diff --git a/Magento/Sniffs/Whitespace/EmptyLineMissedSniff.php b/Magento/Sniffs/Whitespace/EmptyLineMissedSniff.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 9afd983b..00000000
--- a/Magento/Sniffs/Whitespace/EmptyLineMissedSniff.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * Copyright © Magento, Inc. All rights reserved.
- * See COPYING.txt for license details.
- */
-namespace Magento\Sniffs\Whitespace;
-
-use PHP_CodeSniffer\Sniffs\Sniff;
-use PHP_CodeSniffer\Files\File;
-
-/**
- * Class EmptyLineMissedSniff
- */
-class EmptyLineMissedSniff implements Sniff
-{
-    /**
-     * @inheritdoc
-     */
-    public function register()
-    {
-        return [T_DOC_COMMENT];
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @inheritdoc
-     */
-    public function process(File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr)
-    {
-        $tokens = $phpcsFile->getTokens();
-        if ($this->doCheck($phpcsFile, $stackPtr, $tokens)) {
-            $previous = $phpcsFile->findPrevious(T_WHITESPACE, $stackPtr - 1, null, true);
-            if ($tokens[$stackPtr]['line'] - $tokens[$previous]['line'] < 2) {
-                $error = 'Empty line missed';
-                $phpcsFile->addWarning($error, $stackPtr, '', null);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Execute empty line missed check.
-     *
-     * @param File $phpcsFile
-     * @param int $stackPtr
-     * @param array $tokens
-     * @return bool
-     */
-    private function doCheck(File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr, $tokens)
-    {
-        $result = false;
-        if ($phpcsFile->hasCondition($stackPtr, T_CLASS) || $phpcsFile->hasCondition($stackPtr, T_INTERFACE)) {
-            $result = true;
-        }
-
-        if ($phpcsFile->hasCondition($stackPtr, T_FUNCTION)) {
-            $result = false;
-        }
-        $previous = $phpcsFile->findPrevious(T_WHITESPACE, $stackPtr - 1, null, true);
-        if ($tokens[$previous]['type'] === 'T_OPEN_CURLY_BRACKET') {
-            $result = false;
-        }
-
-        if (strpos($tokens[$stackPtr]['content'], '/**') === false) {
-            $result = false;
-        }
-
-        return $result;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/Magento/ruleset.xml b/Magento/ruleset.xml
index 74f2de2e..40336962 100644
--- a/Magento/ruleset.xml
+++ b/Magento/ruleset.xml
@@ -279,10 +279,6 @@
         <severity>6</severity>
         <type>warning</type>
     </rule>
-    <rule ref="Magento.Whitespace.EmptyLineMissed">
-        <severity>6</severity>
-        <type>warning</type>
-    </rule>
     <rule ref="Magento.Whitespace.MultipleEmptyLines">
         <severity>6</severity>
         <type>warning</type>