diff --git a/.phpcs.xml.dist b/.phpcs.xml.dist
index a2b7d54..29e6e4c 100644
--- a/.phpcs.xml.dist
+++ b/.phpcs.xml.dist
@@ -122,13 +122,4 @@
 		</properties>
 	</rule>
 
-	<!-- Direct database queries need careful review.
-		 Ticket: https://github.com/Yoast/comment-hacks/issues/50
-	-->
-	<rule ref="WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery">
-		<exclude-pattern>/admin/comment-parent\.php$</exclude-pattern>
-		<exclude-pattern>/inc/clean-emails\.php$</exclude-pattern>
-		<exclude-pattern>/inc/email-links\.php$</exclude-pattern>
-	</rule>
-
 </ruleset>
diff --git a/inc/email-links.php b/inc/email-links.php
index 88036bc..8bcdcbe 100644
--- a/inc/email-links.php
+++ b/inc/email-links.php
@@ -47,16 +47,18 @@ public function admin_bar_comment_link(): void {
 
 		$current_user = \wp_get_current_user();
 
-		$comments = get_comments( [
-			'post_id' => $post->ID,
-			'type'    => 'comment',
-			'status'  => 'approve',
-		] );
+		$comments = get_comments(
+			[
+				'post_id' => $post->ID,
+				'type'    => 'comment',
+				'status'  => 'approve',
+			]
+		);
 		if ( count( $comments ) === 0 ) {
 			return;
 		}
 		$emails = [];
-		foreach( $comments as $comment ) {
+		foreach ( $comments as $comment ) {
 			$emails[] = $comment->comment_author_email;
 		}
 		$emails = array_unique( $emails );
@@ -162,7 +164,8 @@ private function replace_variables( $msg, $comment = false, $post = false ): str
 
 		if ( \is_numeric( $post ) ) {
 			$post = \get_post( $post );
-		} elseif ( \is_object( $comment ) && $comment->comment_post_ID > 0 ) {
+		}
+		elseif ( \is_object( $comment ) && $comment->comment_post_ID > 0 ) {
 			$post = \get_post( $comment->comment_post_ID );
 		}