diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 25a9770092cf0..dae3085e5b875 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ script:
     fi
   - |
     if [[ "$TRAVISCI" == "phpcs" ]] ; then
-      phpcs -s
+      phpcs
     fi
   - |
     if [[ "$TRAVISCI" == "js" ]] ; then
diff --git a/docs/coding-guidelines.md b/docs/coding-guidelines.md
index 9efa43af3cdb7..d52c747d43c04 100644
--- a/docs/coding-guidelines.md
+++ b/docs/coding-guidelines.md
@@ -116,7 +116,4 @@ Then you must install the `WordPress-Coding-Standards` repository and tell
 
 https://github.com/WordPress-Coding-Standards/WordPress-Coding-Standards#standalone
 
-You should now be able to run `phpcs -s` from the root directory of this
-project.  (The `-s` option means "show sniff codes in all reports", or "show
-the name of each rule that fails".  This additional output makes it much easier
-to determine the specific issue with your code.)
+You should now be able to run `phpcs` from the root directory of this project.
diff --git a/phpcs.xml b/phpcs.xml
index d8c5fd7b485b3..5dbac182d815b 100644
--- a/phpcs.xml
+++ b/phpcs.xml
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@
 	<rule ref="WordPress-Core" />
 	<rule ref="WordPress-Docs" />
 
-	<file>gutenberg.php</file>
-	<file>./phpunit</file>
 	<arg value="s"/>
 	<arg name="extensions" value="php"/>
 
+	<file>gutenberg.php</file>
+	<file>./phpunit</file>
+
 	<!-- The plugin entry point already has a file comment, I promise -->
 	<rule ref="Squiz.Commenting.FileComment.Missing">
 		<exclude-pattern>gutenberg.php</exclude-pattern>