diff --git a/sklearn/tests/test_docstrings.py b/sklearn/tests/test_docstrings.py
index ee9f412647bbb..8c5c5a07087d3 100644
--- a/sklearn/tests/test_docstrings.py
+++ b/sklearn/tests/test_docstrings.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
     "sklearn.utils.extmath.svd_flip",
     "sklearn.utils.extmath.weighted_mode",
     "sklearn.utils.fixes.delayed",
-    "sklearn.utils.fixes.linspace",
     # To be fixed in upstream issue:
     # https://github.com/joblib/threadpoolctl/issues/108
     "sklearn.utils.fixes.threadpool_info",