diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index d61f6cef6..b838e9f46 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ exclude =
     build_scripts
     */grammar/
     vendored_sdks
+    tests
diff --git a/pylintrc b/pylintrc
index bec3c1dd9..5342403f4 100644
--- a/pylintrc
+++ b/pylintrc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [MASTER]
-ignore-patterns=test_*,azure_devops_build_*
+ignore=tests,generated,vendored_sdks,privates
+ignore-patterns=test.*,azure_devops_build.*
 reports=no
 
 [MESSAGES CONTROL]