diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/.rubocop.yml b/Library/Homebrew/.rubocop.yml
index 4802d4c36f..26c9445294 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/.rubocop.yml
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ Style/BlockDelimiters:
   Exclude:
     - '**/*_spec.rb'
 
-# used idiomatically to return boolean values
-Style/DoubleNegation:
-  Enabled: false
-
 # so many of these in formulae but none in here
 Style/GuardClause:
   Enabled: true