diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/best-practices.js b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/best-practices.js
index a999a1c1..9deb2c21 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/best-practices.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/best-practices.js
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ module.exports = {
     // http://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-restricted-syntax
     'no-restricted-syntax': [
       2,
-      'BreakStatement',
       'DebuggerStatement',
       'ForInStatement',
       'LabeledStatement',