diff --git a/dev/run-tests.py b/dev/run-tests.py
index 20d493ca8bff4d1e19a10b441c30cdd9b4446fa3..2d4e04c4684de12fcec51773d9fa3cebfcb4e35d 100755
--- a/dev/run-tests.py
+++ b/dev/run-tests.py
@@ -529,6 +529,7 @@ def main():
         run_scala_style_checks()
     if not changed_files or any(f.endswith(".java") for f in changed_files):
         # run_java_style_checks()
+        pass
     if not changed_files or any(f.endswith(".py") for f in changed_files):
         run_python_style_checks()
     if not changed_files or any(f.endswith(".R") for f in changed_files):