diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index 006cc06f5..36e400ae1 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -395,12 +395,6 @@ Lint/UnusedBlockArgument:
 Lint/UnusedMethodArgument:
   Enabled: false
 
-# This cop supports safe autocorrection (--autocorrect).
-# Configuration parameters: ContextCreatingMethods, MethodCreatingMethods.
-Lint/UselessAccessModifier:
-  Exclude:
-    - 'test/functional/repositories_git_controller_test.rb'
-
 Lint/UselessAssignment:
   Enabled: false
 
diff --git a/test/functional/repositories_git_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/repositories_git_controller_test.rb
index 09458f7f9..7c785bc46 100644
--- a/test/functional/repositories_git_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/repositories_git_controller_test.rb
@@ -810,14 +810,6 @@ class RepositoriesGitControllerTest < Redmine::RepositoryControllerTest
       @project.reload
       assert_nil @project.repository
     end
-
-    private
-
-    def puts_pass_on_not_utf8
-      puts "TODO: This test fails " +
-           "when Encoding.default_external is not UTF-8. " +
-           "Current value is '#{Encoding.default_external.to_s}'"
-    end
   else
     puts "Git test repository NOT FOUND. Skipping functional tests !!!"
     def test_fake; assert true end
@@ -831,4 +823,10 @@ class RepositoriesGitControllerTest < Redmine::RepositoryControllerTest
     yield
     ActionController::Base.perform_caching = before
   end
+
+  def puts_pass_on_not_utf8
+    puts "TODO: This test fails " +
+         "when Encoding.default_external is not UTF-8. " +
+         "Current value is '#{Encoding.default_external.to_s}'"
+  end
 end