diff --git a/tests/common.py b/tests/common.py
index ea749495..02516301 100644
--- a/tests/common.py
+++ b/tests/common.py
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 
 SCHEMAS_PATH = RESOURCES_PATH / "schemas" / "stsci.edu" / "asdf"
 DOCS_PATH = ROOT_PATH / "docs" / "source"
-DOCS_SCHEMAS_PATH = DOCS_PATH / "schemas"
+DOCS_SCHEMAS_PATH = DOCS_PATH
+DOCS_SCHEMAS_LIST = ['astronomy.rst', 'core.rst', 'legacy.rst', 'yaml_schema.rst']
 YAML_SCHEMA_PATH = RESOURCES_PATH / "schemas" / "stsci.edu" / "yaml-schema"
 
 MANIFESTS_PATH = RESOURCES_PATH / "manifests" / "asdf-format.org" / "core"
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 97bd40c0..950568a1 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import pytest
+import glob
 from common import (
     DOCS_SCHEMAS_PATH,
+    DOCS_SCHEMAS_LIST,
     MANIFEST_ID_PREFIX,
     MANIFESTS_PATH,
     METASCHEMA_ID,
@@ -93,7 +95,8 @@ def add_schemas(path, prefix, result):
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def docs_schema_ids():
     result = []
-    for path in DOCS_SCHEMAS_PATH.glob("**/*.rst"):
+    for fname in DOCS_SCHEMAS_LIST:
+        path = glob.glob(f"{DOCS_SCHEMAS_PATH}/{fname}")[0]
         if path != DOCS_SCHEMAS_PATH / "manifest.rst":
             add_schemas(path, SCHEMA_ID_PREFIX, result)
     return result