diff --git a/components/esp32/esp_err_to_name.c b/components/esp32/esp_err_to_name.c
index 9f24c2669a..96f77a4d93 100644
--- a/components/esp32/esp_err_to_name.c
+++ b/components/esp32/esp_err_to_name.c
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@
 #if __has_include("esp_ping.h")
 #include "esp_ping.h"
 #endif
-#if __has_include("esp_slave.h")
-#include "esp_slave.h"
-#endif
 #if __has_include("esp_spi_flash.h")
 #include "esp_spi_flash.h"
 #endif
@@ -95,10 +92,6 @@ static const esp_err_msg_t esp_err_msg_table[] = {
 #   endif
 #   ifdef      ESP_ERR_INVALID_MAC
     ERR_TBL_IT(ESP_ERR_INVALID_MAC),                        /*   267 0x10b MAC address was invalid */
-#   endif
-    // examples/peripherals/sdio/host/components/esp_slave/include/esp_slave.h
-#   ifdef      ESP_ERR_NOT_FINISHED
-    ERR_TBL_IT(ESP_ERR_NOT_FINISHED),                       /*   513 0x201 */
 #   endif
     // components/nvs_flash/include/nvs.h
 #   ifdef      ESP_ERR_NVS_BASE
diff --git a/tools/gen_esp_err_to_name.py b/tools/gen_esp_err_to_name.py
index f2c648745e..932dfd8bc8 100755
--- a/tools/gen_esp_err_to_name.py
+++ b/tools/gen_esp_err_to_name.py
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ import textwrap
 # list files here which should not be parsed
 ignore_files = [ 'components/mdns/test_afl_fuzz_host/esp32_compat.h' ]
 
+# add directories here which should not be parsed
+ignore_dirs = ( 'examples' )
+
 # macros from here have higher priorities in case of collisions
 priority_headers = [ 'components/esp32/include/esp_err.h' ]
 
@@ -292,7 +295,7 @@ def main():
         for filename in fnmatch.filter(filenames, '*.[ch]'):
             full_path = os.path.join(root, filename)
             path_in_idf = os.path.relpath(full_path, idf_path)
-            if path_in_idf in ignore_files:
+            if path_in_idf in ignore_files or path_in_idf.startswith(ignore_dirs):
                 continue
             with open(full_path, "r+") as f:
                 for line in f: