diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 7d8b8111c..70f3c0905 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ commands = sphinx-build -a -E -d releasenotes/build/doctrees -b html releasenote
 [flake8]
 show-source = True
 ignore = F403,H102,H303
-exclude=.venv,.git,.tox,dist,doc,*openstack/common*,*lib/python*,*egg,build
+exclude=.venv,.git,.tox,dist,doc,*lib/python*,*egg,build