diff --git a/test/runner/lib/sanity/__init__.py b/test/runner/lib/sanity/__init__.py
index 35bd317e4ac..d5e5d22169f 100644
--- a/test/runner/lib/sanity/__init__.py
+++ b/test/runner/lib/sanity/__init__.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import glob
 import json
 import os
 import re
+import collections
 
 import lib.types as t
 
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ from lib.ansible_util import (
 from lib.target import (
     walk_internal_targets,
     walk_sanity_targets,
+    TestTarget,
 )
 
 from lib.executor import (
@@ -54,6 +56,8 @@ from lib.test import (
     TestFailure,
     TestSkipped,
     TestMessage,
+    calculate_best_confidence,
+    calculate_confidence,
 )
 
 from lib.data import (
@@ -147,7 +151,7 @@ def collect_code_smell_tests():
     """
     :rtype: tuple[SanityFunc]
     """
-    skip_file = 'test/sanity/code-smell/skip.txt'
+    skip_file = os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/sanity/code-smell/skip.txt')
     ansible_only_file = os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/sanity/code-smell/ansible-only.txt')
 
     skip_tests = read_lines_without_comments(skip_file, remove_blank_lines=True, optional=True)
@@ -369,6 +373,10 @@ class SanitySingleVersion(SanityFunc):
         :rtype: TestResult
         """
 
+    def load_settings(self, args, code):  # type: (SanityConfig, t.Optional[str]) -> SanitySettings
+        """Load settings for this sanity test."""
+        return SanitySettings(args, self.name, code, None)
+
 
 class SanityMultipleVersion(SanityFunc):
     """Base class for sanity test plugins which should run on multiple python versions."""
@@ -381,6 +389,223 @@ class SanityMultipleVersion(SanityFunc):
         :rtype: TestResult
         """
 
