diff --git a/tools/placement_api_docs.py b/tools/placement_api_docs.py
index 1915c43b3645..bec5d2594261 100644
--- a/tools/placement_api_docs.py
+++ b/tools/placement_api_docs.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from nova.api.openstack.placement import handler
 
 # A humane ordering of HTTP methods for sorted output.
 ORDERED_METHODS = ['GET', 'POST', 'PUT', 'PATCH', 'DELETE']
+DEPRECATED_METHODS = [('POST', '/resource_providers/{uuid}/inventories')]
 
 
 def _header_line(map_entry):
@@ -41,7 +42,8 @@ def inspect_doc(doc_files):
 
     header_lines = []
     for map_entry in routes:
-        header_lines.append(_header_line(map_entry))
+        if map_entry not in DEPRECATED_METHODS:
+            header_lines.append(_header_line(map_entry))
 
     content_lines = []
     for doc_file in doc_files:
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 616b90c49b81..4508d35ccc93 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -145,10 +145,7 @@ commands =
 # the Placement API Ref to developer.openstack.org.
 commands =
   # Check that all placement api routes are in the documentation
-  # TODO(cdent): Get rid of the leading '-' after all the existing
-  # routes have been documented. It causes the non-zero exit code to
-  # ignored.
-  - python tools/placement_api_docs.py placement-api-ref/source/
+  python tools/placement_api_docs.py placement-api-ref/source/
   rm -rf placement-api-ref/build
   sphinx-build -W -b html -d placement-api-ref/build/doctrees placement-api-ref/source placement-api-ref/build/html