diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4117cc823..0b5ddfc5c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -873,7 +873,6 @@
           <regex><pattern>.*.checks.naming.AbstractTypeParameterNameCheck</pattern><branchRate>75</branchRate><lineRate>81</lineRate></regex>
           <regex><pattern>.*.checks.naming.ConstantNameCheck</pattern><branchRate>88</branchRate><lineRate>92</lineRate></regex>
           <regex><pattern>.*.checks.naming.LocalFinalVariableNameCheck</pattern><branchRate>87</branchRate><lineRate>85</lineRate></regex>
-          <regex><pattern>.*.checks.naming.LocalVariableNameCheck</pattern><branchRate>94</branchRate><lineRate>100</lineRate></regex>
 
           <regex><pattern>.*.checks.regexp.CommentSuppressor</pattern><branchRate>75</branchRate><lineRate>100</lineRate></regex>
           <regex><pattern>.*.checks.regexp.DetectorOptions</pattern><branchRate>100</branchRate><lineRate>96</lineRate></regex>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/naming/LocalVariableNameCheck.java b/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/naming/LocalVariableNameCheck.java
index 149636a0a..75d033c8f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/naming/LocalVariableNameCheck.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/naming/LocalVariableNameCheck.java
@@ -115,8 +115,7 @@ public class LocalVariableNameCheck
         }
         final DetailAST modifiersAST =
             ast.findFirstToken(TokenTypes.MODIFIERS);
-        final boolean isFinal = modifiersAST != null
-            && modifiersAST.branchContains(TokenTypes.FINAL);
+        final boolean isFinal = modifiersAST.branchContains(TokenTypes.FINAL);
         return !isFinal && ScopeUtils.isLocalVariableDef(ast);
     }