+    def load_settings(self, args, code, python_version):  # type: (SanityConfig, t.Optional[str], t.Optional[str]) -> SanitySettings
+        """Load settings for this sanity test."""
+        return SanitySettings(args, self.name, code, python_version)
+
+
+class SanitySettings:
+    """Settings for sanity tests."""
+    def __init__(self,
+                 args,  # type: SanityConfig
+                 name,  # type: str
+                 code,  # type: t.Optional[str]
+                 python_version,  # type: t.Optional[str]
+                 ):  # type: (...) -> None
+        self.args = args
+        self.code = code
+        self.ignore_settings = SanitySettingsFile(args, name, 'ignore', code, python_version)
+        self.skip_settings = SanitySettingsFile(args, name, 'skip', code, python_version)
+
+    def filter_skipped_paths(self, paths):  # type: (t.List[str]) -> t.List[str]
+        """Return the given paths, with any skipped paths filtered out."""
+        return sorted(set(paths) - set(self.skip_settings.entries.keys()))
+
+    def filter_skipped_targets(self, targets):  # type: (t.List[TestTarget]) -> t.List[TestTarget]
+        """Return the given targets, with any skipped paths filtered out."""
+        return sorted(target for target in targets if target.path not in self.skip_settings.entries)
+
+    def process_errors(self, errors, paths):  # type: (t.List[SanityMessage], t.List[str]) -> t.List[SanityMessage]
+        """Return the given errors filtered for ignores and with any settings related errors included."""
+        errors = self.ignore_settings.filter_messages(errors)
+        errors.extend(self.ignore_settings.get_errors(paths))
+        errors.extend(self.skip_settings.get_errors([]))
+
+        for ignore_path, ignore_entry in self.ignore_settings.entries.items():
+            skip_entry = self.skip_settings.entries.get(ignore_path)
+
+            if not skip_entry:
+                continue
+
+            skip_line_no = skip_entry[SanitySettingsFile.NO_CODE]
+
+            for ignore_line_no in ignore_entry.values():
+                candidates = ((self.ignore_settings.path, ignore_line_no), (self.skip_settings.path, skip_line_no))
+
+                errors.append(SanityMessage(
+                    code=self.code,
+                    message="Ignoring '%s' is unnecessary due to skip entry on line %d of '%s'" % (ignore_path, skip_line_no, self.skip_settings.relative_path),
+                    path=self.ignore_settings.relative_path,
+                    line=ignore_line_no,
+                    column=1,
+                    confidence=calculate_best_confidence(candidates, self.args.metadata) if self.args.metadata.changes else None,
+                ))
+
+        errors = sorted(set(errors))
+
+        return errors
+
+
+class SanitySettingsFile:
+    """Interface to sanity ignore or sanity skip file settings."""
+    NO_CODE = '_'
+
+    def __init__(self,
+                 args,  # type: SanityConfig
+                 name,  # type: str
+                 mode,  # type: str
+                 code,  # type: t.Optional[str]
+                 python_version,  # type: t.Optional[str]
+                 ):  # type: (...) -> None
+        """
+        :param mode: must be either "ignore" or "skip"
+        :param code: a code for ansible-test to use for internal errors, using a style that matches codes used by the test, or None if codes are not used
+        """
+        if mode == 'ignore':
+            self.parse_codes = bool(code)
+        elif mode == 'skip':
+            self.parse_codes = False
+        else:
+            raise Exception('Unsupported mode: %s' % mode)
+
+        if name == 'compile':
+            filename = 'python%s-%s' % (python_version, mode)
+        else:
+            filename = '%s-%s' % (mode, python_version) if python_version else mode
+
+        self.args = args
+        self.code = code
+        self.relative_path = 'test/sanity/%s/%s.txt' % (name, filename)
+        self.path = os.path.join(data_context().content.root, self.relative_path)
+        self.entries = collections.defaultdict(dict)  # type: t.Dict[str, t.Dict[str, int]]
+        self.parse_errors = []  # type: t.List[t.Tuple[int, int, str]]
+        self.file_not_found_errors = []  # type: t.List[t.Tuple[int, str]]
+        self.used_line_numbers = set()  # type: t.Set[int]
+
+        lines = read_lines_without_comments(self.path, optional=True)
+        paths = set(data_context().content.all_files())
+
+        for line_no, line in enumerate(lines, start=1):
+            if not line:
+                continue
+
+            if line.startswith(' '):
+                self.parse_errors.append((line_no, 1, 'Line cannot start with a space'))
+                continue
+
+            if line.endswith(' '):
+                self.parse_errors.append((line_no, len(line), 'Line cannot end with a space'))
+                continue
+
+            parts = line.split(' ')
+            path = parts[0]
+
+            if path not in paths:
+                self.file_not_found_errors.append((line_no, path))
+                continue
+
+            if self.parse_codes:
+                if len(parts) < 2:
+                    self.parse_errors.append((line_no, len(line), 'Code required after path'))
+                    continue
+
+                code = parts[1]
+
+                if not code:
+                    self.parse_errors.append((line_no, len(path) + 1, 'Code after path cannot be empty'))
+                    continue
+
+                if len(parts) > 2:
+                    self.parse_errors.append((line_no, len(path) + len(code) + 2, 'Code cannot contain spaces'))
+                    continue
+
+                existing = self.entries.get(path, {}).get(code)
+
+                if existing:
+                    self.parse_errors.append((line_no, 1, "Duplicate code '%s' for path '%s' first found on line %d" % (code, path, existing)))
+                    continue
+            else:
+                if len(parts) > 1:
+                    self.parse_errors.append((line_no, len(path) + 1, 'Path cannot contain spaces'))
+                    continue
+
+                code = self.NO_CODE
+                existing = self.entries.get(path)
+
+                if existing:
+                    self.parse_errors.append((line_no, 1, "Duplicate path '%s' first found on line %d" % (path, existing[code])))
+                    continue
+
+            self.entries[path][code] = line_no
+
+    def filter_messages(self, messages):  # type: (t.List[SanityMessage]) -> t.List[SanityMessage]
+        """Return a filtered list of the given messages using the entries that have been loaded."""
+        filtered = []
+
+        for message in messages:
+            path_entry = self.entries.get(message.path)
+
+            if path_entry:
+                code = message.code if self.code else self.NO_CODE
+                line_no = path_entry.get(code)
+
+                if line_no:
+                    self.used_line_numbers.add(line_no)
+                    continue
+
+            filtered.append(message)
+
+        return filtered
+
+    def get_errors(self, paths):  # type: (t.List[str]) -> t.List[SanityMessage]
+        """Return error messages related to issues with the file."""
+        messages = []
+
+        # parse errors
+
+        messages.extend(SanityMessage(
+            code=self.code,
+            message=message,
+            path=self.relative_path,
+            line=line,
+            column=column,
+            confidence=calculate_confidence(self.path, line, self.args.metadata) if self.args.metadata.changes else None,
+        ) for line, column, message in self.parse_errors)
+
+        # file not found errors
+
+        messages.extend(SanityMessage(
+            code=self.code,
+            message="File '%s' does not exist" % path,
+            path=self.relative_path,
+            line=line,
+            column=1,
+            confidence=calculate_best_confidence(((self.path, line), (path, 0)), self.args.metadata) if self.args.metadata.changes else None,
+        ) for line, path in self.file_not_found_errors)
+
+        # unused errors
+
+        unused = []  # type: t.List[t.Tuple[int, str, str]]
+
+        for path in paths:
+            path_entry = self.entries.get(path)
+
+            if not path_entry:
+                continue
+
+            unused.extend((line_no, path, code) for code, line_no in path_entry.items() if line_no not in self.used_line_numbers)
+
+        messages.extend(SanityMessage(
+            code=self.code,
+            message="Ignoring '%s' on '%s' is unnecessary" % (code, path) if self.code else "Ignoring '%s' is unnecessary" % path,
+            path=self.relative_path,
+            line=line,
+            column=1,
+            confidence=calculate_best_confidence(((self.path, line), (path, 0)), self.args.metadata) if self.args.metadata.changes else None,
+        ) for line, path, code in unused)
+
+        return messages
+
 
 SANITY_TESTS = (
 )
diff --git a/test/runner/lib/sanity/ansible_doc.py b/test/runner/lib/sanity/ansible_doc.py
index f2055d78fac..3ae4476b80b 100644
--- a/test/runner/lib/sanity/ansible_doc.py
+++ b/test/runner/lib/sanity/ansible_doc.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import os
 import re
 
 from lib.sanity import (
-    SanityMultipleVersion,
+    SanitySingleVersion,
     SanityFailure,
     SanitySuccess,
     SanitySkipped,
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ from lib.sanity import (
 from lib.util import (
     SubprocessError,
     display,
-    read_lines_without_comments,
 )
 
 from lib.util_common import (
@@ -41,19 +40,20 @@ from lib.coverage_util import (
 )
 
 
-class AnsibleDocTest(SanityMultipleVersion):
+class AnsibleDocTest(SanitySingleVersion):
     """Sanity test for ansible-doc."""
-    def test(self, args, targets, python_version):
+    def test(self, args, targets):
         """
         :type args: SanityConfig
         :type targets: SanityTargets
-        :type python_version: str
         :rtype: TestResult
         """
-        skip_file = 'test/sanity/ansible-doc/skip.txt'
-        skip_paths = set(read_lines_without_comments(skip_file, remove_blank_lines=True, optional=True))
+        settings = self.load_settings(args, None)
 
