diff --git a/test/sanity/pep8/legacy-files.txt b/test/sanity/pep8/legacy-files.txt
index 6cfb723eba9..a592c42fb52 100644
--- a/test/sanity/pep8/legacy-files.txt
+++ b/test/sanity/pep8/legacy-files.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ lib/ansible/module_utils/f5.py
 lib/ansible/module_utils/facts.py
 lib/ansible/module_utils/known_hosts.py
 lib/ansible/module_utils/mysql.py
-lib/ansible/module_utils/vmware.py
 lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/_ec2_vpc.py
 lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/aws_kms.py
 lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/cloudformation.py