diff --git a/tools/importer-rest-api-specs/parser/helpers.go b/tools/importer-rest-api-specs/parser/helpers.go
index fb6cacabd4e..9439fabc21e 100644
--- a/tools/importer-rest-api-specs/parser/helpers.go
+++ b/tools/importer-rest-api-specs/parser/helpers.go
@@ -48,9 +48,12 @@ func operationMatchesTag(operation *spec.Operation, tag *string) bool {
 
 func operationShouldBeIgnored(operationUri string) bool {
 	// we're not concerned with exposing the "operations" API's at this time - e.g.
-	// /providers/Microsoft.EnterpriseKnowledgeGraph/services
+	// /providers/Microsoft.CognitiveServices/operations
 	if strings.HasPrefix(strings.ToLower(operationUri), "/providers/") {
-		return true
+		split := strings.Split(strings.TrimPrefix(operationUri, "/"), "/")
+		if len(split) == 3 && strings.EqualFold(split[2], "operations") {
+			return true
+		}
 	}
 
 	// LRO's shouldn't be directly exposed
diff --git a/tools/importer-rest-api-specs/parser/load_and_parse.go b/tools/importer-rest-api-specs/parser/load_and_parse.go
index 9ccc4d86682..5ef593f1012 100644
--- a/tools/importer-rest-api-specs/parser/load_and_parse.go
+++ b/tools/importer-rest-api-specs/parser/load_and_parse.go
@@ -116,9 +116,10 @@ func writeToFile(metadata map[string]resourceUriMetadata) {
 
 func serviceShouldBeIgnored(name string) bool {
 	servicesToIgnore := []string{
-		"Blockchain",
-		"DevSpaces",
-		"ServiceFabricMesh",
+		"Blockchain",        // https://github.com/Azure-Samples/blockchain/blob/1b712d6d05cca8da17bdd1894de8c3d25905685d/abs/migration-guide.md
+		"DevSpaces",         // https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-dev-spaces-is-retiring-on-31-october-2023/
+		"IoTSpaces",         // https://github.com/Azure/azure-rest-api-specs/pull/13993
+		"ServiceFabricMesh", // https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-service-fabric-mesh-preview-retirement/
 	}
 	for _, v := range servicesToIgnore {
 		if strings.EqualFold(name, v) {