diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index e6e98788c09..86a3cd53003 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ module.exports = {
     "prettier/prettier": "error",
     "valid-jsdoc": "off", // This is deprecated but included in recommended configs.
     "require-jsdoc": "off", // This rule is deprecated and superseded by jsdoc/require-jsdoc.
+    "require-atomic-updates": "off", // This rule is so noisy and isn't useful: https://github.com/eslint/eslint/issues/11899
     "no-prototype-builtins": "warn", // TODO(bkendall): remove, allow to error.
     "no-restricted-globals": ["error", "name", "length"],
     "no-useless-escape": "warn", // TODO(bkendall): remove, allow to error.
@@ -52,7 +53,6 @@ module.exports = {
         "no-constant-condition": "warn", // TODO(bkendall): remove, allow to error.
         "no-fallthrough": "warn", // TODO(bkendall): remove, allow to error.
         "no-unused-vars": "warn", // TODO(bkendall): remove, allow to error.
-        "require-atomic-updates": "warn", // TODO(bkendall): remove, allow to error.
       },
     },
     {