diff --git a/tools/codeformat.py b/tools/codeformat.py
index 04cce1d830..03a56d33de 100755
--- a/tools/codeformat.py
+++ b/tools/codeformat.py
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ PATHS = [
 EXCLUSIONS = [
     # STM32 build includes generated Python code.
     "ports/*/build*",
-    # gitignore in ports/unix ignores *.py, so also do it here.
-    "ports/unix/*.py",
     # not real python files
     "tests/**/repl_*.py",
     # needs careful attention before applying automatic formatting