diff --git a/.phpcs.xml.dist b/.phpcs.xml.dist
index 6a4fba088f..08c86032b1 100644
--- a/.phpcs.xml.dist
+++ b/.phpcs.xml.dist
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
 		</properties>
 	</rule>
 
-	<rule ref="PSR2.Methods.FunctionClosingBrace"/>
-
 	<!-- Check code for cross-version PHP compatibility. -->
 	<config name="testVersion" value="5.4-"/>
 	<rule ref="PHPCompatibility">
diff --git a/WordPress-Core/ruleset.xml b/WordPress-Core/ruleset.xml
index 50aa707511..c567d7b975 100644
--- a/WordPress-Core/ruleset.xml
+++ b/WordPress-Core/ruleset.xml
@@ -294,6 +294,10 @@
 	<!-- Covers rule: Omitting the closing PHP tag at the end of a file is preferred. -->
 	<rule ref="PSR2.Files.ClosingTag"/>
 
+	<!-- Covers rule: There should be no trailing blank lines at the end of a function body. -->
+	<rule ref="PSR2.Methods.FunctionClosingBrace"/>
+
+
 	<!--
 	#############################################################################
 	Handbook: Formatting - Brace Style.