diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 300809d9cfd775..66dd33f13c8d57 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
     "test:coverage": "cross-env NODE_ENV=test BABEL_ENV=coverage nyc mocha 'packages/**/*.test.js' 'docs/**/*.test.js' --exclude '**/node_modules/**' && nyc report -r lcovonly",
     "test:coverage:html": "cross-env NODE_ENV=test BABEL_ENV=coverage nyc mocha 'packages/**/**/*.test.js' --exclude '**/node_modules/**' && nyc report --reporter=html",
     "test:karma": "cross-env NODE_ENV=test karma start test/karma.conf.js",
-    "test:regressions": "webpack --config test/regressions/webpack.config.js && rimraf test/regressions/screenshots/chrome/* && vrtest run --config test/vrtest.config.js --record",
+    "test:regressions": "yarn test:regressions:build && rimraf test/regressions/screenshots/chrome/* && vrtest run --config test/vrtest.config.js --record",
+    "test:regressions:build": "webpack --config test/regressions/webpack.config.js",
     "test:umd": "node packages/material-ui/test/umd/run.js",
     "test:unit": "cross-env NODE_ENV=test mocha 'packages/**/*.test.js' 'docs/**/*.test.js' 'scripts/**/*.test.js' --exclude '**/node_modules/**'",
     "test:watch": "yarn test:unit --watch",
diff --git a/test/regressions/index.js b/test/regressions/index.js
index f6fc785dea60c8..a75bf59914fa91 100644
--- a/test/regressions/index.js
+++ b/test/regressions/index.js
@@ -42,21 +42,20 @@ const blacklist = [
   'docs-components-badges/BadgeAlignment.png', // Redux isolation
   'docs-components-badges/BadgeVisibility.png', // Needs interaction
   'docs-components-breadcrumbs/ActiveLastBreadcrumb.png', // Redundant
-  'docs-components-buttons/ButtonBases.png', // Useless
-  'docs-components-buttons/FloatingActionButtonZoom.png', // Needs interaction
+  'docs-components-buttons/ButtonBases.png', // Flaky image loading
   'docs-components-chips/ChipsPlayground.png', // Redux isolation
   'docs-components-click-away-listener', // Needs interaction
-  'docs-components-container', // Not needed
+  'docs-components-container', // Can't see the impact
   'docs-components-dialogs', // Needs interaction
   'docs-components-drawers/SwipeableTemporaryDrawer.png', // Needs interaction
   'docs-components-drawers/TemporaryDrawer.png', // Needs interaction
-  'docs-components-grid-list', // Not needed
-  'docs-components-grid-list/tileData.png', // No component
+  'docs-components-floating-action-button/FloatingActionButtonZoom.png', // Needs interaction
+  'docs-components-grid-list', // Image don't load
   'docs-components-grid/InteractiveGrid.png', // Redux isolation
   'docs-components-grid/SpacingGrid.png', // Needs interaction
-  'docs-components-hidden', // Not needed
+  'docs-components-hidden', // Need to dynamically resize to test
   'docs-components-material-icons/synonyms.png', // No component
-  'docs-components-menus', // Not needed
+  'docs-components-menus', // Need interaction
   'docs-components-modal/SimpleModal.png', // Needs interaction
   'docs-components-modal/SpringModal.png', // Needs interaction
   'docs-components-modal/TransitionsModal.png', // Needs interaction
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ const blacklist = [
   'docs-components-popper/SpringPopper.png', // Needs interaction
   'docs-components-popper/TransitionsPopper.png', // Needs interaction
   'docs-components-portal/SimplePortal.png', // Needs interaction
-  'docs-components-progress', // Not needed
+  'docs-components-progress', // Flaky
   'docs-components-selects/ControlledOpenSelect.png', // Needs interaction
   'docs-components-selects/DialogSelect.png', // Needs interaction
   'docs-components-selects/GroupedSelect.png', // Needs interaction
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ const blacklist = [
   'docs-components-snackbars/ConsecutiveSnackbars.png', // Needs interaction
   'docs-components-snackbars/CustomizedSnackbars.png', // Redundant
   'docs-components-snackbars/DirectionSnackbar.png', // Needs interaction
-  'docs-components-snackbars/FabIntegrationSnackbar.png', // Not needed
+  'docs-components-snackbars/FabIntegrationSnackbar.png', // Needs interaction
   'docs-components-snackbars/IntegrationNotistack.png', // Needs interaction
   'docs-components-snackbars/PositionedSnackbar.png', // Needs interaction
   'docs-components-snackbars/SimpleSnackbar.png', // Needs interaction
@@ -99,18 +98,18 @@ const blacklist = [
   'docs-components-transitions', // Needs interaction
   'docs-components-tree-view/ControlledTreeView.png', // Redundant
   'docs-components-tree-view/CustomizedTreeView.png', // Flaky
-  'docs-components-use-media-query', // Not needed
-  'docs-customization-breakpoints', // Not needed
-  'docs-customization-color', // Not needed
+  'docs-components-use-media-query', // Need to dynamically resize to test
+  'docs-customization-breakpoints', // Need to dynamically resize to test
+  'docs-customization-color', // Escape viewport
   'docs-customization-default-theme', // Redux isolation
   'docs-customization-density/DensityTool.png', // Redux isolation
-  'docs-customization-typography/ResponsiveFontSizesChart.png', // Not needed
-  'docs-discover-more-languages', // Not needed
-  'docs-discover-more-showcase', // Not needed
-  'docs-discover-more-team', // Not needed
-  'docs-getting-started-templates', // Not needed
+  'docs-customization-typography/ResponsiveFontSizesChart.png',
+  'docs-discover-more-languages', // No public components
+  'docs-discover-more-showcase', // No public components
+  'docs-discover-more-team', // No public components
+  'docs-getting-started-templates', // No public components
   'docs-getting-started-templates-album/Album.png', // Flaky image loading
-  'docs-getting-started-templates-blog', // Not needed
+  'docs-getting-started-templates-blog', // Flaky random images
   'docs-getting-started-templates-checkout/AddressForm.png', // Already tested once assembled
   'docs-getting-started-templates-checkout/PaymentForm.png', // Already tested once assembled
   'docs-getting-started-templates-checkout/Review.png', // Already tested once assembled
@@ -119,21 +118,59 @@ const blacklist = [
   'docs-getting-started-templates-dashboard/Orders.png', // Already tested once assembled
   'docs-getting-started-templates-dashboard/Title.png', // Already tested once assembled
   'docs-getting-started-templates-sign-in-side/SignInSide.png', // Flaky
-  'docs-getting-started-usage/Usage.png', // Not needed
-  'docs-guides', // Not needed
-  'docs-styles-advanced', // Not needed
-  'docs-system-borders', // Not needed
-  'docs-system-display', // Not needed
-  'docs-system-flexbox', // Not needed
-  'docs-system-palette', // Not needed
-  'docs-system-positions', // Not needed
-  'docs-system-shadows', // Not needed
-  'docs-system-sizing', // Not needed
-  'docs-system-spacing', // Not needed
-  'docs-system-typography', // Not needed
-  'docs-versions', // Not needed
+  'docs-getting-started-usage/Usage.png', // No public components
+  /^docs-guides-.*/, // No public components
+  'docs-styles-advanced', // Redudant
+  'docs-system-borders', // Unit tests are enough
+  'docs-system-display', // Unit tests are enough
+  'docs-system-flexbox', // Unit tests are enough
+  'docs-system-palette', // Unit tests are enough
+  'docs-system-positions', // Unit tests are enough
+  'docs-system-shadows', // Unit tests are enough
+  'docs-system-sizing', // Unit tests are enough
+  'docs-system-spacing', // Unit tests are enough
+  'docs-system-typography', // Unit tests are enough
+  'docs-versions', // No public components
 ];
 
