diff --git a/phpcs.xml.dist b/phpcs.xml.dist
index 56cd6734e4f3e..21f3fcb8baee1 100644
--- a/phpcs.xml.dist
+++ b/phpcs.xml.dist
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 	</rule>
 
 	<rule ref="WordPress-Core"/>
-	<rule ref="WordPress-Docs"/>
 	<rule ref="WordPress.WP.I18n">
 		<properties>
 			<property name="text_domain" type="array">
@@ -59,45 +58,6 @@
 	<exclude-pattern>./vendor/*</exclude-pattern>
 	<exclude-pattern>./test/php/gutenberg-coding-standards/*</exclude-pattern>
 
-	<!-- Exclude files maintained in WordPress Core and backported to Gutenberg -->
-	<exclude-pattern>./lib/compat/wordpress-*/html-api/*.php</exclude-pattern>
-
-	<!-- These special comments are markers for the build process -->
-	<rule ref="Squiz.Commenting.InlineComment.WrongStyle">
-		<exclude-pattern>gutenberg.php</exclude-pattern>
-	</rule>
-
-	<!-- Do not require docblocks for unit tests -->
-	<rule ref="Squiz.Commenting.FunctionComment.Missing">
-		<exclude-pattern>phpunit/*</exclude-pattern>
-	</rule>
-	<rule ref="Squiz.Commenting.FileComment.Missing">
-		<exclude-pattern>phpunit/*</exclude-pattern>
-		<exclude-pattern>test/gutenberg-test-themes/*</exclude-pattern>
-		<exclude-pattern>**/*.min.asset.php</exclude-pattern>
-	</rule>
-	<rule ref="Squiz.Commenting.ClassComment.Missing">
-		<exclude-pattern>phpunit/*</exclude-pattern>
-	</rule>
-	<rule ref="Squiz.Commenting.ClassComment.SpacingAfter">
-		<exclude-pattern>phpunit/*</exclude-pattern>
-	</rule>
-	<rule ref="Squiz.Commenting.FunctionComment.MissingParamTag">
-		<exclude-pattern>phpunit/*</exclude-pattern>
-	</rule>
-	<rule ref="Generic.Commenting.DocComment.Empty">
-    	<exclude-pattern>phpunit/*</exclude-pattern>
-    </rule>
-	<rule ref="Generic.Commenting.DocComment.MissingShort">
-		<exclude-pattern>phpunit/*</exclude-pattern>
-	</rule>
-	<rule ref="Squiz.Commenting.VariableComment.Missing">
-		<exclude-pattern>phpunit/*</exclude-pattern>
-	</rule>
-	<rule ref="Squiz.Commenting.FunctionCommentThrowTag.Missing">
-		<exclude-pattern>phpunit/*</exclude-pattern>
-	</rule>
-
 	<!-- Ignore filename error since it requires WP core build process change -->
 	<rule ref="WordPress.Files.FileName.InvalidClassFileName">
 		<exclude-pattern>/phpunit/*</exclude-pattern>