diff --git a/phpunit.xml b/phpunit.xml
index 276262db..cc0841c1 100644
--- a/phpunit.xml
+++ b/phpunit.xml
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
          convertNoticesToExceptions="true"
          convertWarningsToExceptions="true"
          processIsolation="false"
-         stopOnFailure="false"
-         syntaxCheck="false">
+         stopOnFailure="false">
     <testsuites>
         <testsuite name="Application Test Suite">
             <directory>./tests/</directory>