diff --git a/WordPressVIPMinimum/Sniffs/Performance/RegexpCompareSniff.php b/WordPressVIPMinimum/Sniffs/Performance/RegexpCompareSniff.php
index 05bb3e50..7067f686 100644
--- a/WordPressVIPMinimum/Sniffs/Performance/RegexpCompareSniff.php
+++ b/WordPressVIPMinimum/Sniffs/Performance/RegexpCompareSniff.php
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ public function getGroups() {
 	public function callback( $key, $val, $line, $group ) {
 		return ( strpos( $val, 'NOT REGEXP' ) === 0
 			|| strpos( $val, 'REGEXP' ) === 0
-			|| in_array( $val, [ 'REGEXP', 'NOT REGEXP' ], true ) === true
 		);
 	}
 }