diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 136178a5..82a92b23 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
     "editor.codeActionsOnSave": {
       "source.organizeImports": true
     },
-    "editor.defaultFormatter": "ms-python.black-formatter"
+    "editor.defaultFormatter": "ms-python.black-formatter",
+    "editor.rulers": [88]
   },
   "[yaml]": {
     "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode"
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@
   "coverage-gutters.showLineCoverage": true,
   "cSpell.enabled": true,
   "editor.formatOnSave": true,
-  "editor.rulers": [88],
   "files.watcherExclude": {
     "**/*_cache/**": true,
     "**/.eggs/**": true,
diff --git a/src/repoma/check_dev_files/black.py b/src/repoma/check_dev_files/black.py
index 02c57683..e27b7855 100644
--- a/src/repoma/check_dev_files/black.py
+++ b/src/repoma/check_dev_files/black.py
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ def main(has_notebooks: bool) -> None:
     executor(
         set_sub_setting,
         "[python]",
-        {"editor.defaultFormatter": "ms-python.black-formatter"},
+        {
+            "editor.defaultFormatter": "ms-python.black-formatter",
+            "editor.rulers": [88],
+        },
     )
     executor(remove_precommit_hook, "nbqa-black")
     executor.finalize()
diff --git a/src/repoma/check_dev_files/vscode.py b/src/repoma/check_dev_files/vscode.py
index a99bf0ee..fdb49566 100644
--- a/src/repoma/check_dev_files/vscode.py
+++ b/src/repoma/check_dev_files/vscode.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ def _update_settings(has_notebooks: bool) -> None:
 
 def _remove_outdated_settings() -> None:
     outdated_settings = [
+        "editor.rulers",
         "githubPullRequests.telemetry.enabled",
         "gitlens.advanced.telemetry.enabled",
         "python.analysis.diagnosticMode",