diff --git a/test/lint/lint-format-strings.py b/test/lint/lint-format-strings.py
index 9f5e0f312ec..9c9fbb2e392 100755
--- a/test/lint/lint-format-strings.py
+++ b/test/lint/lint-format-strings.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import sys
 
 FUNCTION_NAMES_AND_NUMBER_OF_LEADING_ARGUMENTS = [
     'FatalErrorf,0',
-    'fprintf,1',
     'tfm::format,1',  # Assuming tfm::::format(std::ostream&, ...
     'LogConnectFailure,1',
     'LogError,0',
@@ -27,14 +26,7 @@ FUNCTION_NAMES_AND_NUMBER_OF_LEADING_ARGUMENTS = [
     'LogTrace,1',
     'LogPrintf,0',
     'LogPrintLevel,2',
-    'printf,0',
-    'snprintf,2',
-    'sprintf,1',
     'strprintf,0',
-    'vfprintf,1',
-    'vprintf,1',
-    'vsnprintf,1',
-    'vsprintf,1',
     'WalletLogPrintf,0',
 ]
 RUN_LINT_FILE = 'test/lint/run-lint-format-strings.py'
diff --git a/test/lint/run-lint-format-strings.py b/test/lint/run-lint-format-strings.py
index 09a2503452e..9a7386ee64a 100755
--- a/test/lint/run-lint-format-strings.py
+++ b/test/lint/run-lint-format-strings.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import re
 import sys
 
 FALSE_POSITIVES = [
-    ("src/dbwrapper.cpp", "vsnprintf(p, limit - p, format, backup_ap)"),
     ("src/index/base.cpp", "FatalErrorf(const char* fmt, const Args&... args)"),
     ("src/index/base.h", "FatalErrorf(const char* fmt, const Args&... args)"),
     ("src/netbase.cpp", "LogConnectFailure(bool manual_connection, const char* fmt, const Args&... args)"),