diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 773c7e1..17b1071 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ deps = -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
 commands = sphinx-build -a -E -W -d releasenotes/build/doctrees -b html releasenotes/source releasenotes/build/html
 
 [flake8]
-exclude = .venv,.git,.tox,dist,*lib/python*,*egg,build,node_modules
+exclude = .git,.tox,dist,*lib/python*,*egg,build,node_modules
 show-source = True
 
 [hacking]