diff --git a/doc-test-exceptions.txt b/doc-test-exceptions.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 50e3f6e..0000000
--- a/doc-test-exceptions.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-# These files are ignored while running openstack-doc-text
-# via tox.
-#
-# From apidocs
-includewars.xml
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index df5b077..7ebe193 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ commands = {posargs}
 commands = openstack-doc-test  --api-site --check-niceness {posargs}
 
 [testenv:checksyntax]
-commands = openstack-doc-test  --api-site --exceptions-file=doc-test-exceptions.txt --check-syntax {posargs}
+commands = openstack-doc-test  --api-site --check-syntax {posargs}
 
 [testenv:checkdeletions]
-commands = openstack-doc-test  --api-site --exceptions-file=doc-test-exceptions.txt --check-deletions {posargs}
+commands = openstack-doc-test  --api-site --check-deletions {posargs}
 
 [testenv:checkbuild]
-commands = openstack-doc-test  --api-site --exceptions-file=doc-test-exceptions.txt --check-build {posargs}
+commands = openstack-doc-test  --api-site --check-build {posargs}