diff --git a/.phpcs.xml b/.phpcs.xml
index 77df9b2b..5988787b 100644
--- a/.phpcs.xml
+++ b/.phpcs.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 		<exclude name="Generic.Files.LineLength.TooLong" />
 		<exclude name="Generic.NamingConventions.UpperCaseConstantName.ClassConstantNotUpperCase" />
 		<exclude name="Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged" />
-		<exclude name="Generic.PHP.SAPIUsage.FunctionFound" />
 		<exclude name="MediaWiki.Commenting.FunctionComment.MissingDocumentationPrivate" />
 		<exclude name="MediaWiki.Commenting.FunctionComment.MissingDocumentationProtected" />
 		<exclude name="MediaWiki.Commenting.FunctionComment.MissingDocumentationPublic" />