diff --git a/t/00_local_perlcritic.t b/t/00_local_perlcritic.t
index 4201a0b9..94abbc21 100644
--- a/t/00_local_perlcritic.t
+++ b/t/00_local_perlcritic.t
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ use strict;
 use warnings;
 use Test::More;
 
-eval "use Test::Perl::Critic (-profile => 't/perlcritic.rc')";
+eval "use Test::Perl::Critic (-severity => 5)";
 plan skip_all => "Test::Perl::Critic required for testing PBP compliance" if $@;
 
 Test::Perl::Critic::all_critic_ok();
-