diff --git a/sklearn/feature_selection/_univariate_selection.py b/sklearn/feature_selection/_univariate_selection.py
index bf9eacb1774f9..137b196e10129 100644
--- a/sklearn/feature_selection/_univariate_selection.py
+++ b/sklearn/feature_selection/_univariate_selection.py
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ def r_regression(X, y, *, center=True, force_finite=True):
     See Also
     --------
     f_regression: Univariate linear regression tests returning f-statistic
-        and p-values
+        and p-values.
     mutual_info_regression: Mutual information for a continuous target.
     f_classif: ANOVA F-value between label/feature for classification tasks.
     chi2: Chi-squared stats of non-negative features for classification tasks.
diff --git a/sklearn/tests/test_docstrings.py b/sklearn/tests/test_docstrings.py
index 1e5397058e70c..48a316b93c613 100644
--- a/sklearn/tests/test_docstrings.py
+++ b/sklearn/tests/test_docstrings.py
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
     "sklearn.feature_extraction.text.strip_tags",
     "sklearn.feature_selection._univariate_selection.chi2",
     "sklearn.feature_selection._univariate_selection.f_oneway",
-    "sklearn.feature_selection._univariate_selection.r_regression",
     "sklearn.inspection._partial_dependence.partial_dependence",
     "sklearn.inspection._plot.partial_dependence.plot_partial_dependence",
     "sklearn.linear_model._least_angle.lars_path_gram",