diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/IgnoredPureGetter.java b/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/IgnoredPureGetter.java
index 3b9e6f10f02..16fc6b5c978 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/IgnoredPureGetter.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/IgnoredPureGetter.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 package com.google.errorprone.bugpatterns;
 
-import static com.google.errorprone.BugPattern.SeverityLevel.ERROR;
+import static com.google.errorprone.BugPattern.SeverityLevel.WARNING;
 import static com.google.errorprone.util.ASTHelpers.getReceiver;
 import static com.google.errorprone.util.ASTHelpers.getSymbol;
 import static com.google.errorprone.util.ASTHelpers.hasAnnotation;
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 /** Flags ignored return values from pure getters. */
 @BugPattern(
-    severity = ERROR,
+    severity = WARNING,
     summary =
         "Getters on AutoValues, AutoBuilders, and Protobuf Messages are side-effect free, so there"
             + " is no point in calling them if the return value is ignored. While there are no"
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/scanner/BuiltInCheckerSuppliers.java b/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/scanner/BuiltInCheckerSuppliers.java
index 98719bca0ce..dcf8e0ed625 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/scanner/BuiltInCheckerSuppliers.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/scanner/BuiltInCheckerSuppliers.java
@@ -670,7 +670,6 @@ public static ScannerSupplier errorChecks() {
           HashtableContains.class,
           IdentityBinaryExpression.class,
           IdentityHashMapBoxing.class,
-          IgnoredPureGetter.class,
           ImmutableChecker.class,
           ImpossibleNullComparison.class,
           Incomparable.class,
@@ -862,6 +861,7 @@ public static ScannerSupplier errorChecks() {
           GetClassOnEnum.class,
           HidingField.class,
           IdentityHashMapUsage.class,
+          IgnoredPureGetter.class,
           ImmutableAnnotationChecker.class,
           ImmutableEnumChecker.class,
           InconsistentCapitalization.class,