diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 56ab09fc4..deb3423d6 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ ignore = E121,E122,E123,E124,E125,E126,E127,E128,E129,E131,E251,H405
 exclude =  .venv,.git,.tox,dist,*lib/python*,*egg,build,releasenotes
 # To get a list of functions that have a complexity of 15 or more, set
 # max-complexity to 15 and run 'tox -epep8'.
-# 16 is currently the most complex thing we have
-max-complexity=17
+# 14 is currently the most complex thing we have
+max-complexity=15
 
 [hacking]
 import_exceptions = placement.i18n