diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index d1b230d34..c0f747c7e 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 import mne
 import sphinx.util.logging
 from mne.fixes import _compare_version
-from mne.tests.test_docstring_parameters import error_ignores
 from sphinx_gallery.sorting import FileNameSortKey
 
 import mne_nirs
@@ -119,7 +118,21 @@
 numpydoc_class_members_toctree = False
 numpydoc_attributes_as_param_list = True
 numpydoc_validate = True
-numpydoc_validation_checks = {"all"} | set(error_ignores)
+numpydoc_validation_checks = (
+    {"all"}
+    | {
+        # These we do not live by:
+        "GL01",  # Docstring should start in the line immediately after the quotes
+        "EX01",
+        "EX02",  # examples failed (we test them separately)
+        "ES01",  # no extended summary
+        "SA01",  # no see also
+        "YD01",  # no yields section
+        "SA04",  # no description in See Also
+        "PR04",  # Parameter "shape (n_channels" has no type
+        "RT02",  # The first line of the Returns section should contain only the type, unless multiple values are being returned  # noqa
+    }
+)
 numpydoc_validation_exclude = {  # set of regex
     # dict subclasses
     r"\.clear",