-        targets_include = [target for target in targets.include if target.path not in skip_paths and os.path.splitext(target.path)[1] == '.py']
+        targets_include = [target for target in targets.include if os.path.splitext(target.path)[1] == '.py']
+        targets_include = settings.filter_skipped_targets(targets_include)
+
+        paths = [target.path for target in targets_include]
 
         # This should use documentable plugins from constants instead
         plugin_type_blacklist = set([
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class AnsibleDocTest(SanityMultipleVersion):
             target_paths[plugin_type][data_context().content.prefix + plugin_name] = plugin_path
 
         if not doc_targets:
-            return SanitySkipped(self.name, python_version=python_version)
+            return SanitySkipped(self.name)
 
         target_paths['module'] = dict((data_context().content.prefix + t.module, t.path) for t in targets.targets if t.module)
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class AnsibleDocTest(SanityMultipleVersion):
 
             try:
                 with coverage_context(args):
-                    stdout, stderr = intercept_command(args, cmd, target_name='ansible-doc', env=env, capture=True, python_version=python_version)
+                    stdout, stderr = intercept_command(args, cmd, target_name='ansible-doc', env=env, capture=True)
 
                 status = 0
             except SubprocessError as ex:
@@ -117,19 +117,21 @@ class AnsibleDocTest(SanityMultipleVersion):
 
             if status:
                 summary = u'%s' % SubprocessError(cmd=cmd, status=status, stderr=stderr)
-                return SanityFailure(self.name, summary=summary, python_version=python_version)
+                return SanityFailure(self.name, summary=summary)
 
             if stdout:
                 display.info(stdout.strip(), verbosity=3)
 
             if stderr:
                 summary = u'Output on stderr from ansible-doc is considered an error.\n\n%s' % SubprocessError(cmd, stderr=stderr)
-                return SanityFailure(self.name, summary=summary, python_version=python_version)
+                return SanityFailure(self.name, summary=summary)
+
+        error_messages = settings.process_errors(error_messages, paths)
 
         if error_messages:
-            return SanityFailure(self.name, messages=error_messages, python_version=python_version)
+            return SanityFailure(self.name, messages=error_messages)
 
-        return SanitySuccess(self.name, python_version=python_version)
+        return SanitySuccess(self.name)
 
     @staticmethod
     def parse_error(error, target_paths):
diff --git a/test/runner/lib/sanity/compile.py b/test/runner/lib/sanity/compile.py
index 62cb9537171..3c24229e883 100644
--- a/test/runner/lib/sanity/compile.py
+++ b/test/runner/lib/sanity/compile.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ from lib.util import (
     SubprocessError,
     display,
     find_python,
-    read_lines_without_comments,
     parse_to_list_of_dict,
     ANSIBLE_ROOT,
 )
@@ -29,10 +28,6 @@ from lib.config import (
     SanityConfig,
 )
 
-from lib.test import (
-    calculate_best_confidence,
-)
-
 
 class CompileTest(SanityMultipleVersion):
     """Sanity test for proper python syntax."""
@@ -43,14 +38,10 @@ class CompileTest(SanityMultipleVersion):
         :type python_version: str
         :rtype: TestResult
         """
-        skip_file = 'test/sanity/compile/python%s-skip.txt' % python_version
+        settings = self.load_settings(args, None, python_version)
 
-        if os.path.exists(skip_file):
-            skip_paths = read_lines_without_comments(skip_file)
-        else:
-            skip_paths = []
-
-        paths = sorted(i.path for i in targets.include if (os.path.splitext(i.path)[1] == '.py' or i.path.startswith('bin/')) and i.path not in skip_paths)
+        paths = sorted(i.path for i in targets.include if os.path.splitext(i.path)[1] == '.py' or i.path.startswith('bin/'))
+        paths = settings.filter_skipped_paths(paths)
 
         if not paths:
             return SanitySkipped(self.name, python_version=python_version)
@@ -86,24 +77,7 @@ class CompileTest(SanityMultipleVersion):
             column=int(r['column']),
         ) for r in results]
 
-        line = 0
-
-        for path in skip_paths:
-            line += 1
-
-            if not path:
-                continue
-
-            if not os.path.exists(path):
-                # Keep files out of the list which no longer exist in the repo.
-                results.append(SanityMessage(
-                    code='A101',
-                    message='Remove "%s" since it does not exist' % path,
-                    path=skip_file,
-                    line=line,
-                    column=1,
-                    confidence=calculate_best_confidence(((skip_file, line), (path, 0)), args.metadata) if args.metadata.changes else None,
-                ))
+        results = settings.process_errors(results, paths)
 
         if results:
             return SanityFailure(self.name, messages=results, python_version=python_version)
diff --git a/test/runner/lib/sanity/import.py b/test/runner/lib/sanity/import.py
index 62cd46b637a..29270883faf 100644
--- a/test/runner/lib/sanity/import.py
+++ b/test/runner/lib/sanity/import.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ from lib.util import (
     remove_tree,
     display,
     find_python,
-    read_lines_without_comments,
     parse_to_list_of_dict,
     make_dirs,
     is_subdir,
@@ -59,19 +58,17 @@ class ImportTest(SanityMultipleVersion):
         :type python_version: str
         :rtype: TestResult
         """
-        skip_file = 'test/sanity/import/skip.txt'
-        skip_paths = read_lines_without_comments(skip_file, remove_blank_lines=True, optional=True)
-
-        skip_paths_set = set(skip_paths)
+        settings = self.load_settings(args, None, python_version)
 
         paths = sorted(
             i.path
             for i in targets.include
             if os.path.splitext(i.path)[1] == '.py' and
-            (is_subdir(i.path, data_context().content.module_path) or is_subdir(i.path, data_context().content.module_utils_path)) and
-            i.path not in skip_paths_set
+            (is_subdir(i.path, data_context().content.module_path) or is_subdir(i.path, data_context().content.module_utils_path))
         )
 
