diff --git a/phpcs.xml.dist b/phpcs.xml.dist
index bc7a1eec..2fe41af1 100644
--- a/phpcs.xml.dist
+++ b/phpcs.xml.dist
@@ -70,14 +70,10 @@
 		</properties>
 	</rule>
 
-	<!-- Verify that no WP functions are used which are deprecated or have been removed.
+	<!-- Set the minimum supported WP version. This is used by several sniffs.
 		 The minimum version set here should be in line with the minimum WP version
 		 as set in the "Requires at least" tag in the readme.txt file. -->
-	<rule ref="WordPress.WP.DeprecatedFunctions">
-		<properties>
-			<property name="minimum_supported_version" value="4.0"/>
-		</properties>
-	</rule>
+	<config name="minimum_supported_wp_version" value="4.5"/>
 
 
 	<!--