diff --git a/Doxyfile b/Doxyfile
index a8ca3788..97f728ce 100644
--- a/Doxyfile
+++ b/Doxyfile
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ EXCLUDE_SYMLINKS       = NO
 # Note that the wildcards are matched against the file with absolute path, so to
 # exclude all test directories for example use the pattern */test/*
 
-EXCLUDE_PATTERNS       =
+EXCLUDE_PATTERNS       =  *test* *validat*
 
 # The EXCLUDE_SYMBOLS tag can be used to specify one or more symbol names
 # (namespaces, classes, functions, etc.) that should be excluded from the