diff --git a/WordPress-VIP-Go/ruleset.xml b/WordPress-VIP-Go/ruleset.xml
index 311f308a..9cca8ee8 100644
--- a/WordPress-VIP-Go/ruleset.xml
+++ b/WordPress-VIP-Go/ruleset.xml
@@ -234,9 +234,6 @@
 	<rule ref="VariableAnalysis.CodeAnalysis.VariableAnalysis.UndefinedVariable">
 		<severity>3</severity>
 	</rule>
-	<rule ref="VariableAnalysis.CodeAnalysis.VariableAnalysis.UnusedVariable">
-		<severity>1</severity>
-	</rule>
 	<rule ref="WordPressVIPMinimum.UserExperience.AdminBarRemoval">
 		<severity>3</severity>
 	</rule>
@@ -260,6 +257,9 @@
 	</rule>
 
 	<!-- Silence is golden, these don't affect us on VIP Go -->
+	<rule ref="VariableAnalysis.CodeAnalysis.VariableAnalysis.UnusedVariable">	
+		<severity>0</severity>	
+	</rule>
 	<rule ref="WordPress.DB.SlowDBQuery.slow_db_query_meta_key">
 		<!-- We are silencing this one because VIP Go has a combined index on meta_key, meta_value-->
 		<severity>0</severity>