diff --git a/etc/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml b/etc/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
index 7ea49b17b9..d7b392014d 100644
--- a/etc/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/etc/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 		<!-- Coding -->
 		<module name="EmptyStatementCheck" />
+		<module name="RedundantModifier" />
 
 		<!-- Imports -->
 		<module name="UnusedImportsCheck">