diff --git a/checkstyle.xml b/checkstyle.xml
index 806f3b5f775ca57b16f07fdd5b5b01c5a8d2b9ea..68a0ca08e2f2f10b9b3b7a870bbb7361162f80bc 100644
--- a/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/checkstyle.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
             <property name="caseIndent"  value="4"/>
         </module>
         <module name="JavadocMethod">
-            <property name="allowMissingPropertyJavadoc" value="true"/>
             <property name="validateThrows" value="false"/>
         </module>
         <module name="JavadocStyle"/>