diff --git a/sklearn/datasets/_base.py b/sklearn/datasets/_base.py
index 8a5b7a34d7f89..9238e467f0d95 100644
--- a/sklearn/datasets/_base.py
+++ b/sklearn/datasets/_base.py
@@ -1422,7 +1422,7 @@ def load_sample_image(image_name):
     Parameters
     ----------
     image_name : {`china.jpg`, `flower.jpg`}
-        The name of the sample image loaded
+        The name of the sample image loaded.
 
     Returns
     -------
diff --git a/sklearn/tests/test_docstrings.py b/sklearn/tests/test_docstrings.py
index 3fa3adebfc2fb..3eced1cbaaaf2 100644
--- a/sklearn/tests/test_docstrings.py
+++ b/sklearn/tests/test_docstrings.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 FUNCTION_DOCSTRING_IGNORE_LIST = [
     "sklearn.covariance._shrunk_covariance.ledoit_wolf",
-    "sklearn.datasets._base.load_sample_image",
     "sklearn.datasets._covtype.fetch_covtype",
     "sklearn.datasets._kddcup99.fetch_kddcup99",
     "sklearn.datasets._lfw.fetch_lfw_pairs",