+        paths = settings.filter_skipped_paths(paths)
+
         if not paths:
             return SanitySkipped(self.name, python_version=python_version)
 
@@ -156,7 +153,7 @@ class ImportTest(SanityMultipleVersion):
                 column=int(r['column']),
             ) for r in results]
 
-            results = [result for result in results if result.path not in skip_paths_set]
+        results = settings.process_errors(results, paths)
 
         if results:
             return SanityFailure(self.name, messages=results, python_version=python_version)
diff --git a/test/runner/lib/sanity/pep8.py b/test/runner/lib/sanity/pep8.py
index 088531da744..8b09c2de965 100644
--- a/test/runner/lib/sanity/pep8.py
+++ b/test/runner/lib/sanity/pep8.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
+import json
 import os
-import re
 
 from lib.sanity import (
     SanitySingleVersion,
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ from lib.sanity import (
 
 from lib.util import (
     SubprocessError,
-    display,
     read_lines_without_comments,
     parse_to_list_of_dict,
     ANSIBLE_ROOT,
@@ -28,13 +27,6 @@ from lib.config import (
     SanityConfig,
 )
 
-from lib.test import (
-    calculate_best_confidence,
-)
-
-PEP8_SKIP_PATH = 'test/sanity/pep8/skip.txt'
-PEP8_LEGACY_PATH = 'test/sanity/pep8/legacy-files.txt'
-
 
 class Pep8Test(SanitySingleVersion):
     """Sanity test for PEP 8 style guidelines using pycodestyle."""
@@ -44,19 +36,13 @@ class Pep8Test(SanitySingleVersion):
         :type targets: SanityTargets
         :rtype: TestResult
         """
-        skip_paths = read_lines_without_comments(PEP8_SKIP_PATH, optional=True)
-        legacy_paths = read_lines_without_comments(PEP8_LEGACY_PATH, optional=True)
-
-        legacy_ignore_file = os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/sanity/pep8/legacy-ignore.txt')
-        legacy_ignore = set(read_lines_without_comments(legacy_ignore_file, remove_blank_lines=True))
-
         current_ignore_file = os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/sanity/pep8/current-ignore.txt')
         current_ignore = sorted(read_lines_without_comments(current_ignore_file, remove_blank_lines=True))
 
-        skip_paths_set = set(skip_paths)
-        legacy_paths_set = set(legacy_paths)
+        settings = self.load_settings(args, 'A100')
 
-        paths = sorted(i.path for i in targets.include if (os.path.splitext(i.path)[1] == '.py' or i.path.startswith('bin/')) and i.path not in skip_paths_set)
+        paths = sorted(i.path for i in targets.include if os.path.splitext(i.path)[1] == '.py' or i.path.startswith('bin/'))
+        paths = settings.filter_skipped_paths(paths)
 
         cmd = [
             args.python_executable,
@@ -99,90 +85,7 @@ class Pep8Test(SanitySingleVersion):
             code=r['code'],
         ) for r in results]
 
-        failed_result_paths = set([result.path for result in results])
-        used_paths = set(paths)
-
-        errors = []
-        summary = {}
-
-        line = 0
-
-        for path in legacy_paths:
-            line += 1
-
-            if not path:
-                continue
-
-            if not os.path.exists(path):
-                # Keep files out of the list which no longer exist in the repo.
-                errors.append(SanityMessage(
-                    code='A101',
-                    message='Remove "%s" since it does not exist' % path,
-                    path=PEP8_LEGACY_PATH,
-                    line=line,
-                    column=1,
-                    confidence=calculate_best_confidence(((PEP8_LEGACY_PATH, line), (path, 0)), args.metadata) if args.metadata.changes else None,
-                ))
-
-            if path in used_paths and path not in failed_result_paths:
-                # Keep files out of the list which no longer require the relaxed rule set.
-                errors.append(SanityMessage(
-                    code='A201',
-                    message='Remove "%s" since it passes the current rule set' % path,
-                    path=PEP8_LEGACY_PATH,
-                    line=line,
-                    column=1,
-                    confidence=calculate_best_confidence(((PEP8_LEGACY_PATH, line), (path, 0)), args.metadata) if args.metadata.changes else None,
-                ))
-
-        line = 0
-
-        for path in skip_paths:
-            line += 1
-
-            if not path:
-                continue
-
-            if not os.path.exists(path):
-                # Keep files out of the list which no longer exist in the repo.
-                errors.append(SanityMessage(
-                    code='A101',
-                    message='Remove "%s" since it does not exist' % path,
-                    path=PEP8_SKIP_PATH,
-                    line=line,
-                    column=1,
-                    confidence=calculate_best_confidence(((PEP8_SKIP_PATH, line), (path, 0)), args.metadata) if args.metadata.changes else None,
-                ))
-
-        for result in results:
-            if result.path in legacy_paths_set and result.code in legacy_ignore:
-                # Files on the legacy list are permitted to have errors on the legacy ignore list.
-                # However, we want to report on their existence to track progress towards eliminating these exceptions.
-                display.info('PEP 8: %s (legacy)' % result, verbosity=3)
-
-                key = '%s %s' % (result.code, re.sub('[0-9]+', 'NNN', result.message))
-
-                if key not in summary:
-                    summary[key] = 0
-
-                summary[key] += 1
-            else:
-                # Files not on the legacy list and errors not on the legacy ignore list are PEP 8 policy errors.
-                errors.append(result)
-
-        if summary:
-            lines = []
-            count = 0
-
-            for key in sorted(summary):
-                count += summary[key]
-                lines.append('PEP 8: %5d %s' % (summary[key], key))
-
-            display.info('PEP 8: There were %d different legacy issues found (%d total):' % (len(summary), count), verbosity=1)
-            display.info('PEP 8: Count Code Message', verbosity=1)
-
-            for line in lines:
-                display.info(line, verbosity=1)
+        errors = settings.process_errors(results, paths)
 
         if errors:
             return SanityFailure(self.name, messages=errors)
diff --git a/test/runner/lib/sanity/pslint.py b/test/runner/lib/sanity/pslint.py
index 18bd44327a6..d2585cd5108 100644
--- a/test/runner/lib/sanity/pslint.py
+++ b/test/runner/lib/sanity/pslint.py
@@ -2,13 +2,10 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
-import collections
 import json
 import os
 import re
 
