diff --git a/check_regex.yaml b/check_regex.yaml
index eadd642f0676..02140d09accf 100644
--- a/check_regex.yaml
+++ b/check_regex.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ standards:
     - exactly: [1, "/area text paths", '"/area']
     - exactly: [17, "/datum text paths", '"/datum']
     - exactly: [4, "/mob text paths", '"/mob']
-    - exactly: [42, "/obj text paths", '"/obj']
+    - exactly: [36, "/obj text paths", '"/obj']
     - exactly: [0, "/turf text paths", '"/turf']
     - exactly: [117, "text2path uses", "text2path"]
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ standards:
 
     - exactly:
           [
-              266,
+              265,
               "non-bitwise << uses",
               '(?<!\d)(?<!\d\s)(?<!<)<<(?!=|\s\d|\d|<|\/)',
           ]