diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index 8a211df8f..5bb5d46f3 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ ignore=CVS,gen,Dockerfile,docker-compose.yml,README.md,requirements.txt
 # Add files or directories matching the regex patterns to be excluded. The
 # regex matches against base names, not paths.
 ignore-patterns=
+ignore-paths=exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-datadog/.*$
 
 # Python code to execute, usually for sys.path manipulation such as
 # pygtk.require().
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index ed3ad8641..87c77b50c 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -98,9 +98,6 @@ envlist =
     py3{6,7,8,9,10}-test-instrumentation-logging
     pypy3-test-instrumentation-logging
 
-    ; opentelemetry-exporter-datadog
-    py3{6,7,8,9,10}-test-exporter-datadog
-
     ; opentelemetry-exporter-richconsole
     py3{6,7,8,9,10}-test-exporter-richconsole
 
@@ -291,7 +288,6 @@ changedir =
   test-sdkextension-aws: sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws/tests
   test-propagator-aws: propagator/opentelemetry-propagator-aws-xray/tests
   test-propagator-ot-trace: propagator/opentelemetry-propagator-ot-trace/tests
-  test-exporter-datadog: exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-datadog/tests
   test-exporter-richconsole: exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-richconsole/tests
 
 commands_pre =
@@ -374,8 +370,6 @@ commands_pre =
 
   aiopg: pip install {toxinidir}/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-dbapi pip install {toxinidir}/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aiopg[test]
 
-  datadog: pip install flaky {toxinidir}/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-datadog[test]
-
   richconsole: pip install flaky {toxinidir}/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-richconsole[test]
 
   sklearn: pip install {toxinidir}/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-sklearn[test]
@@ -476,7 +470,6 @@ commands_pre =
   python -m pip install -e {toxinidir}/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-httpx[test]
   python -m pip install -e {toxinidir}/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-lambda[test]
   python -m pip install -e {toxinidir}/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-system-metrics[test]
-  python -m pip install -e {toxinidir}/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-datadog[test]
   python -m pip install -e {toxinidir}/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-richconsole[test]
   python -m pip install -e {toxinidir}/sdk-extension/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws[test]
   python -m pip install -e {toxinidir}/propagator/opentelemetry-propagator-aws-xray[test]