-import lib.types as t
-
 from lib.sanity import (
     SanitySingleVersion,
     SanityMessage,
@@ -20,7 +17,6 @@ from lib.sanity import (
 from lib.util import (
     SubprocessError,
     find_executable,
-    read_lines_without_comments,
 )
 
 from lib.util_common import (
@@ -32,18 +28,10 @@ from lib.config import (
     SanityConfig,
 )
 
-from lib.test import (
-    calculate_confidence,
-    calculate_best_confidence,
-)
-
 from lib.data import (
     data_context,
 )
 
-PSLINT_SKIP_PATH = 'test/sanity/pslint/skip.txt'
-PSLINT_IGNORE_PATH = 'test/sanity/pslint/ignore.txt'
-
 
 class PslintTest(SanitySingleVersion):
     """Sanity test using PSScriptAnalyzer."""
@@ -53,33 +41,10 @@ class PslintTest(SanitySingleVersion):
         :type targets: SanityTargets
         :rtype: TestResult
         """
-        skip_paths = read_lines_without_comments(PSLINT_SKIP_PATH, optional=True)
+        settings = self.load_settings(args, 'AnsibleTest')
 
-        invalid_ignores = []
-
-        ignore_entries = read_lines_without_comments(PSLINT_IGNORE_PATH, optional=True)
-        ignore = collections.defaultdict(dict)  # type: t.Dict[str, t.Dict[str, int]]
-        line = 0
-
-        for ignore_entry in ignore_entries:
-            line += 1
-
-            if not ignore_entry:
-                continue
-
-            if ' ' not in ignore_entry:
-                invalid_ignores.append((line, 'Invalid syntax'))
-                continue
-
-            path, code = ignore_entry.split(' ', 1)
-
-            if not os.path.exists(path):
-                invalid_ignores.append((line, 'Remove "%s" since it does not exist' % path))
-                continue
-
-            ignore[path][code] = line
-
-        paths = sorted(i.path for i in targets.include if os.path.splitext(i.path)[1] in ('.ps1', '.psm1', '.psd1') and i.path not in skip_paths)
+        paths = sorted(i.path for i in targets.include if os.path.splitext(i.path)[1] in ('.ps1', '.psm1', '.psd1'))
+        paths = settings.filter_skipped_paths(paths)
 
         if not paths:
             return SanitySkipped(self.name)
@@ -87,11 +52,12 @@ class PslintTest(SanitySingleVersion):
         if not find_executable('pwsh', required='warning'):
             return SanitySkipped(self.name)
 
-        # Make sure requirements are installed before running sanity checks
-        cmds = [
-            [os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/runner/requirements/sanity.ps1')],
-            [os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/sanity/pslint/pslint.ps1')] + paths
-        ]
+        cmds = []
+
+        if args.requirements:
+            cmds.append([os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/runner/requirements/sanity.ps1')])
+
+        cmds.append([os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/sanity/pslint/pslint.ps1')] + paths)
 
         stdout = ''
 
@@ -135,63 +101,7 @@ class PslintTest(SanitySingleVersion):
             level=severity[m['Severity']],
         ) for m in messages]
 
-        line = 0
-
-        filtered = []
-
-        for error in errors:
-            if error.code in ignore[error.path]:
-                ignore[error.path][error.code] = 0  # error ignored, clear line number of ignore entry to track usage
-            else:
-                filtered.append(error)  # error not ignored
-
-        errors = filtered
-
-        for invalid_ignore in invalid_ignores:
-            errors.append(SanityMessage(
-                code='A201',
-                message=invalid_ignore[1],
-                path=PSLINT_IGNORE_PATH,
-                line=invalid_ignore[0],
-                column=1,
-                confidence=calculate_confidence(PSLINT_IGNORE_PATH, line, args.metadata) if args.metadata.changes else None,
-            ))
-
-        for path in skip_paths:
-            line += 1
-
-            if not path:
-                continue
-
-            if not os.path.exists(path):
-                # Keep files out of the list which no longer exist in the repo.
-                errors.append(SanityMessage(
-                    code='A101',
-                    message='Remove "%s" since it does not exist' % path,
-                    path=PSLINT_SKIP_PATH,
-                    line=line,
-                    column=1,
-                    confidence=calculate_best_confidence(((PSLINT_SKIP_PATH, line), (path, 0)), args.metadata) if args.metadata.changes else None,
-                ))
-
-        for path in paths:
-            if path not in ignore:
-                continue
-
-            for code in ignore[path]:
-                line = ignore[path][code]
-
-                if not line:
-                    continue
-
-                errors.append(SanityMessage(
-                    code='A102',
-                    message='Remove since "%s" passes "%s" test' % (path, code),
-                    path=PSLINT_IGNORE_PATH,
-                    line=line,
-                    column=1,
-                    confidence=calculate_best_confidence(((PSLINT_IGNORE_PATH, line), (path, 0)), args.metadata) if args.metadata.changes else None,
-                ))
+        errors = settings.process_errors(errors, paths)
 
         if errors:
             return SanityFailure(self.name, messages=errors)
diff --git a/test/runner/lib/sanity/pylint.py b/test/runner/lib/sanity/pylint.py
index 4ec039541d6..bab2301caf5 100644
--- a/test/runner/lib/sanity/pylint.py
+++ b/test/runner/lib/sanity/pylint.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
-import collections
 import itertools
 import json
 import os
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ from lib.sanity import (
 from lib.util import (
     SubprocessError,
     display,
-    read_lines_without_comments,
     ConfigParser,
     ANSIBLE_ROOT,
     is_subdir,
@@ -31,10 +29,6 @@ from lib.util_common import (
     run_command,
 )
 
