diff --git a/makefiles/lint/python/find_utils.mk b/makefiles/lint/python/find_utils.mk
index ce4ad8c..15159bd 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/python/find_utils.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/python/find_utils.mk
@@ -23,15 +23,6 @@
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-## Intent: Construct a string for invoking find \( excl-pattern \) -prune
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-gen-python-find-excl = \
-  $(strip \
-	-name '__ignored__' \
-	$(foreach dir,$($(1)),-o -name $(dir)) \
-  )
-
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## Intent: Construct a find command to gather a list of python files
 ##         with exclusions.
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -41,8 +32,8 @@
 gen-python-find-cmd = \
   $(strip \
     find . \
-      \( $(call gen-python-find-excl,onf-excl-dirs) \) -prune \
-      -o -name '*.py' \
+	  $(foreach dir,$(onf-excl-dirs),-not -path './$(dir)/*') \
+      -a -name '*.py' \
       -print0 \
   )
 
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/python/flake8.mk b/makefiles/lint/python/flake8.mk
index 447906e..c297d94 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/python/flake8.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/python/flake8.mk
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@
 	$(activate) && $(call gen-python-find-cmd) \
 	    | $(xargs-n1) flake8 --max-line-length=99 --count
 
-#  && find . \( $(flake8-find-filter) \) -prune -o -name '*.py' -print0 \
-# 	| $(xargs-n1) flake8 --max-line-length=99 --count
-
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## Intent: check deps for format and python3 cleanliness
 ## Note:
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/python/pylint.mk b/makefiles/lint/python/pylint.mk
index e83c2c1..2ed70e8 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/python/pylint.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/python/pylint.mk
@@ -46,19 +46,11 @@
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## Intent: exhaustive pylint syntax checking
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-# Construct: find . \( -name '__ignored__' -o -name dir -o name dir \)
-# pylint-find-filter := $(null)
-# pylint-find-filter += -name '__ignored__'#   # for alignment
-# pylint-find-filter += $(foreach dir,$(onf-excl-dirs),-o -name $(dir)))
-
-# pylint-find-filter := $(call gen-python-find-excl,onf-excl-dirs)
-# $(error pylint-find-filter := $(pylint-find-filter))
 lint-pylint-all: $(venv-activate-script)
+
 	$(MAKE) --no-print-directory lint-pylint-install
 
 	$(activate) && $(call gen-python-find-cmd) | $(xargs-n1) pylint
-#	    | $(xargs-n1-clean) yamllint --strict
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## Intent: check deps for format and python3 cleanliness