diff --git a/changelog/@unreleased/revert-pr-751.v2.yml b/changelog/@unreleased/revert-pr-751.v2.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8f3f1426
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/@unreleased/revert-pr-751.v2.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+type: fix
+fix:
+  description: Do not apply the suggested fixes for `UnusedMethod` and `UnusedVariable` which automaticall remove code with side effects.
+  links:
+  - https://github.com/palantir/gradle-baseline/pull/757
diff --git a/gradle-baseline-java/src/main/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/extensions/BaselineErrorProneExtension.java b/gradle-baseline-java/src/main/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/extensions/BaselineErrorProneExtension.java
index 7ac038e4a..5254c496e 100644
--- a/gradle-baseline-java/src/main/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/extensions/BaselineErrorProneExtension.java
+++ b/gradle-baseline-java/src/main/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/extensions/BaselineErrorProneExtension.java
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ public class BaselineErrorProneExtension {
 
             // Built-in checks
             "ArrayEquals",
-            "MissingOverride",
-            "UnusedMethod",
-            "UnusedVariable");
+            "MissingOverride");
 
     private final ListProperty<String> patchChecks;