diff --git a/config/checkstyle_sevntu_checks.xml b/config/checkstyle_sevntu_checks.xml
index f5443f22e..9f666dd40 100644
--- a/config/checkstyle_sevntu_checks.xml
+++ b/config/checkstyle_sevntu_checks.xml
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@
 
 <module name="Checker">
     <module name="TreeWalker">
+        <module name="StaticMethodCandidate"/>
     </module>
 </module>
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diff --git a/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/coding/FinalLocalVariableCheck.java b/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/coding/FinalLocalVariableCheck.java
index fa2cf38de..93082d7ba 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/coding/FinalLocalVariableCheck.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/coding/FinalLocalVariableCheck.java
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ public class FinalLocalVariableCheck extends Check {
      * @param ast the variable ast.
      * @return true, if the variable should be removed.
      */
-    private boolean shouldRemoveVariable(ScopeData scopeData, DetailAST ast) {
+    private static boolean shouldRemoveVariable(ScopeData scopeData, DetailAST ast) {
         boolean shouldRemove = true;
         for (DetailAST variable : scopeData.uninitializedVariables) {
             if (variable.getText().equals(ast.getText())) {