diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 733c2c034..1a7b91224 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1090,7 +1090,6 @@
                   <regex><pattern>.*.checks.UniquePropertiesCheck\$.*</pattern><branchRate>75</branchRate><lineRate>90</lineRate></regex>
 
                   <regex><pattern>.*.checks.coding.DeclarationOrderCheck</pattern><branchRate>82</branchRate><lineRate>93</lineRate></regex>
-                  <regex><pattern>.*.checks.coding.VariableDeclarationUsageDistanceCheck</pattern><branchRate>90</branchRate><lineRate>98</lineRate></regex>
 
                   <regex><pattern>.*.checks.header.AbstractHeaderCheck</pattern><branchRate>90</branchRate><lineRate>87</lineRate></regex>