diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index d93f5e6e5..97a66d31e 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ commands =
 [flake8]
 show-source = true
 builtins = _
-exclude=build,.venv,.git,.tox,dist,doc,*lib/python*,*egg,tools,horizon,settings.py,*/local/*,functional_tests
+exclude=build,.git,.tox,dist,doc,*lib/python*,*egg,tools,horizon,settings.py,*/local/*,functional_tests
 
 [testenv:lower-constraints]
 basepython = python3