diff --git a/tests/unit/openstack/__init__.py b/tests/unit/openstack/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 33bf9f02..1f652756 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ commands = python setup.py build_sphinx
 
 [flake8]
 builtins = _
-exclude = .venv,.git,.tox,dist,doc,*.egg,*openstack/common*
+exclude = .venv,.git,.tox,dist,doc,*.egg