diff --git a/src/tools/lint-docs/src/lib.rs b/src/tools/lint-docs/src/lib.rs
index bc38e931fe515..f7d487333e32b 100644
--- a/src/tools/lint-docs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/tools/lint-docs/src/lib.rs
@@ -332,7 +332,6 @@ impl<'a> LintExtractor<'a> {
         if matches!(
             lint.name.as_str(),
             "unused_features" // broken lint
-            | "soft_unstable" // cannot have a stable example
         ) {
             return Ok(());
         }