-from lib.executor import (
-    SUPPORTED_PYTHON_VERSIONS,
-)
-
 from lib.ansible_util import (
     ansible_environment,
 )
@@ -43,19 +37,11 @@ from lib.config import (
     SanityConfig,
 )
 
-from lib.test import (
-    calculate_confidence,
-    calculate_best_confidence,
-)
-
 from lib.data import (
     data_context,
 )
 
 
-PYLINT_SKIP_PATH = 'test/sanity/pylint/skip.txt'
-PYLINT_IGNORE_PATH = 'test/sanity/pylint/ignore.txt'
-
 UNSUPPORTED_PYTHON_VERSIONS = (
     '2.6',
     '2.7',
@@ -78,48 +64,10 @@ class PylintTest(SanitySingleVersion):
         plugin_names = sorted(p[0] for p in [
             os.path.splitext(p) for p in os.listdir(plugin_dir)] if p[1] == '.py' and p[0] != '__init__')
 
-        skip_paths = read_lines_without_comments(PYLINT_SKIP_PATH, optional=True)
+        settings = self.load_settings(args, 'ansible-test')
 
-        invalid_ignores = []
-
-        supported_versions = set(SUPPORTED_PYTHON_VERSIONS) - set(UNSUPPORTED_PYTHON_VERSIONS)
-        supported_versions = set([v.split('.')[0] for v in supported_versions]) | supported_versions
-
-        ignore_entries = read_lines_without_comments(PYLINT_IGNORE_PATH, optional=True)
-        ignore = collections.defaultdict(dict)  # type: t.Dict[str, t.Dict[str, int]]
-        line = 0
-
-        for ignore_entry in ignore_entries:
-            line += 1
-
-            if not ignore_entry:
-                continue
-
-            if ' ' not in ignore_entry:
-                invalid_ignores.append((line, 'Invalid syntax'))
-                continue
-
-            path, code = ignore_entry.split(' ', 1)
-
-            if not os.path.exists(path):
-                invalid_ignores.append((line, 'Remove "%s" since it does not exist' % path))
-                continue
-
-            if ' ' in code:
-                code, version = code.split(' ', 1)
-
-                if version not in supported_versions:
-                    invalid_ignores.append((line, 'Invalid version: %s' % version))
-                    continue
-
-                if version not in (args.python_version, args.python_version.split('.')[0]):
-                    continue  # ignore version specific entries for other versions
-
-            ignore[path][code] = line
-
-        skip_paths_set = set(skip_paths)
-
-        paths = sorted(i.path for i in targets.include if (os.path.splitext(i.path)[1] == '.py' or is_subdir(i.path, 'bin/')) and i.path not in skip_paths_set)
+        paths = sorted(i.path for i in targets.include if os.path.splitext(i.path)[1] == '.py' or is_subdir(i.path, 'bin/'))
+        paths = settings.filter_skipped_paths(paths)
 
         module_paths = [os.path.relpath(p, data_context().content.module_path).split(os.path.sep) for p in
                         paths if is_subdir(p, data_context().content.module_path)]
@@ -215,63 +163,7 @@ class PylintTest(SanitySingleVersion):
         if args.explain:
             return SanitySuccess(self.name)
 
-        line = 0
-
-        filtered = []
-
-        for error in errors:
-            if error.code in ignore[error.path]:
-                ignore[error.path][error.code] = 0  # error ignored, clear line number of ignore entry to track usage
-            else:
-                filtered.append(error)  # error not ignored
-
-        errors = filtered
-
-        for invalid_ignore in invalid_ignores:
-            errors.append(SanityMessage(
-                code='A201',
-                message=invalid_ignore[1],
-                path=PYLINT_IGNORE_PATH,
-                line=invalid_ignore[0],
-                column=1,
-                confidence=calculate_confidence(PYLINT_IGNORE_PATH, line, args.metadata) if args.metadata.changes else None,
-            ))
-
-        for path in skip_paths:
-            line += 1
-
-            if not path:
-                continue
-
-            if not os.path.exists(path):
-                # Keep files out of the list which no longer exist in the repo.
-                errors.append(SanityMessage(
-                    code='A101',
-                    message='Remove "%s" since it does not exist' % path,
-                    path=PYLINT_SKIP_PATH,
-                    line=line,
-                    column=1,
-                    confidence=calculate_best_confidence(((PYLINT_SKIP_PATH, line), (path, 0)), args.metadata) if args.metadata.changes else None,
-                ))
-
-        for path in paths:
-            if path not in ignore:
-                continue
-
-            for code in ignore[path]:
-                line = ignore[path][code]
-
-                if not line:
-                    continue
-
-                errors.append(SanityMessage(
-                    code='A102',
-                    message='Remove since "%s" passes "%s" pylint test' % (path, code),
-                    path=PYLINT_IGNORE_PATH,
-                    line=line,
-                    column=1,
-                    confidence=calculate_best_confidence(((PYLINT_IGNORE_PATH, line), (path, 0)), args.metadata) if args.metadata.changes else None,
-                ))
+        errors = settings.process_errors(errors, paths)
 
         if errors:
             return SanityFailure(self.name, messages=errors)
diff --git a/test/runner/lib/sanity/rstcheck.py b/test/runner/lib/sanity/rstcheck.py
index 8fe3a984cab..cffa3c49104 100644
--- a/test/runner/lib/sanity/rstcheck.py
+++ b/test/runner/lib/sanity/rstcheck.py
@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@ class RstcheckTest(SanitySingleVersion):
         ignore_file = os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/sanity/rstcheck/ignore-substitutions.txt')
         ignore_substitutions = sorted(set(read_lines_without_comments(ignore_file, remove_blank_lines=True)))
 
