diff --git a/.ci/files/all-java.xml b/.ci/files/all-java.xml
index 83ecc15f9b..d149f2de65 100644
--- a/.ci/files/all-java.xml
+++ b/.ci/files/all-java.xml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
     <!-- <rule ref="category/java/design.xml/AvoidThrowingNewInstanceOfSameException"/> -->
     <rule ref="category/java/design.xml/AvoidThrowingNullPointerException"/>
     <!-- <rule ref="category/java/design.xml/AvoidThrowingRawExceptionTypes"/> -->
-    <!-- <rule ref="category/java/design.xml/AvoidUncheckedExceptionsInSignatures"/> -->
+    <rule ref="category/java/design.xml/AvoidUncheckedExceptionsInSignatures"/>
     <!-- <rule ref="category/java/design.xml/ClassWithOnlyPrivateConstructorsShouldBeFinal"/> -->
     <rule ref="category/java/design.xml/CognitiveComplexity" />
     <rule ref="category/java/design.xml/CollapsibleIfStatements"/>
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/design.xml b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/design.xml
index 1a73968171..c3c579c464 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/design.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/design.xml
@@ -286,8 +286,8 @@ public class Foo {
           class="net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.XPathRule"
           externalInfoUrl="${pmd.website.baseurl}/pmd_rules_java_design.html#avoiduncheckedexceptionsinsignatures">
         <description>
-A method or constructor should not explicitly declare unchecked exceptions in its
-`throws` clause. Java doesn't force the caller to handle an unchecked exception,
+Reports unchecked exceptions in the `throws` clause of a method or constructor.
+Java doesn't force the caller to handle an unchecked exception,
 so it's unnecessary except for documentation. A better practice is to document the
 exceptional cases with a `@throws` Javadoc tag, which allows being more descriptive.
         </description>
@@ -296,9 +296,7 @@ exceptional cases with a `@throws` Javadoc tag, which allows being more descript
             <property name="xpath">
                 <value>
 <![CDATA[
-//MethodDeclaration/NameList/Name[pmd-java:typeIs("java.lang.RuntimeException")]
-|
-//ConstructorDeclaration/NameList/Name[pmd-java:typeIs("java.lang.RuntimeException")]
+//ThrowsList/ClassOrInterfaceType[pmd-java:typeIs('java.lang.RuntimeException')]
 ]]>
                 </value>
             </property>
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/AvoidUncheckedExceptionsInSignaturesTest.java b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/AvoidUncheckedExceptionsInSignaturesTest.java
index 9e2cc6b138..62c9c4e7e8 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/AvoidUncheckedExceptionsInSignaturesTest.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/AvoidUncheckedExceptionsInSignaturesTest.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.rule.design;
 
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.testframework.PmdRuleTst;
 
-@org.junit.Ignore("Rule has not been updated yet")
 public class AvoidUncheckedExceptionsInSignaturesTest extends PmdRuleTst {
     // no additional unit tests
 }