diff --git a/checkstyle.xml b/checkstyle.xml
index 1867be37..2f2c7a34 100644
--- a/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/checkstyle.xml
@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@
     </module>
     <module name="LeftCurly"/>
     <module name="RightCurly"/>
+    <!--
     <module name="NeedBraces"/>
+    -->
     <module name="AvoidNestedBlocks">
       <property name="allowInSwitchCase" value="true"/>
     </module>