+const unusedBlacklistPatterns = new Set(blacklist);
+
+function excludeTest(suite, name) {
+  if (/^docs-premium-themes(.*)/.test(suite)) {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+    console.log('ignoring premium themes pages');
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  return blacklist.some(pattern => {
+    if (typeof pattern === 'string') {
+      if (pattern === suite) {
+        unusedBlacklistPatterns.delete(pattern);
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+        console.log(`suite exact match: ignoring '${suite}/${name}'`);
+        return true;
+      }
+      if (pattern === `${suite}/${name}.png`) {
+        unusedBlacklistPatterns.delete(pattern);
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+        console.log(`suite+name exact match: ignoring '${suite}/${name}'`);
+        return true;
+      }
+
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    // assume regex
+    if (pattern.test(suite)) {
+      unusedBlacklistPatterns.delete(pattern);
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+      console.log(`suite matches pattern '${pattern}': ignoring '${suite}/${name}'`);
+      return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  });
+}
+
 // Also use some of the demos to avoid code duplication.
 const requireDemos = require.context('docs/src/pages', true, /js$/);
 const demos = requireDemos.keys().reduce((res, path) => {
@@ -144,17 +181,11 @@ const demos = requireDemos.keys().reduce((res, path) => {
     .reverse();
   const suite = `docs-${suiteArray.reverse().join('-')}`;
 
-  if (blacklist.includes(suite)) {
-    return res;
-  }
-
-  if (blacklist.includes(`${suite}/${name}.png`)) {
-    return res;
-  }
-
-  if (/^docs-premium-themes(.*)/.test(suite)) {
+  if (excludeTest(suite, name)) {
     return res;
   }
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+  console.log(`testing ${suite}/${name}`);
 
   res.push({
     path,
@@ -217,3 +248,11 @@ tests.forEach(test => {
     );
   });
 });
+
+if (unusedBlacklistPatterns.size > 0) {
+  console.warn(
+    `The following patterns are unused:\n\n${Array.from(unusedBlacklistPatterns)
+      .map(pattern => `- ${pattern}`)
+      .join('\n')}`,
+  );
+}