diff --git a/config/default.yml b/config/default.yml
index e097df3120..323c5408ba 100644
--- a/config/default.yml
+++ b/config/default.yml
@@ -217,8 +217,7 @@ Performance/RedundantSortBlock:
 
 Performance/RedundantSplitRegexpArgument:
   Description: 'This cop identifies places where `split` argument can be replaced from a deterministic regexp to a string.'
-  SafeAutoCorrect: true
-  Enabled: true
+  Enabled: pending
   VersionAdded: '1.9'
 
 Performance/RedundantStringChars:
diff --git a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/cops_performance.adoc b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/cops_performance.adoc
index f42382231e..027b6ac307 100644
--- a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/cops_performance.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/cops_performance.adoc
@@ -1307,7 +1307,7 @@ array.sort
 |===
 | Enabled by default | Safe | Supports autocorrection | VersionAdded | VersionChanged
 
-| Enabled
+| Pending
 | Yes
 | Yes
 | 1.9
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/performance/redundant_split_regexp_argument_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/performance/redundant_split_regexp_argument_spec.rb
index 743cd30d6c..b2353895ae 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/performance/redundant_split_regexp_argument_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/performance/redundant_split_regexp_argument_spec.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
   it 'accepts when split does not receive a deterministic regexp' do
     expect_no_offenses("'a,b,c'.split(/,+/)")
+    expect_no_offenses("'a,b,c'.split(/\./)")
   end
 
   it 'registers an offense when the method is split' do