diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index b5368f3f..9120e70b 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 minimum_pre_commit_version: 3.2.0 # necessitated by Lucas-C's hooks
 default_install_hook_types: [pre-commit, pre-push]
-exclude: |
-  (?x)^(
-      alpaka/.*|
-      thirdParty/.*
-  )$
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-clang-format
     rev: v18.1.8