 [flake8]
 ignore = D100,D101,D102,D103,D104,D105,D200,D201,D202,D204,D205,D300,D301,D400,D401
 show-source = True
-exclude=.venv,.git,.tox,dist,*openstack/common*,*lib/python*,*egg,build
+exclude=.venv,.git,.tox,dist,*lib/python*,*egg,build
 max-complexity=20
 
 [hacking]