diff --git a/src/rules/requireJsdoc.js b/src/rules/requireJsdoc.js
index 7f990b84b..81d567353 100644
--- a/src/rules/requireJsdoc.js
+++ b/src/rules/requireJsdoc.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import iterateJsdoc from '../iterateJsdoc';
 import jsdocUtils from '../jsdocUtils';
 import exportParser from '../exportParser';
 import getJSDocComment from '../eslint/getJSDocComment';
+import warnRemovedSettings from '../warnRemovedSettings';
 
 const OPTIONS_SCHEMA = {
   additionalProperties: false,
@@ -13,6 +14,10 @@ const OPTIONS_SCHEMA = {
       },
       type: 'array'
     },
+    exemptEmptyFunctions: {
+      default: false,
+      type: 'boolean'
+    },
     publicOnly: {
       oneOf: [
         {
@@ -85,6 +90,7 @@ const getOption = (context, baseObject, option, key) => {
 
 const getOptions = (context) => {
   return {
+    exemptEmptyFunctions: context.options[0] ? context.options[0].exemptEmptyFunctions : false,
     publicOnly: ((baseObj) => {
       const publicOnly = _.get(context, 'options[0].publicOnly');
       if (!publicOnly) {
@@ -129,7 +135,9 @@ export default iterateJsdoc(null, {
     type: 'suggestion'
   },
   returns (context, sourceCode) {
-    const {require: requireOption, publicOnly} = getOptions(context);
+    warnRemovedSettings(context, 'require-jsdoc');
+
+    const {require: requireOption, publicOnly, exemptEmptyFunctions} = getOptions(context);
 
     const checkJsDoc = (node) => {
       const jsDocNode = getJSDocComment(sourceCode, node);
@@ -138,7 +146,6 @@ export default iterateJsdoc(null, {
         return;
       }
 
-      const exemptEmptyFunctions = Boolean(_.get(context, 'settings.jsdoc.exemptEmptyFunctions'));
       if (exemptEmptyFunctions) {
         const functionParameterNames = jsdocUtils.getFunctionParameterNames(node);
         if (!functionParameterNames.length && !jsdocUtils.hasReturnValue(node, context)) {
diff --git a/test/rules/assertions/requireJsdoc.js b/test/rules/assertions/requireJsdoc.js
index f410267be..633b5d22a 100644
--- a/test/rules/assertions/requireJsdoc.js
+++ b/test/rules/assertions/requireJsdoc.js
@@ -202,6 +202,19 @@ export default {
         }
       ]
     },
+    {
+      code: '',
+      errors: [
+        {
+          message: '`settings.jsdoc.exemptEmptyFunctions` has been removed, use options in the rule `require-jsdoc` instead.'
+        }
+      ],
+      settings: {
+        jsdoc: {
+          exemptEmptyFunctions: true
+        }
+      }
+    },
     {
       code: `
         function quux (foo) {
@@ -213,11 +226,9 @@ export default {
           message: 'Missing JSDoc comment.'
         }
       ],
-      settings: {
-        jsdoc: {
-          exemptEmptyFunctions: true
-        }
-      }
+      options: [
+        {exemptEmptyFunctions: true}
+      ]
     },
     {
       code: 'function myFunction() {}',
@@ -427,11 +438,9 @@ export default {
         message: 'Missing JSDoc comment.',
         type: 'FunctionDeclaration'
       }],
-      settings: {
-        jsdoc: {
-          exemptEmptyFunctions: false
-        }
-      }
+      options: [
+        {exemptEmptyFunctions: false}
+      ]
     },
     {
       code: `
@@ -443,11 +452,9 @@ export default {
         message: 'Missing JSDoc comment.',
         type: 'FunctionDeclaration'
       }],
-      settings: {
-        jsdoc: {
-          exemptEmptyFunctions: false
-        }
-      }
+      options: [
+        {exemptEmptyFunctions: false}
+      ]
     },
     {
       code: `
@@ -1383,11 +1390,9 @@ export default {
     code: `
       function foo () {}
     `,
-    settings: {
-      jsdoc: {
-        exemptEmptyFunctions: true
-      }
-    }
+    options: [
+      {exemptEmptyFunctions: true}
+    ]
   },
   {
     code: `
@@ -1395,11 +1400,9 @@ export default {
         return;
       }
     `,
-    settings: {
-      jsdoc: {
-        exemptEmptyFunctions: true
-      }
-    }
+    options: [
+      {exemptEmptyFunctions: true}
+    ]
   },
   {
     code: `