diff --git a/src/rules/no-throw-statements.ts b/src/rules/no-throw-statements.ts
index b6358a57d..e8cde047a 100644
--- a/src/rules/no-throw-statements.ts
+++ b/src/rules/no-throw-statements.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ const meta: NamedCreateRuleCustomMeta<keyof typeof errorMessages, RawOptions> =
     description: "Disallow throwing exceptions.",
     recommended: "recommended",
     recommendedSeverity: "error",
-    requiresTypeChecking: false,
+    requiresTypeChecking: true,
   },
   messages: errorMessages,
   schema,