diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/Varifier.java b/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/Varifier.java
index bfe7b1d2028..fb9ea9fcb3d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/Varifier.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/Varifier.java
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ public Description matchVariable(VariableTree tree, VisitorState state) {
     var symbol = getSymbol(tree);
     ExpressionTree initializer = tree.getInitializer();
     if (!symbol.getKind().equals(LOCAL_VARIABLE)
-        || !isConsideredFinal(symbol)
         || initializer == null
         || hasImplicitType(tree, state)) {
       return NO_MATCH;