diff --git a/tools/doc/checkLinks.js b/tools/doc/checkLinks.js
index aeb0fe5d03f232..81174c69dd1a85 100644
--- a/tools/doc/checkLinks.js
+++ b/tools/doc/checkLinks.js
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ function findMarkdownFilesRecursively(dirPath) {
 
     if (
       entry.isDirectory() &&
-      entry.name !== 'api' &&
       entry.name !== 'build' &&
       entry.name !== 'changelogs' &&
       entry.name !== 'deps' &&