diff --git a/moodle/ruleset.xml b/moodle/ruleset.xml
index 28ed5b2..059922c 100644
--- a/moodle/ruleset.xml
+++ b/moodle/ruleset.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@
     <rule ref="Squiz.WhiteSpace.OperatorSpacing">
         <properties>
             <property name="ignoreNewlines" value="true"/>
-            <property name="ignoreSpacingBeforeAssignments" value="false" />
         </properties>
     </rule>
     <rule ref="Squiz.WhiteSpace.ObjectOperatorSpacing">