diff --git a/Library/.rubocop.yml b/Library/.rubocop.yml
index 8099c7ad07..d5a31b0efe 100644
--- a/Library/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/Library/.rubocop.yml
@@ -187,10 +187,6 @@ Style/RaiseArgs:
 Style/RegexpLiteral:
   EnforcedStyle: slashes
 
-# not a problem for typical shell users
-Style/SpecialGlobalVars:
-  Enabled: false
-
 # ruby style guide favorite
 Style/StringLiterals:
   EnforcedStyle: double_quotes