diff --git a/.lgtm.yml b/.lgtm.yml
index 7bdf42310e..86fd0e742c 100644
--- a/.lgtm.yml
+++ b/.lgtm.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
 # Explicitly enable certain checks which are hidden by default
 queries:
-  - exclude: cpp/missing-return
-    # LGTM does not handle assert_not_reached() gracefully...
   - include: cpp/bad-strncpy-size
   - include: cpp/declaration-hides-variable
   - include: cpp/inconsistent-null-check