diff --git a/eslint/.eslintrc.js b/eslint/.eslintrc.js
index bfca875b2..cf60f1852 100644
--- a/eslint/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/eslint/.eslintrc.js
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ module.exports = {
     // Custom rule for ensuring that images and text use scenery node
     'no-html-constructors': 2,
 
+    // enforce one true brace style
+    'brace-style': [ 'error', 'stroustrup', { allowSingleLine: true } ],
+
     // Custom rule for avoiding instanceof Array.
     'no-instanceof-array': 2,
 
diff --git a/eslint/format_eslintrc.js b/eslint/format_eslintrc.js
index df287cb33..d1f19dac1 100644
--- a/eslint/format_eslintrc.js
+++ b/eslint/format_eslintrc.js
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ module.exports = {
     // https://eslint.org/docs/rules/block-spacing
     'block-spacing': [ 'error', 'always' ],
 
-    // enforce one true brace style
-    'brace-style': [ 'error', 'stroustrup', { allowSingleLine: true } ],
-
     // enforce or disallow capitalization of the first letter of a comment
     // https://eslint.org/docs/rules/capitalized-comments
     'capitalized-comments': [ 'off', 'never', {