diff --git a/CODING_STANDARD.md b/CODING_STANDARD.md
index c218cdf859b..002f5ad0dfc 100644
--- a/CODING_STANDARD.md
+++ b/CODING_STANDARD.md
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ Formatting is enforced using clang-format. For more information about this, see
 - Make references `const` whenever possible
 - Make member functions `const` whenever possible
 - Do not hide base class functions
-- You are encouraged to use `override`
+- When overriding a virtual function, use `override` (without `virtual`)
 - Single argument constructors must be `explicit`
 - Avoid implicit conversions
 - Avoid `friend` declarations
diff --git a/scripts/cpplint.py b/scripts/cpplint.py
index 242a320ff0d..b29a75205e4 100755
--- a/scripts/cpplint.py
+++ b/scripts/cpplint.py
@@ -6148,21 +6148,21 @@ def CheckRedundantVirtual(filename, clean_lines, linenum, error):
   if end_col < 0:
     return  # Couldn't find end of parameter list, give up
 
-#  # Look for "override" or "final" after the parameter list
-#  # (possibly on the next few lines).
-#  for i in xrange(end_line, min(end_line + 3, clean_lines.NumLines())):
-#    line = clean_lines.elided[i][end_col:]
-#    match = Search(r'\b(override|final)\b', line)
-#    if match:
-#      error(filename, linenum, 'readability/inheritance', 4,
-#            ('"virtual" is redundant since function is '
-#             'already declared as "%s"' % match.group(1)))
-#
-#    # Set end_col to check whole lines after we are done with the
-#    # first line.
-#    end_col = 0
-#    if Search(r'[^\w]\s*$', line):
-#      break
+  # Look for "override" or "final" after the parameter list
+  # (possibly on the next few lines).
+  for i in xrange(end_line, min(end_line + 3, clean_lines.NumLines())):
+    line = clean_lines.elided[i][end_col:]
+    match = Search(r'\b(override|final)\b', line)
+    if match:
+      error(filename, linenum, 'readability/inheritance', 4,
+            ('"virtual" is redundant since function is '
+             'already declared as "%s"' % match.group(1)))
+
+    # Set end_col to check whole lines after we are done with the
+    # first line.
+    end_col = 0
+    if Search(r'[^\w]\s*$', line):
+      break