diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/no-octal-escape.js b/tests/lib/rules/no-octal-escape.js
index d36f3fc6228..03d702e2900 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/no-octal-escape.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/no-octal-escape.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/* eslint no-octal-escape: 0 */
 /**
  * @fileoverview Tests for no-octal-escape rule.
  * @author Ian Christian Myers