diff --git a/tools/tslint-rules/staticQueryRule.ts b/tools/tslint-rules/staticQueryRule.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 34b420edf5e..00000000000
--- a/tools/tslint-rules/staticQueryRule.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-import * as ts from 'typescript';
-import * as Lint from 'tslint';
-
-/**
- * Rule which enforces that all queries are explicitly marked as static or non-static.
- */
-export class Rule extends Lint.Rules.AbstractRule {
-  apply(sourceFile: ts.SourceFile): Lint.RuleFailure[] {
-    return this.applyWithWalker(new Walker(sourceFile, this.getOptions()));
-  }
-}
-
-class Walker extends Lint.RuleWalker {
-  visitPropertyDeclaration(node: ts.PropertyDeclaration) {
-    const childQueryDecorator = node.decorators && node.decorators.find(decorator => {
-      const expression = (decorator.expression as ts.CallExpression);
-      const name = expression && expression.expression.getText();
-      return name === 'ViewChild' || name === 'ContentChild';
-    });
-
-    if (childQueryDecorator) {
-      const options = (childQueryDecorator.expression as ts.CallExpression).arguments[1];
-
-      if (!options || !ts.isObjectLiteralExpression(options) ||
-          !this._getObjectProperty(options, 'static')) {
-        this.addFailureAtNode(childQueryDecorator,
-                              'Queries have to explicitly set the `static` option.');
-      }
-    }
-
-    super.visitPropertyDeclaration(node);
-  }
-
-  /** Gets the node of an object property by name. */
-  private _getObjectProperty(node: ts.ObjectLiteralExpression, name: string) {
-    return node.properties.find(property => (property.name as ts.Identifier).getText() === name);
-  }
-}
diff --git a/tslint.json b/tslint.json
index 3ccf012d331..c8e5e1b6a20 100644
--- a/tslint.json
+++ b/tslint.json
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@
     "ng-on-changes-property-access": true,
     "rxjs-imports": true,
     "require-breaking-change-version": true,
-    "static-query": true,
     "no-host-decorator-in-concrete": [
       true,
       "HostBinding",