diff --git a/tools/cpplint.py b/tools/cpplint.py
index 85732b5aa43c56..832e9c54567ee9 100755
--- a/tools/cpplint.py
+++ b/tools/cpplint.py
@@ -325,7 +325,6 @@
     'readability/casting',
     'readability/check',
     'readability/constructors',
-    'readability/fn_size',
     'readability/inheritance',
     'readability/pointer_notation',
     'readability/multiline_comment',