diff --git a/.vale/styles/config/vocabularies/OpenShiftDocs/reject.txt b/.vale/styles/config/vocabularies/OpenShiftDocs/reject.txt
index d1a6fa5ae4..fcb24dfb1e 100644
--- a/.vale/styles/config/vocabularies/OpenShiftDocs/reject.txt
+++ b/.vale/styles/config/vocabularies/OpenShiftDocs/reject.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Regex terms added to reject.txt are highlighted as errors by the Vale linter and override RedHat Vale rules.
 # Add terms that have a corresponding correctly capitalized form to accept.txt.
 
-(?<!.*-)operators
 [Dd]eployment [Cc]onfigs?
 [Dd]eployment [Cc]onfigurations?
 [Oo]peratorize