+        settings = self.load_settings(args, None)
+
         paths = sorted(i.path for i in targets.include if os.path.splitext(i.path)[1] in ('.rst',))
+        paths = settings.filter_skipped_paths(paths)
 
         if not paths:
             return SanitySkipped(self.name)
@@ -86,6 +89,8 @@ class RstcheckTest(SanitySingleVersion):
             level=r['level'],
         ) for r in results]
 
+        settings.process_errors(results, paths)
+
         if results:
             return SanityFailure(self.name, messages=results)
 
diff --git a/test/runner/lib/sanity/shellcheck.py b/test/runner/lib/sanity/shellcheck.py
index 59be717c138..48c416a1f2f 100644
--- a/test/runner/lib/sanity/shellcheck.py
+++ b/test/runner/lib/sanity/shellcheck.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from lib.sanity import (
 from lib.util import (
     SubprocessError,
     read_lines_without_comments,
+    ANSIBLE_ROOT,
 )
 
 from lib.util_common import (
@@ -39,13 +40,13 @@ class ShellcheckTest(SanitySingleVersion):
         :type targets: SanityTargets
         :rtype: TestResult
         """
-        skip_file = 'test/sanity/shellcheck/skip.txt'
-        skip_paths = set(read_lines_without_comments(skip_file, remove_blank_lines=True, optional=True))
-
-        exclude_file = 'test/sanity/shellcheck/exclude.txt'
+        exclude_file = os.path.join(ANSIBLE_ROOT, 'test/sanity/shellcheck/exclude.txt')
         exclude = set(read_lines_without_comments(exclude_file, remove_blank_lines=True, optional=True))
 
-        paths = sorted(i.path for i in targets.include if os.path.splitext(i.path)[1] == '.sh' and i.path not in skip_paths)
+        settings = self.load_settings(args, 'AT1000')
+
+        paths = sorted(i.path for i in targets.include if os.path.splitext(i.path)[1] == '.sh')
+        paths = settings.filter_skipped_paths(paths)
 
         if not paths:
             return SanitySkipped(self.name)
@@ -86,6 +87,8 @@ class ShellcheckTest(SanitySingleVersion):
                     code=entry.attrib['source'].replace('ShellCheck.', ''),
                 ))
 
+        results = settings.process_errors(results, paths)
+
         if results:
             return SanityFailure(self.name, messages=results)
 
diff --git a/test/runner/lib/sanity/validate_modules.py b/test/runner/lib/sanity/validate_modules.py
index d64333e7e03..e533d2423c4 100644
--- a/test/runner/lib/sanity/validate_modules.py
+++ b/test/runner/lib/sanity/validate_modules.py
@@ -2,12 +2,9 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
-import collections
 import json
 import os
 
-import lib.types as t
-
 from lib.sanity import (
     SanitySingleVersion,
     SanityMessage,
@@ -19,7 +16,6 @@ from lib.sanity import (
 from lib.util import (
     SubprocessError,
     display,
-    read_lines_without_comments,
     ANSIBLE_ROOT,
 )
 
@@ -35,18 +31,10 @@ from lib.config import (
     SanityConfig,
 )
 
-from lib.test import (
-    calculate_confidence,
-    calculate_best_confidence,
-)
-
 from lib.data import (
     data_context,
 )
 
-VALIDATE_SKIP_PATH = 'test/sanity/validate-modules/skip.txt'
-VALIDATE_IGNORE_PATH = 'test/sanity/validate-modules/ignore.txt'
-
 UNSUPPORTED_PYTHON_VERSIONS = (
     '2.6',
     '2.7',
@@ -72,12 +60,12 @@ class ValidateModulesTest(SanitySingleVersion):
                 'E502',  # only ansible content requires __init__.py for module subdirectories
             ))
 
-        skip_paths = read_lines_without_comments(VALIDATE_SKIP_PATH, optional=True)
-        skip_paths_set = set(skip_paths)
-
         env = ansible_environment(args, color=False)
 
-        paths = sorted([i.path for i in targets.include if i.module and i.path not in skip_paths_set])
+        settings = self.load_settings(args, 'A100')
+
+        paths = sorted(i.path for i in targets.include if i.module)
+        paths = settings.filter_skipped_paths(paths)
 
         if not paths:
             return SanitySkipped(self.name)
@@ -89,26 +77,6 @@ class ValidateModulesTest(SanitySingleVersion):
             '--arg-spec',
         ] + paths
 
-        invalid_ignores = []
-
-        ignore_entries = read_lines_without_comments(VALIDATE_IGNORE_PATH, optional=True)
-        ignore = collections.defaultdict(dict)  # type: t.Dict[str, t.Dict[str, int]]
-        line = 0
-
-        for ignore_entry in ignore_entries:
-            line += 1
-
-            if not ignore_entry:
-                continue
-
-            if ' ' not in ignore_entry:
-                invalid_ignores.append((line, 'Invalid syntax'))
-                continue
-
-            path, code = ignore_entry.split(' ', 1)
-
-            ignore[path][code] = line
-
         if args.base_branch:
             cmd.extend([
                 '--base-branch', args.base_branch,
@@ -147,80 +115,8 @@ class ValidateModulesTest(SanitySingleVersion):
                     message=item['msg'],
                 ))
 
