diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index b1a51ce3f5..6f6f8dba3d 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ Naming/FileName:
   Exclude:
     - rakelib/**
     - test/html5/test_tree-construction.rb
+Minitest/EmptyLineBeforeAssertionMethods:
+  Enabled: false