diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgsdoccoverage.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgsdoccoverage.py
index ab25c57ea291..2889a572f762 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgsdoccoverage.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgsdoccoverage.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 # DON'T RAISE THIS THRESHOLD!!!
 # (changes which lower this threshold are welcomed though!)
 
-ACCEPTABLE_MISSING_DOCS = 3853
+ACCEPTABLE_MISSING_DOCS = 3842
 
 
 class TestQgsDocCoverage(TestCase):
diff --git a/tests/src/python/utilities.py b/tests/src/python/utilities.py
index d649e5d3b430..737d7ec3d8e0 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/utilities.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/utilities.py
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ def elemIsDocumentableMember(self, elem):
 
         # ignore certain obvious operators
         try:
-            if name.text in ('operator=', 'operator=='):
+            if name.text in ('operator=', 'operator==', 'operator!='):
                 return False
         except:
             pass