-        filtered = []
-
         errors = [error for error in errors if error.code not in ignore_codes]
-
-        for error in errors:
-            if error.code in ignore[error.path]:
-                ignore[error.path][error.code] = 0  # error ignored, clear line number of ignore entry to track usage
-            else:
-                filtered.append(error)  # error not ignored
-
-        errors = filtered
-
-        for invalid_ignore in invalid_ignores:
-            errors.append(SanityMessage(
-                code='A201',
-                message=invalid_ignore[1],
-                path=VALIDATE_IGNORE_PATH,
-                line=invalid_ignore[0],
-                column=1,
-                confidence=calculate_confidence(VALIDATE_IGNORE_PATH, line, args.metadata) if args.metadata.changes else None,
-            ))
-
-        line = 0
-
-        for path in skip_paths:
-            line += 1
-
-            if not path:
-                continue
-
-            if not os.path.exists(path):
-                # Keep files out of the list which no longer exist in the repo.
-                errors.append(SanityMessage(
-                    code='A101',
-                    message='Remove "%s" since it does not exist' % path,
-                    path=VALIDATE_SKIP_PATH,
-                    line=line,
-                    column=1,
-                    confidence=calculate_best_confidence(((VALIDATE_SKIP_PATH, line), (path, 0)), args.metadata) if args.metadata.changes else None,
-                ))
-
-        for path in sorted(ignore.keys()):
-            if os.path.exists(path):
-                continue
-
-            for line in sorted(ignore[path].values()):
-                # Keep files out of the list which no longer exist in the repo.
-                errors.append(SanityMessage(
-                    code='A101',
-                    message='Remove "%s" since it does not exist' % path,
-                    path=VALIDATE_IGNORE_PATH,
-                    line=line,
-                    column=1,
-                    confidence=calculate_best_confidence(((VALIDATE_IGNORE_PATH, line), (path, 0)), args.metadata) if args.metadata.changes else None,
-                ))
-
-        for path in paths:
-            if path not in ignore:
-                continue
-
-            for code in ignore[path]:
-                line = ignore[path][code]
-
-                if not line:
-                    continue
-
-                errors.append(SanityMessage(
-                    code='A102',
-                    message='Remove since "%s" passes "%s" test' % (path, code),
-                    path=VALIDATE_IGNORE_PATH,
-                    line=line,
-                    column=1,
-                    confidence=calculate_best_confidence(((VALIDATE_IGNORE_PATH, line), (path, 0)), args.metadata) if args.metadata.changes else None,
-                ))
+        errors = settings.process_errors(errors, paths)
 
         if errors:
             return SanityFailure(self.name, messages=errors)
diff --git a/test/runner/lib/sanity/yamllint.py b/test/runner/lib/sanity/yamllint.py
index 880986ad8d5..ab825476d56 100644
--- a/test/runner/lib/sanity/yamllint.py
+++ b/test/runner/lib/sanity/yamllint.py
@@ -41,28 +41,26 @@ class YamllintTest(SanitySingleVersion):
         :type targets: SanityTargets
         :rtype: TestResult
         """
-        paths = [
-            [i.path for i in targets.include if os.path.splitext(i.path)[1] in ('.yml', '.yaml')],
-        ]
+        settings = self.load_settings(args, 'ansible-test')
+
+        paths = [i.path for i in targets.include if os.path.splitext(i.path)[1] in ('.yml', '.yaml')]
 
         for plugin_type, plugin_path in sorted(data_context().content.plugin_paths.items()):
             if plugin_type == 'module_utils':
                 continue
 
-            paths.append([target.path for target in targets.include if
+            paths.extend([target.path for target in targets.include if
                           os.path.splitext(target.path)[1] == '.py' and
                           os.path.basename(target.path) != '__init__.py' and
                           is_subdir(target.path, plugin_path)])
 
-        paths = [sorted(p) for p in paths if p]
+        paths = settings.filter_skipped_paths(paths)
 
         if not paths:
             return SanitySkipped(self.name)
 
-        results = []
-
-        for test_paths in paths:
-            results += self.test_paths(args, test_paths)
+        results = self.test_paths(args, paths)
+        results = settings.process_errors(results, paths)
 
         if results:
             return SanityFailure(self.name, messages=results)
diff --git a/test/sanity/pep8/legacy-files.txt b/test/sanity/pep8/legacy-files.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d..00000000000
diff --git a/test/sanity/pep8/legacy-ignore.txt b/test/sanity/pep8/legacy-ignore.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d..00000000000
diff --git a/test/sanity/pslint/ignore.txt b/test/sanity/pslint/ignore.txt
index 5d1565e433f..902bea4a53f 100644
--- a/test/sanity/pslint/ignore.txt
+++ b/test/sanity/pslint/ignore.txt
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_dsc.ps1 PSAvoidUsingEmptyCatchBlock # Keep
 lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_find.ps1 PSAvoidUsingEmptyCatchBlock # Keep
 lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_region.ps1 PSAvoidUsingEmptyCatchBlock # Keep
 lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_uri.ps1 PSAvoidUsingEmptyCatchBlock # Keep
-lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_find.ps1 PSAvoidUsingEmptyCatchBlock # Keep for now
 lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_domain_membership.ps1 PSAvoidGlobalVars # New PR
 lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_domain_controller.ps1 PSAvoidGlobalVars # New PR
 lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_pagefile.ps1 PSUseDeclaredVarsMoreThanAssignments # New PR - bug test_path should be testPath