diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index 26ddf50..076b992 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -4,13 +4,8 @@ exclude =
     __pycache__,
     build,
     dist,
-    doc/source/conf.py,
-    */doc/source/conf.py,
-    hooks/post_gen_project.py,
-    */__init__.py,
-    */debug.py
-builtins = cookiecutter
+    doc/source/conf.py
 max-line-length = 115
-# Ignore some style 'errors' produced while formatting by 'black' (see link below)
+# Ignore some style 'errors' produced while formatting by 'black'
 # https://black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/guides/using_black_with_other_tools.html#labels-why-pycodestyle-warnings
 extend-ignore = E203
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