diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 583412899..199102737 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ commands = bash -x {toxinidir}/setup-test-env-elastic.sh oslo_debug_helper {posa
 
 [flake8]
 ignore =
-exclude=.venv,.git,.tox,dist,doc,./ceilometer/openstack/common,*lib/python*,*egg,nova_tests,build,tools/lintstack.head.py
+exclude=.venv,.git,.tox,dist,doc,./ceilometer/openstack/common,*lib/python*,*egg,build
 show-source = True
 
 [hacking]