diff --git a/.swiftlint.yml b/.swiftlint.yml
index ef8311c1..5a553cdc 100644
--- a/.swiftlint.yml
+++ b/.swiftlint.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ only_rules:
   # over `CGPoint(x: 0, y: 0)`).
   - prefer_zero_over_explicit_init
 
+  # Type annotations are redundant when the type can be inferred.
+  - redundant_type_annotation
+
   # Use shorthand syntax for optional binding (`if let foo` instead of
   # `if let foo = foo`).
   - shorthand_optional_binding
diff --git a/Sources/Encrypted Logs/ExponentialBackoffTimer.swift b/Sources/Encrypted Logs/ExponentialBackoffTimer.swift
index a6536ce2..42d54b1a 100644
--- a/Sources/Encrypted Logs/ExponentialBackoffTimer.swift	
+++ b/Sources/Encrypted Logs/ExponentialBackoffTimer.swift	
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@ struct ExponentialBackoffTimer {
     private(set) internal var next: DispatchTime = .now()
 
     /// A `Date` representation of `next`.
-    private(set) var nextDate: Date = Date()
+    private(set) var nextDate = Date()
 }