diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 99ea3f9dcdd..e4b2dd70cf5 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ description =
 extras =
     lint
 commands =
-    sphinx-lint --disable missing-space-after-literal --enable line-too-long --max-line-length 85 CHANGES CONTRIBUTING.rst README.rst doc/
+    sphinx-lint --enable line-too-long --max-line-length 85 CHANGES CONTRIBUTING.rst README.rst doc/
 
 [testenv:twine]
 basepython = python3