diff --git a/rust/lancedb/src/docs.rs b/rust/lancedb/src/docs.rs
index ccfd1c28c..a52b1a000 100644
--- a/rust/lancedb/src/docs.rs
+++ b/rust/lancedb/src/docs.rs
@@ -519,6 +519,8 @@ mod tests {
                 "DocLink::{link:?} points to a .mintignore'd page: {rel_page}"
             );
 
+            // Mintlify serves MDX pages even when they are intentionally omitted
+            // from navigation, so docs.json membership is not required.
             let mdx_path = if docs_web.join(&direct_mdx).is_file() {
                 docs_web.join(&direct_mdx)
             } else if docs_web.join(&index_mdx).is_file() {
@@ -527,12 +529,6 @@ mod tests {
                 panic!("DocLink::{link:?} target page does not exist under docs/web: {rel_page}");
             };
 
-            assert!(
-                docs_json.contains(&format!("\"{rel_page}\""))
-                    || docs_json.contains(&format!("\"{rel_page}/index\"")),
-                "DocLink::{link:?} target page is not routed in docs/web/docs.json: {rel_page}"
-            );
-
             if let Some(anchor) = link.anchor() {
                 let raw_mdx = std::fs::read_to_string(&mdx_path)
                     .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("failed to read {}: {e}", mdx_path.display()));