diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index b1e3bbe886b74ad4ac8fba910a11027596dab54b..b3838851e991b3f1fe06cc09925e7fc6991dca8b 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [flake8]
-exclude = .git,docs,build,dist,test,examples,*__init__.py
+exclude = .git,docs,build,dist,test,*__init__.py
 max-line-length = 160
 ignore = E129