diff --git a/conf/eslint-recommended.js b/conf/eslint-recommended.js
index 7cc6e01652b..e915ec44904 100644
--- a/conf/eslint-recommended.js
+++ b/conf/eslint-recommended.js
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ module.exports = {
         "no-useless-catch": "error",
         "no-useless-escape": "error",
         "no-with": "error",
-        "require-atomic-updates": "error",
         "require-yield": "error",
         "use-isnan": "error",
         "valid-typeof": "error"
diff --git a/lib/rules/require-atomic-updates.js b/lib/rules/require-atomic-updates.js
index 3912ad86cb9..bdd6d81ebc4 100644
--- a/lib/rules/require-atomic-updates.js
+++ b/lib/rules/require-atomic-updates.js
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ module.exports = {
         docs: {
             description: "disallow assignments that can lead to race conditions due to usage of `await` or `yield`",
             category: "Possible Errors",
-            recommended: true,
+            recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/require-atomic-updates"
         },