diff --git a/lang/en/local_moodlecheck.php b/lang/en/local_moodlecheck.php
index a0f2082..ddcf1d3 100644
--- a/lang/en/local_moodlecheck.php
+++ b/lang/en/local_moodlecheck.php
@@ -48,15 +48,6 @@
 $string['error_phpdocsfistline'] = 'No one-line description found in phpdocs for <b>{$a->object}</b>';
 $string['rule_phpdocsfistline'] = 'File-level phpdocs block and class phpdocs should have one-line short description';
 
-$string['error_phpdocsinvalidtag'] = 'Invalid phpdocs tag <b>{$a->tag}</b> used';
-$string['rule_phpdocsinvalidtag'] = 'Used phpdocs tags are valid';
-
-$string['error_phpdocsnotrecommendedtag'] = 'Not recommended phpdocs tag <b>{$a->tag}</b> used';
-$string['rule_phpdocsnotrecommendedtag'] = 'Used phpdocs tags are recommended';
-
-$string['error_phpdocsinvalidpathtag'] = 'Incorrect path for phpdocs tag <b>{$a->tag}</b> detected';
-$string['rule_phpdocsinvalidpathtag'] = 'Used phpdocs tags have correct paths';
-
 $string['error_phpdocsinvalidinlinetag'] = 'Invalid inline phpdocs tag <b>{$a->tag}</b> found';
 $string['rule_phpdocsinvalidinlinetag'] = 'Inline phpdocs tags are valid';
 
diff --git a/rules/phpdocs_basic.php b/rules/phpdocs_basic.php
index 366a0a3..6fcba79 100644
--- a/rules/phpdocs_basic.php
+++ b/rules/phpdocs_basic.php
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@
 local_moodlecheck_registry::add_rule('definedoccorrect')->set_callback('local_moodlecheck_definedoccorrect');
 local_moodlecheck_registry::add_rule('filehascopyright')->set_callback('local_moodlecheck_filehascopyright');
 local_moodlecheck_registry::add_rule('filehaslicense')->set_callback('local_moodlecheck_filehaslicense');
-local_moodlecheck_registry::add_rule('phpdocsinvalidtag')->set_callback('local_moodlecheck_phpdocsinvalidtag');
-local_moodlecheck_registry::add_rule('phpdocsnotrecommendedtag')->set_callback('local_moodlecheck_phpdocsnotrecommendedtag')
-    ->set_severity('warning');
-local_moodlecheck_registry::add_rule('phpdocsinvalidpathtag')->set_callback('local_moodlecheck_phpdocsinvalidpathtag')
-    ->set_severity('warning');
 local_moodlecheck_registry::add_rule('phpdocsinvalidinlinetag')->set_callback('local_moodlecheck_phpdocsinvalidinlinetag');
 local_moodlecheck_registry::add_rule('phpdocsuncurlyinlinetag')->set_callback('local_moodlecheck_phpdocsuncurlyinlinetag');
 local_moodlecheck_registry::add_rule('phpdoccontentsinlinetag')->set_callback('local_moodlecheck_phpdoccontentsinlinetag');
@@ -90,75 +85,6 @@ function local_moodlecheck_noinlinephpdocs(local_moodlecheck_file $file) {
     return $errors;
 }
 
-/**
- * Check that all the phpdoc tags used are valid ones
- *
- * @param local_moodlecheck_file $file
- * @return array of found errors
- */
-function local_moodlecheck_phpdocsinvalidtag(local_moodlecheck_file $file) {
-    $errors = [];
-    foreach ($file->get_all_phpdocs() as $phpdocs) {
-        foreach ($phpdocs->get_tags() as $tag) {
-            $tag = preg_replace('|^@([^\s]*).*|s', '$1', $tag);
-            if (!in_array($tag, local_moodlecheck_phpdocs::$validtags)) {
-                $errors[] = [
-                    'line' => $phpdocs->get_line_number($file, '@' . $tag),
-                    'tag' => '@' . $tag, ];
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    return $errors;
-}
-
-/**
- * Check that all the phpdoc tags used are recommended ones
- *
- * @param local_moodlecheck_file $file
- * @return array of found errors
- */
-function local_moodlecheck_phpdocsnotrecommendedtag(local_moodlecheck_file $file) {
-    $errors = [];
-    foreach ($file->get_all_phpdocs() as $phpdocs) {
-        foreach ($phpdocs->get_tags() as $tag) {
-            $tag = preg_replace('|^@([^\s]*).*|s', '$1', $tag);
-            if (in_array($tag, local_moodlecheck_phpdocs::$validtags) &&
-                    !in_array($tag, local_moodlecheck_phpdocs::$recommendedtags)) {
-                $errors[] = [
-                    'line' => $phpdocs->get_line_number($file, '@' . $tag),
-                    'tag' => '@' . $tag, ];
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    return $errors;
-}
-
-/**
- * Check that all the path-restricted phpdoc tags used are in place
- *
- * @param local_moodlecheck_file $file
- * @return array of found errors
- */
-function local_moodlecheck_phpdocsinvalidpathtag(local_moodlecheck_file $file) {
-    $errors = [];
-    foreach ($file->get_all_phpdocs() as $phpdocs) {
-        foreach ($phpdocs->get_tags() as $tag) {
-            $tag = preg_replace('|^@([^\s]*).*|s', '$1', $tag);
-            if (in_array($tag, local_moodlecheck_phpdocs::$validtags) &&
-                    in_array($tag, local_moodlecheck_phpdocs::$recommendedtags) &&
-                    isset(local_moodlecheck_phpdocs::$pathrestrictedtags[$tag])) {
-                // Verify file path matches some of the valid paths for the tag.
-                if (!preg_filter(local_moodlecheck_phpdocs::$pathrestrictedtags[$tag], '$0', $file->get_filepath())) {
-                    $errors[] = [
-                        'line' => $phpdocs->get_line_number($file, '@' . $tag),
-                        'tag' => '@' . $tag, ];
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    return $errors;
-}
-
 /**
  * Check that all the inline phpdoc tags found are valid
  *
diff --git a/tests/moodlecheck_rules_test.php b/tests/moodlecheck_rules_test.php
index f1029aa..e6f1ad4 100644
--- a/tests/moodlecheck_rules_test.php
+++ b/tests/moodlecheck_rules_test.php
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public function test_phpdoc_tags_general(): void {
         $xpath = new \DOMXpath($xmlresult);
         $found = $xpath->query("//file/error");
         // TODO: Change to DOMNodeList::count() when php71 support is gone.
-        $this->assertSame(17, $found->length);
+        $this->assertSame(10, $found->length);
 
         // Also verify various bits by content.
         $this->assertStringContainsString('incomplete_param_annotation has incomplete parameters list', $result);
@@ -138,13 +138,6 @@ public function test_phpdoc_tags_general(): void {
         $this->assertStringContainsString('mismatch_param_types2 has incomplete parameters list', $result);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('mismatch_param_types3 has incomplete parameters list', $result);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('incomplete_return_annotation has incomplete parameters list', $result);
-        $this->assertStringContainsString('Invalid phpdocs tag @small', $result);
-        $this->assertStringContainsString('Invalid phpdocs tag @zzzing', $result);
-        $this->assertStringContainsString('Invalid phpdocs tag @inheritdoc', $result);
-        $this->assertStringContainsString('Incorrect path for phpdocs tag @covers', $result);
-        $this->assertStringContainsString('Incorrect path for phpdocs tag @dataProvider', $result);
-        $this->assertStringContainsString('Incorrect path for phpdocs tag @group', $result);
-        $this->assertStringContainsString('@codingStandardsIgnoreLine', $result);
         $this->assertStringNotContainsString('@deprecated', $result);
         $this->assertStringNotContainsString('correct_param_types', $result);
         $this->assertStringNotContainsString('correct_return_type', $result);
@@ -222,66 +215,9 @@ public function test_phpdoc_union_types(): void {
         );
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Verify various phpdoc tags in tests directories.
-     *
-     * @covers ::local_moodlecheck_phpdocsinvalidtag
-     * @covers ::local_moodlecheck_phpdocsnotrecommendedtag
-     * @covers ::local_moodlecheck_phpdocsinvalidpathtag
-     */
-    public function test_phpdoc_tags_tests(): void {
-        global $PAGE;
-        $output = $PAGE->get_renderer('local_moodlecheck');
-        $path = new local_moodlecheck_path('local/moodlecheck/tests/fixtures/phpdoc_tags_test.php ', null);
-        $result = $output->display_path($path, 'xml');
-
-        // Convert results to XML Objext.
-        $xmlresult = new \DOMDocument();
-        $xmlresult->loadXML($result);
-
-        // Let's verify we have received a xml with file top element and 5 children.
-        $xpath = new \DOMXpath($xmlresult);
-        $found = $xpath->query("//file/error");
-        // TODO: Change to DOMNodeList::count() when php71 support is gone.
-        $this->assertSame(3, $found->length);
-
-        // Also verify various bits by content.
-        $this->assertStringContainsString('Invalid phpdocs tag @small', $result);
-        $this->assertStringContainsString('Invalid phpdocs tag @zzzing', $result);
-        $this->assertStringContainsString('Invalid phpdocs tag @inheritdoc', $result);
-        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('Incorrect path for phpdocs tag @covers', $result);
-        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('Incorrect path for phpdocs tag @dataProvider', $result);
-        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('Incorrect path for phpdocs tag @group', $result);
-        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('@deprecated', $result);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Verify phpunit codeCoverageIgnore can be applied to an entire file.
-     *
-     * @covers ::local_moodlecheck_phpdocsinvalidtag
-     */
-    public function test_phpdoc_phpunit_coverage_ignored_for_file(): void {
-        global $PAGE;
-        $output = $PAGE->get_renderer('local_moodlecheck');
-        $path = new local_moodlecheck_path('local/moodlecheck/tests/fixtures/phpdoc_phpunit_coverage_ignored.php ', null);
-        $result = $output->display_path($path, 'xml');
-
-        // Convert results to XML Objext.
-        $xmlresult = new \DOMDocument();
-        $xmlresult->loadXML($result);
-
-        // Let's verify we have received a xml with file top element and 5 children.
-        $xpath = new \DOMXpath($xmlresult);
-        $found = $xpath->query("//file/error");
-
-        // TODO: Change to DOMNodeList::count() when php71 support is gone.
-        $this->assertSame(0, $found->length);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Verify various phpdoc tags can be used inline.
      *
-     * @covers ::local_moodlecheck_phpdocsinvalidinlinetag
      * @covers ::local_moodlecheck_phpdocsuncurlyinlinetag
      * @covers ::local_moodlecheck_phpdoccontentsinlinetag
      */