diff --git a/Eventjet/ruleset.xml b/Eventjet/ruleset.xml
index af435fb..b0da5c1 100644
--- a/Eventjet/ruleset.xml
+++ b/Eventjet/ruleset.xml
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@
                 name="forbiddenAnnotations"
                 type="array"
                 value="
-                    @api,
                     @author,
                     @category,
                     @copyright,
diff --git a/php-cs-fixer-rules.php b/php-cs-fixer-rules.php
index d6bb3f4..a754b91 100644
--- a/php-cs-fixer-rules.php
+++ b/php-cs-fixer-rules.php
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
     ],
     'general_phpdoc_annotation_remove' => [
         'annotations' => [
-            'api',
             'author',
             'category',
             'copyright',
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/valid/api-annotation.php b/tests/fixtures/valid/api-annotation.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27402c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/valid/api-annotation.php
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * @api
+ */
+function foo(): void
+{
+}