diff --git a/doc/nitpick-exceptions.txt b/doc/nitpick-exceptions.txt
index 9ad3e47ce4d2a75ce988aa534441182b4a0ae426..89940c03b2229976b4d5fbb1f5cdcfc04952ba4c 100644
--- a/doc/nitpick-exceptions.txt
+++ b/doc/nitpick-exceptions.txt
@@ -9,4 +9,3 @@ cpp:typeOrConcept std::string
 cpp:typeOrConcept blitz
 cpp:typeOrConcept blitz::Array
 cpp:typeOrConcept uint8_t
-py:mod matplotlib.pyplot