diff --git a/docs/source/user/configuration.rst b/docs/source/user/configuration.rst
index b036eff..e6b3de8 100644
--- a/docs/source/user/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/source/user/configuration.rst
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ the ``local-plugins`` section of your config:
       ./path/to
 
 Relative paths will be interpreted relative to the config file. Multiple paths
-can be listed, one per line (or comma separated) as needed. If your local
+can be listed (comma separated just like ``exclude``) as needed. If your local
 plugins have any dependencies, it's up to you to ensure they are installed in
 whatever Python environment |Flake8| runs in.
 
diff --git a/src/flake8/options/config.py b/src/flake8/options/config.py
index b5b42fb..ba9442a 100644
--- a/src/flake8/options/config.py
+++ b/src/flake8/options/config.py
@@ -350,8 +350,7 @@ def get_local_plugins(config_finder, cli_config=None, isolated=False):
             ))
     if config.has_option(section, 'paths'):
         raw_paths = utils.parse_comma_separated_list(
-            config.get(section, 'paths').strip(),
-            regexp=utils.LOCAL_PLUGIN_LIST_RE,
+            config.get(section, 'paths').strip()
         )
         norm_paths = []
         for base_dir in base_dirs: