diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8a368ad..9690921 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ You need to include `checkstyle` as the version bundled with the `maven-checksty
 * [FileTabCharacter](#filetabcharacter) - checkstyle - enabled
 * [FinalClass](#finalclass) - checkstyle - enabled
 * [FinalizeImplementation](#finalizeimplementation) - sevntu - disabled
-* [FinalLocalVariable](#finallocalvariable) - checkstyle - enabled
+* [FinalLocalVariable](#finallocalvariable) - checkstyle - disabled
 * [FinalParameters](#finalparameters) - checkstyle - enabled
 * [ForbidAnnotation](#forbidannotation) - sevntu - disabled
 * [ForbidCCommentsInMethods](#forbidccommentsinmethods) - sevntu - enabled
@@ -1044,10 +1044,6 @@ class Invalid {
 }
 ````
 
-#### [FinalLocalVariable](http://checkstyle.sourceforge.net/config_coding.html#FinalLocalVariable)
-
-Checks that local variables are `final` if they are never modified after declaration.
-
 #### [FinalParameters](http://checkstyle.sourceforge.net/config_misc.html#FinalParameters)
 
 Parameters to a method must be `final`.
@@ -2740,6 +2736,12 @@ These checks are not enabled. Notes are included for each explaining why.
 
 Couldn't get my IDE's (IntelliJ) code style to match.
 
+#### [FinalLocalVariable](http://checkstyle.sourceforge.net/config_coding.html#FinalLocalVariable)
+
+Doesn't recognise Lombok's `val` as being `final`.
+
+Checks that local variables are `final` if they are never modified after declaration.
+
 #### [IllegalInstantiation](http://checkstyle.sourceforge.net/config_coding.html#IllegalInstantiation)
 
 Not really suitable for a template ruleset as it requires an explicit list of classes to apply to.
diff --git a/src/main/resources/net/kemitix/checkstyle.xml b/src/main/resources/net/kemitix/checkstyle.xml
index 0730dfb..66fa2ab 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/net/kemitix/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/net/kemitix/checkstyle.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@
 
         <module name="FallThrough"/> <!-- checks that each switch case fall-through is commented as such -->
         <module name="FinalClass"/> <!-- class which has only private constructors is declared as final -->
-        <module name="FinalLocalVariable"/> <!-- unmodified local variables are final -->
         <module name="FinalParameters"/> <!-- parameters that never change must be declared final -->
 
         <module name="GenericWhitespace"/> <!-- generic tokens are spaced correctly -->