diff --git a/codestyle/spotbugs-exclude.xml b/codestyle/spotbugs-exclude.xml
index e1fdbf71b05f..f7b10f3fd5d0 100644
--- a/codestyle/spotbugs-exclude.xml
+++ b/codestyle/spotbugs-exclude.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@
     <Bug pattern="SF_SWITCH_FALLTHROUGH"/>
     <Bug pattern="SF_SWITCH_NO_DEFAULT"/>
     <Bug pattern="SR_NOT_CHECKED"/>
-    <Bug pattern="SS_SHOULD_BE_STATIC"/>
     <Bug pattern="SWL_SLEEP_WITH_LOCK_HELD"/>
     <Bug pattern="UL_UNRELEASED_LOCK_EXCEPTION_PATH"/>
     <Bug pattern="URF_UNREAD_FIELD"/>
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/server/security/AnonymousAuthenticator.java b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/server/security/AnonymousAuthenticator.java
index 7cfe76c52047..a11018964a95 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/server/security/AnonymousAuthenticator.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/server/security/AnonymousAuthenticator.java
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
 @JsonTypeName("anonymous")
 public class AnonymousAuthenticator implements Authenticator
 {
+  private static final String DEFAULT_IDENTITY = "defaultUser";
   private final AuthenticationResult anonymousResult;
-  private final String DEFAULT_IDENTITY = "defaultUser";
 
   @JsonCreator
   public AnonymousAuthenticator(