diff --git a/lib/eslint/base.js b/lib/eslint/base.js
index 900872cbbab..bfca23e93db 100644
--- a/lib/eslint/base.js
+++ b/lib/eslint/base.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ const baseConfig = {
     import: fixupPluginRules(imports),
   },
   rules: {
-    curly: 'error',
     'dot-notation': 'error',
     eqeqeq: ['error', 'always', { null: 'ignore' }],
     'no-else-return': 'error',