diff --git a/phpcs.xml.dist b/phpcs.xml.dist
index 746bb09319..55924b04cd 100644
--- a/phpcs.xml.dist
+++ b/phpcs.xml.dist
@@ -115,9 +115,6 @@
 	<exclude-pattern>/src/wp-includes/class-pop3\.php</exclude-pattern>
 	<exclude-pattern>/src/wp-includes/class-requests\.php</exclude-pattern>
 	<exclude-pattern>/src/wp-includes/class-simplepie\.php</exclude-pattern>
-	<exclude-pattern>/src/wp-includes/PHPMailer/Exception\.php</exclude-pattern>
-	<exclude-pattern>/src/wp-includes/PHPMailer/PHPMailer\.php</exclude-pattern>
-	<exclude-pattern>/src/wp-includes/PHPMailer/SMTP\.php</exclude-pattern>
 	<exclude-pattern>/src/wp-includes/class-snoopy\.php</exclude-pattern>
 	<exclude-pattern>/src/wp-includes/class-wp-block-parser\.php</exclude-pattern>
 	<exclude-pattern>/src/wp-includes/deprecated\.php</exclude-pattern>
@@ -130,11 +127,12 @@
 	<exclude-pattern>/src/wp-includes/ID3/*</exclude-pattern>
 	<exclude-pattern>/src/wp-includes/IXR/*</exclude-pattern>
 	<exclude-pattern>/src/wp-includes/js/*</exclude-pattern>
+	<exclude-pattern>/src/wp-includes/PHPMailer/*</exclude-pattern>
 	<exclude-pattern>/src/wp-includes/random_compat/*</exclude-pattern>
 	<exclude-pattern>/src/wp-includes/Requests/*</exclude-pattern>
 	<exclude-pattern>/src/wp-includes/SimplePie/*</exclude-pattern>
-	<exclude-pattern>/src/wp-includes/Text/*</exclude-pattern>
 	<exclude-pattern>/src/wp-includes/sodium_compat/*</exclude-pattern>
+	<exclude-pattern>/src/wp-includes/Text/*</exclude-pattern>
 
 	<exclude-pattern>/tests/phpunit/includes/speed-trap-listener\.php</exclude-pattern>