diff --git a/hack/verify-flags-underscore.py b/hack/verify-flags-underscore.py
index de9aa65699..6839f643a0 100755
--- a/hack/verify-flags-underscore.py
+++ b/hack/verify-flags-underscore.py
@@ -68,10 +68,6 @@ def get_all_files(rootdir):
             dirs.remove('.make')
         if 'BUILD' in files:
            files.remove('BUILD')
-        if 'exceptions.txt' in files:
-            files.remove('exceptions.txt')
-        if 'known-flags.txt' in files:
-            files.remove('known-flags.txt')
 
         for name in files:
             pathname = os.path.join(root, name)
diff --git a/hack/verify-flags/excluded-flags.txt b/hack/verify-flags/excluded-flags.txt
index 7b6cd4e4cc..7047134c54 100644
--- a/hack/verify-flags/excluded-flags.txt
+++ b/hack/verify-flags/excluded-flags.txt
@@ -15,10 +15,8 @@ new_file_0660
 new_file_0666
 new_file_0777
 pods_per_node
-pods_per_node
 test_args
 up_to
-up_to
 upgrade_args
 valid_flag
 retry_time