diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 38984a32..06c275a9 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -53,4 +53,4 @@ commands = sphinx-build -a -E -W -d releasenotes/build/doctrees -b html releasen
 [flake8]
 ignore = F401
 show-source = true
-exclude=.venv,.git,.tox,dist,doc,*openstack/common*,*lib/python*,*egg
+exclude=.venv,.git,.tox,dist,doc,*lib/python*,*egg