diff --git a/dev/codesniffer/ruleset.xml b/dev/codesniffer/ruleset.xml
index aae09c3597a..8d2bf842066 100755
--- a/dev/codesniffer/ruleset.xml
+++ b/dev/codesniffer/ruleset.xml
@@ -108,7 +108,10 @@
 	<rule ref="Generic.NamingConventions.UpperCaseConstantName" />
 
     <rule ref="Generic.PHP.DeprecatedFunctions" />
-
+    <rule ref="Generic.PHP.DeprecatedFunctions.Deprecated">
+        <severity>0</severity>
+    </rule>
+	
 	<rule ref="Generic.PHP.DisallowShortOpenTag" />
 
     <rule ref="Generic.PHP.ForbiddenFunctions" />