diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index af8a002d363ab..326507e666700 100755
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@ repos:
     -   id: remove-tabs
         files: (.*\.(py|bzl)|BUILD|.*\.BUILD|WORKSPACE)$
         args: [--whitespaces-count, '4']
+        # Exclude the fluid directory but keep the fluid/tests directory.
+        # And exclude some unit test files that require tabs.
         exclude: |
             (?x)^(
+                python/paddle/fluid/(?!.*tests).+|
                 python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/collective/fleet/test_hdfs1.py|
                 python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/dygraph_to_static/test_error.py
             )$