diff --git a/Magento2/Sniffs/Exceptions/NamespaceSniff.php b/Magento2/Sniffs/Exceptions/NamespaceSniff.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 463fb43d..00000000
--- a/Magento2/Sniffs/Exceptions/NamespaceSniff.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * Copyright © Magento. All rights reserved.
- * See COPYING.txt for license details.
- */
-namespace Magento2\Sniffs\Exceptions;
-
-use PHP_CodeSniffer\Sniffs\Sniff;
-use PHP_CodeSniffer\Files\File;
-
-/**
- * Detects possible usage of exceptions without namespace declaration.
- */
-class NamespaceSniff implements Sniff
-{
-    /**
-     * String representation of error.
-     *
-     * @var string
-     */
-    protected $errorMessage = 'Namespace for %s class is not specified.';
-
-    /**
-     * Error violation code.
-     *
-     * @var string
-     */
-    protected $errorCode = 'NotFoundNamespace';
-
-    /**
-     * @inheritdoc
-     */
-    public function register()
-    {
-        return [T_CATCH, T_THROW];
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @inheritdoc
-     */
-    public function process(File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr)
-    {
-        if ($phpcsFile->findNext(T_NAMESPACE, 0) === false) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        $tokens = $phpcsFile->getTokens();
-        $endOfStatement = $phpcsFile->findEndOfStatement($stackPtr);
-        $posOfExceptionClassName = $phpcsFile->findNext(T_STRING, $stackPtr, $endOfStatement);
-        $posOfNsSeparator = $phpcsFile->findNext(T_NS_SEPARATOR, $stackPtr, $posOfExceptionClassName);
-        if ($posOfNsSeparator === false && $posOfExceptionClassName !== false) {
-            $exceptionClassName = trim($tokens[$posOfExceptionClassName]['content']);
-            $posOfClassInUse = $phpcsFile->findNext(T_STRING, 0, $stackPtr, false, $exceptionClassName);
-            if ($posOfClassInUse === false || $tokens[$posOfClassInUse]['level'] != 0) {
-                $phpcsFile->addWarning(
-                    $this->errorMessage,
-                    $stackPtr,
-                    $this->errorCode,
-                    $exceptionClassName
-                );
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/Magento2/Tests/Exceptions/NamespaceUnitTest.inc b/Magento2/Tests/Exceptions/NamespaceUnitTest.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index c67f4569..00000000
--- a/Magento2/Tests/Exceptions/NamespaceUnitTest.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-namespace Foo\Bar;
-
-class TestNamespace
-{
-    public function go()
-    {
-        try {
-            throw new Exception('test');
-        } catch (Exception $e) {
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
-    public function test()
-    {
-        try {
-            throw new \Exception('test');
-        } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
-    public function execute()
-    {
-        $ch = curl_init();
-        $this->setAuth($ch);
-        try {
-            switch (strtoupper($this->verb)) {
-                case 'GET':
-                    $this->executeGet($ch);
-                    break;
-                case 'POST':
-                    $this->executePost($ch);
-                    break;
-                case 'PUT':
-                    $this->executePut($ch);
-                    break;
-                case 'DELETE':
-                    $this->executeDelete($ch);
-                    break;
-                default:
-                    throw new \InvalidArgumentException(
-                        'Current verb (' . $this->verb
-                        . ') is an invalid REST verb.'
-                    );
-            }
-        } catch (InvalidArgumentException $e) {
-            curl_close($ch);
-            throw $e;
-        } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            curl_close($ch);
-            throw $e;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-try {
-    doSomethind();
-} catch (\Exception $e) {
-    logException($e->getMessage());
-}
diff --git a/Magento2/Tests/Exceptions/NamespaceUnitTest.php b/Magento2/Tests/Exceptions/NamespaceUnitTest.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 9b39575b..00000000
--- a/Magento2/Tests/Exceptions/NamespaceUnitTest.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * Copyright © Magento. All rights reserved.
- * See COPYING.txt for license details.
- */
-namespace Magento2\Tests\Exceptions;
-
-use PHP_CodeSniffer\Tests\Standards\AbstractSniffUnitTest;
-
-/**
- * Class NamespaceUnitTest
- */
-class NamespaceUnitTest extends AbstractSniffUnitTest
-{
-    /**
-     * @inheritdoc
-     */
-    public function getErrorList()
-    {
-        return [
-        ];
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @inheritdoc
-     */
-    public function getWarningList()
-    {
-        return [
-            9 => 1,
-            10 => 1,
-            48 => 1,
-        ];
-    }
-}
diff --git a/Magento2/ruleset.xml b/Magento2/ruleset.xml
index 38b41d42..58ed935a 100644
--- a/Magento2/ruleset.xml
+++ b/Magento2/ruleset.xml
@@ -212,10 +212,6 @@
         <severity>7</severity>
         <type>warning</type>
     </rule>
-    <rule ref="Magento2.Exceptions.Namespace">
-        <severity>7</severity>
-        <type>warning</type>
-    </rule>
     <rule ref="Magento2.PHP.LiteralNamespaces">
         <severity>7</severity>
         <type>warning</type>