diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 172c0a14d9d..96dac9fb423 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -48,14 +48,9 @@ We've removed this rule as it is not compatible with Prettier. If you rely on th
 ```json
 {
   "extends": "react-app",
-  "overrides": [
-    {
-      "files": ["**/*.{js,ts?(x)}"],
-      "rules": {
-        "no-unexpected-multiline": "warn"
-      }
-    }
-  ]
+  "rules": {
+    "no-unexpected-multiline": "warn"
+  }
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-react-app/index.js b/packages/eslint-config-react-app/index.js
index d00e80dd74c..68959e165af 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-react-app/index.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-react-app/index.js
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ module.exports = {
     'no-throw-literal': 'warn',
     'no-undef': 'error',
     'no-restricted-globals': ['error'].concat(restrictedGlobals),
-    'no-unexpected-multiline': 'warn',
     'no-unreachable': 'warn',
     'no-unused-expressions': [
       'error',