diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 12b98d3484..664feaaea9 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [flake8]
 max-line-length = 160
 ignore = W503,E402
-exclude = .cache
+exclude = .cache,.git,.tox,tests/output
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 080514dccd..491046ec3a 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -36,6 +36,3 @@ commands =
   black -v --check --diff {toxinidir}/plugins {toxinidir}/tests
   yamllint -s {toxinidir}
   flake8 {toxinidir}
-
-[flake8]
-exclude = .git,.tox,tests/output