diff --git a/commitlint.config.js b/commitlint.config.js
index 38abee8d8c5a..983bcfaba9e5 100644
--- a/commitlint.config.js
+++ b/commitlint.config.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ module.exports = {
   ],
   rules: {
     'header-max-length': [2, 'always', 100],
-    'footer-max-length': [2, 'always', 100],
     'body-leading-blank': [2, 'always'],
     'footer-leading-blank': [0, 'always'],
   }