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 a7f2d8b919..eedf1107fc 100644
--- a/WordPress-Core/ruleset.xml
+++ b/WordPress-Core/ruleset.xml
@@ -516,6 +516,9 @@
 	<!-- Covers rule: Assigning the return value of an object instantiation by reference is not allowed. -->
 	<!-- Not checked. This is a parse error since PHP 7.0. See: https://3v4l.org/W2Qj6 -->
 
+	<!-- Covers rule: There should be no blank line between the content of a function and the function's closing brace. -->
+	<rule ref="PSR2.Methods.FunctionClosingBrace"/>
+