diff --git a/ci/code_checks.sh b/ci/code_checks.sh
index 9f253e61b2ffd..6bd7287fab40b 100755
--- a/ci/code_checks.sh
+++ b/ci/code_checks.sh
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ if [[ -z "$CHECK" || "$CHECK" == "docstrings" ]]; then
         -i "pandas.Interval.left SA01" \
         -i "pandas.Interval.mid SA01" \
         -i "pandas.Interval.right SA01" \
-        -i "pandas.IntervalDtype.subtype SA01" \
         -i "pandas.IntervalIndex.closed SA01" \
         -i "pandas.IntervalIndex.contains RT03" \
         -i "pandas.IntervalIndex.get_loc PR07,RT03,SA01" \
diff --git a/pandas/core/dtypes/dtypes.py b/pandas/core/dtypes/dtypes.py
index 45054c04b955e..dc7e9afac331b 100644
--- a/pandas/core/dtypes/dtypes.py
+++ b/pandas/core/dtypes/dtypes.py
@@ -1311,6 +1311,10 @@ def subtype(self):
         """
         The dtype of the Interval bounds.
 
+        See Also
+        --------
+        IntervalDtype: An ExtensionDtype for Interval data.
+
         Examples
         --------
         >>> dtype = pd.IntervalDtype(subtype="int64", closed="both")