diff --git a/dev/codesniffer/ruleset.xml b/dev/codesniffer/ruleset.xml
index a0c085d5d67..9d605cefbb1 100755
--- a/dev/codesniffer/ruleset.xml
+++ b/dev/codesniffer/ruleset.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 	</rule>
 
     <!-- The closing ?> tag MUST be omitted from files containing only PHP. -->
-    <rule ref="Zend.Files.ClosingTag"/>
+    <!-- <rule ref="Zend.Files.ClosingTag"/> -->
 
     <!-- <rule ref="Generic.CodeAnalysis.ForLoopShouldBeWhileLoop" /> -->