diff --git a/src/tools/perlcheck/perlcriticrc b/src/tools/perlcheck/perlcriticrc
index 314c83c6a5..e230111b23 100644
--- a/src/tools/perlcheck/perlcriticrc
+++ b/src/tools/perlcheck/perlcriticrc
@@ -22,7 +22,3 @@ verbose = %f: %m at line %l, column %c.  %e.  ([%p] Severity: %s)\n
 # insist on use of the warnings pragma
 [TestingAndDebugging::RequireUseWarnings]
 severity = 5
-
-# for now raise severity of this to level 5
-[Subroutines::RequireFinalReturn]
-severity = 5