diff --git a/phpcs.xml.dist b/phpcs.xml.dist
index c1e294b..f3b666e 100644
--- a/phpcs.xml.dist
+++ b/phpcs.xml.dist
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 	<!-- Include the WordPress-Extra standard. -->
 	<rule ref="WordPress-Extra">
 		<exclude name="WordPress.Files.FileName"/>
+		<exclude name="WordPress.WP.DeprecatedFunctions.sanitize_urlFound" />
 	</rule>
 
 	<!-- Let's also check that everything is properly documented. -->