diff --git a/.clang-format b/.clang-format
index f168e3f62a8ddb6211b470268455920cffa6b445..d7ec3ad2d8fa7d63422d17a014db88614d844159 100644
--- a/.clang-format
+++ b/.clang-format
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ PenaltyExcessCharacter: 1000000
 PenaltyReturnTypeOnItsOwnLine: 200
 PointerAlignment: Left
 ReflowComments: true
-SeparateDefinitionBlocks: Always
 SortIncludes: false
 SortUsingDeclarations: true
 SpaceAfterCStyleCast: false