diff --git a/.ruff.toml b/.ruff.toml
index 38dcd2af3f..96aedee6c6 100644
--- a/.ruff.toml
+++ b/.ruff.toml
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ lint.ignore = [
     "D200",  # One-line docstring should fit on one line
     "D202",  # No blank lines allowed after function docstring
     "D205",  # 1 blank line required between summary line and description
-    "D208",  # Docstring is over-indented
     "D209",  # Multi-line docstring closing quotes should be on a separate line
     "D211",  # No blank lines allowed before class docstring
     "D300",  # triple double quotes `""" / Use triple single quotes `'''`
diff --git a/lib/iris/tests/unit/analysis/geometry/test_geometry_area_weights.py b/lib/iris/tests/unit/analysis/geometry/test_geometry_area_weights.py
index 29b3ba8c7e..5d7d39dfc4 100644
--- a/lib/iris/tests/unit/analysis/geometry/test_geometry_area_weights.py
+++ b/lib/iris/tests/unit/analysis/geometry/test_geometry_area_weights.py
@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@
 #
 # This file is part of Iris and is released under the BSD license.
 # See LICENSE in the root of the repository for full licensing details.
-"""Unit tests for the :func:`iris.analysis.geometry.geometry_area_weights`
-function.
-
- """
+"""Unit tests for the :func:`iris.analysis.geometry.geometry_area_weights` function."""
 
 # Import iris.tests first so that some things can be initialised before
 # importing anything else.