diff --git a/.phpcs.xml b/.phpcs.xml
index 8c016ef5..8f5fdc1f 100644
--- a/.phpcs.xml
+++ b/.phpcs.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 	<rule ref="./vendor/mediawiki/mediawiki-codesniffer/MediaWiki">
 		<exclude name="MediaWiki.Commenting.FunctionComment.MissingDocumentationPrivate" />
 		<exclude name="MediaWiki.Commenting.FunctionComment.MissingDocumentationPublic" />
-		<exclude name="MediaWiki.WhiteSpace.SpaceBeforeSingleLineComment.NewLineComment" />
 	</rule>
 	<rule ref="MediaWiki.NamingConventions.ValidGlobalName">
 		<properties>
diff --git a/includes/SpamBlacklist.php b/includes/SpamBlacklist.php
index 28add860..5258b7d1 100644
--- a/includes/SpamBlacklist.php
+++ b/includes/SpamBlacklist.php
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ class SpamBlacklist extends BaseBlacklist {
 			}
 		} elseif ( $mode === 'stash' ) {
 			if ( $knownNonMatchAsOf && ( time() - $knownNonMatchAsOf ) < self::STASH_AGE_DYING ) {
-				return false; // OK; not about to expire soon
+				// OK; not about to expire soon
+				return false;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ class SpamBlacklist extends BaseBlacklist {
 					$imploded = implode( ' ', $fullUrls[0] );
 					wfDebugLog( 'SpamBlacklistHit', "$ip caught submitting spam: $imploded\n" );
 					if ( !$preventLog && $title ) {
-						$this->logFilterHit( $user, $title, $imploded ); // Log it
+						$this->logFilterHit( $user, $title, $imploded );
 					}
 					if ( $retVal === false ) {
 						$retVal = [];
@@ -195,7 +196,8 @@ class SpamBlacklist extends BaseBlacklist {
 				return $dbr->selectFieldValues(
 					'externallinks',
 					'el_to',
-					[ 'el_from' => $title->getArticleID() ], // should be zero queries
+					// should be zero queries
+					[ 'el_from' => $title->getArticleID() ],
 					$fname
 				);
 			}
@@ -207,7 +209,8 @@ class SpamBlacklist extends BaseBlacklist {
 			$entries,
 			$title,
 			$user,
-			true /* no logging */,
+			// no logging
+			true,
 			'stash'
 		);
 	}