diff --git a/.github/workflows/reviewdog.yml b/.github/workflows/reviewdog.yml
index dafc331a11eb..f9c1121581c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reviewdog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reviewdog.yml
@@ -65,9 +65,7 @@ jobs:
           REVIEWDOG_GITHUB_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           set -o pipefail
-          # The --ignore-missing-imports can be removed when typed cycler is released and used
           mypy --config pyproject.toml lib/matplotlib \
-             --ignore-missing-imports \
              --follow-imports silent | \
             reviewdog -f=mypy -name=mypy \
               -tee -reporter=github-check -filter-mode nofilter
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 37d97e02b956..e0c7e4e9dfee 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -214,7 +214,6 @@ exclude = [
   # stubtest will import and run, opening a figure if not excluded
   ".*/tinypages",
 ]
-ignore_missing_imports = true
 enable_incomplete_feature = [
   "Unpack",
 ]