diff --git a/test/sanity/code-smell/obsolete-files.json b/test/sanity/code-smell/obsolete-files.json
index 02d3920457b..3f69cdd636c 100644
--- a/test/sanity/code-smell/obsolete-files.json
+++ b/test/sanity/code-smell/obsolete-files.json
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 {
     "include_symlinks": true,
     "prefixes": [
+        "docs/",
+        "examples/",
         "test/runner/",
         "test/sanity/ansible-doc/",
         "test/sanity/compile/",