diff --git a/pmd-apex/src/main/resources/rulesets/apex/ruleset.xml b/pmd-apex/src/main/resources/rulesets/apex/ruleset.xml
index 64e3993c6a..f056dab205 100644
--- a/pmd-apex/src/main/resources/rulesets/apex/ruleset.xml
+++ b/pmd-apex/src/main/resources/rulesets/apex/ruleset.xml
@@ -140,15 +140,6 @@
          <property name="cc_block_highlighting" value="false" />
       </properties>
    </rule>
-   <rule ref="rulesets/apex/style.xml/AvoidNonExistentAnnotations" message="Use of non existent annotations will lead to broken Apex code which will not compile in the future.">
-      <priority>3</priority>
-      <properties>
-         <!-- relevant for Code Climate output only -->
-         <property name="cc_categories" value="Style" />
-         <property name="cc_remediation_points_multiplier" value="100" />
-         <property name="cc_block_highlighting" value="false" />
-      </properties>
-   </rule>
    <!-- NAMING -->
    <rule ref="rulesets/apex/style.xml/ClassNamingConventions" message="Class names should begin with an uppercase character">
       <priority>3</priority>