diff --git a/openstack-common.conf b/openstack-common.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 454b148..0000000
--- a/openstack-common.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-[DEFAULT]
-# The list of scripts and modules to copy from oslo-incubator
-# For example:
-# script=tools/with_venv.sh
-# module=service
-
-# The base module to hold the copy of openstack.common
-base=oslo_privsep
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 77e1f8e..380ae56 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ commands = python setup.py testr --coverage --testr-args='{posargs}'
 show-source = True
 ignore = E123,E125
 builtins = _
-exclude=.venv,.git,.tox,dist,doc,*openstack/common*,*lib/python*,*egg,build
+exclude=.venv,.git,.tox,dist,doc,*lib/python*,*egg,build
 
 [hacking]
 import_exceptions =