diff --git a/src/tools/perlcheck/perlcriticrc b/src/tools/perlcheck/perlcriticrc
index 12c09a453e..11f479a5a1 100644
--- a/src/tools/perlcheck/perlcriticrc
+++ b/src/tools/perlcheck/perlcriticrc
@@ -12,7 +12,3 @@ theme = core
 
 # allow octal constants with leading zeros
 [-ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitLeadingZeros]
-
-# for now raise severity of this to level 5
-[Subroutines::RequireFinalReturn]
-severity = 5