diff --git a/phpcheckstyle.cfg b/phpcheckstyle.cfg
index 73066bd5..86fe4336 100644
--- a/phpcheckstyle.cfg
+++ b/phpcheckstyle.cfg
@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@
     <test name="checkProhibitedFunctions">
         <item value="echo"/>
         <item value="system"/>
-        <item value="print_r"/>
         <item value="var_dump"/>
         <item value="dl"/>
         <item value="define_syslog_variables"/>