diff --git a/src/setup.cfg b/src/setup.cfg
index 1133be9d21..1cba0ef5c1 100644
--- a/src/setup.cfg
+++ b/src/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [flake8]
 ignore = E128,N802
 max-line-length = 160
-exclude = tests,migrations,.ropeproject,static
+exclude = migrations,.ropeproject,static
 max-complexity = 16