diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/NonFinalStaticField.java b/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/NonFinalStaticField.java
index f9a1d7cf660..43e6dfeba0e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/NonFinalStaticField.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/NonFinalStaticField.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 import static com.google.errorprone.fixes.SuggestedFix.emptyFix;
 import static com.google.errorprone.fixes.SuggestedFix.merge;
 import static com.google.errorprone.fixes.SuggestedFixes.addModifiers;
-import static com.google.errorprone.fixes.SuggestedFixes.removeModifiers;
 import static com.google.errorprone.matchers.Description.NO_MATCH;
 import static com.google.errorprone.util.ASTHelpers.canBeRemoved;
 import static com.google.errorprone.util.ASTHelpers.getSymbol;
@@ -68,6 +67,9 @@ public Description matchVariable(VariableTree tree, VisitorState state) {
     if (!isStatic(symbol)) {
       return NO_MATCH;
     }
+    if (symbol.getModifiers().contains(Modifier.VOLATILE)) {
+      return NO_MATCH;
+    }
     if (isConsideredFinal(symbol)) {
       return NO_MATCH;
     }
@@ -87,8 +89,6 @@ public Description matchVariable(VariableTree tree, VisitorState state) {
         merge(
             addModifiers(tree, tree.getModifiers(), state, ImmutableSet.of(FINAL))
                 .orElse(emptyFix()),
-            removeModifiers(tree.getModifiers(), state, ImmutableSet.of(Modifier.VOLATILE))
-                .orElse(emptyFix()),
             addDefaultInitializerIfNecessary(tree, state)));
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/NonFinalStaticFieldTest.java b/core/src/test/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/NonFinalStaticFieldTest.java
index 8892688010a..4d234f06b1b 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/NonFinalStaticFieldTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/NonFinalStaticFieldTest.java
@@ -233,22 +233,15 @@ public class Test {
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void volatileRemoved() {
-    refactoringTestHelper
-        .addInputLines(
+  public void volatile_noFinding() {
+    compilationTestHelper
+        .addSourceLines(
             "Test.java",
             """
             public class Test {
               private static volatile String FOO = "";
             }
             """)
-        .addOutputLines(
-            "Test.java",
-            """
-            public class Test {
-              private static final String FOO = "";
-            }
-            """)
         .doTest();
   }