diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 8205d15b..03e35fff 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ commands = sphinx-build -a -W -E -d releasenotes/build/doctrees -b html releasen
 
 [flake8]
 ignore = E125,H202,H302,H803
-exclude =  .venv,.git,.tox,dist,doc,*openstack/common*,*lib/python*,*egg,build,conf.py
+exclude =  .venv,.git,.tox,dist,doc,*lib/python*,*egg,build,conf.py