diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 218d48ec4c7a..a0714b3884b3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -2734,19 +2734,6 @@
               <exclude>**/generated/*</exclude>
               <exclude>**/package-info.java</exclude>
             </excludes>
-            <!--
-              e.g., remove the following lines:
-              "* @param paramName"
-              "* @throws ExceptionType"
-              "* @return returnType"'
-              Multiline to allow anchors on newlines
-            -->
-            <replaceRegex>
-              <name>Remove unhelpful javadoc stubs</name>
-              <searchRegex>(?m)^ *\* *@(?:param|throws|return) *\w* *\n</searchRegex>
-              <!-- spotless manve plugin does not allow empty here, so use \n -->
-              <replacement>\n</replacement>
-            </replaceRegex>
             <!--
               e.g., rewrite
               /** @return blabla */