diff --git a/phpcs.xml b/phpcs.xml
index c95ad7d41e9..2d5dbcc3062 100644
--- a/phpcs.xml
+++ b/phpcs.xml
@@ -60,4 +60,7 @@
 	<rule ref="Squiz.Commenting">
 		<exclude-pattern>tests/</exclude-pattern>
 	</rule>
+	<rule ref="PEAR.Functions.FunctionCallSignature.EmptyLine">
+		<exclude-pattern>tests/e2e-tests/</exclude-pattern>
+	</rule>
 </ruleset>