diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/cppcoreguidelines/AvoidNonConstGlobalVariablesCheck.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/cppcoreguidelines/AvoidNonConstGlobalVariablesCheck.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/cppcoreguidelines/AvoidNonConstGlobalVariablesCheck.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/cppcoreguidelines/AvoidNonConstGlobalVariablesCheck.cpp
@@ -17,15 +17,11 @@
 namespace tidy {
 namespace cppcoreguidelines {
 
-namespace {
-AST_MATCHER(VarDecl, isLocalVarDecl) { return Node.isLocalVarDecl(); }
-} // namespace
-
 void AvoidNonConstGlobalVariablesCheck::registerMatchers(MatchFinder *Finder) {
   auto GlobalVariable = varDecl(
       hasGlobalStorage(),
       unless(anyOf(
-          isLocalVarDecl(), isConstexpr(), hasType(isConstQualified()),
+          isConstexpr(), hasType(isConstQualified()),
           hasType(referenceType())))); // References can't be changed, only the
                                        // data they reference can be changed.
 
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables.cpp
@@ -231,8 +231,7 @@
 // CHECKING AGAINST FALSE POSITIVES INSIDE FUNCTION SCOPE /////////////////////
 int main() {
   for (int i = 0; i < 3; ++i) {
-    static int staticNonConstLoopVariable = 42;
     int nonConstLoopVariable = 42;
-    nonConstInt = nonConstLoopVariable + i + staticNonConstLoopVariable;
+    nonConstInt = nonConstLoopVariable + i;
   }
 }