diff --git a/bin/forbid b/bin/forbid
index 7705d3fa91..33597d0e17 100755
--- a/bin/forbid
+++ b/bin/forbid
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ fi
   --glob !CHANGELOG.md \
   --glob !bin/forbid \
   --ignore-case \
-  'dbg!|fixme|todo|xxx' \
+  'dbg!|todo' \
   .