diff --git a/Library/.rubocop.yml b/Library/.rubocop.yml
index 2ca6bc1722..67b37c111c 100644
--- a/Library/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/Library/.rubocop.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ AllCops:
     - '**/vendor/**/*'
   DisplayCopNames: false
 
-require: 
-  - rubocop-rspec
-  - ./Homebrew/rubocops.rb
+require: ./Homebrew/rubocops.rb
 
 # enable all formulae audits
 FormulaAudit:
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/.rubocop.yml b/Library/Homebrew/.rubocop.yml
index 22d0d1ec49..85e0c1dbb3 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/.rubocop.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require: rubocop-rspec
+
 inherit_from:
   - ../.rubocop.yml
   - .rubocop_todo.yml