diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cd4f6a3..c6b14ac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ This extension provides following rules and features:
 * Unnecessary `@throws` annotation detection ([examples](https://github.com/pepakriz/phpstan-exception-rules/blob/master/tests/src/Rules/data/unused-throws.php))
 * Useless `@throws` annotation detection ([examples](https://github.com/pepakriz/phpstan-exception-rules/blob/master/tests/src/Rules/data/useless-throws.php))
 * Optionally ignore descriptive `@throws` annotations ([examples](https://github.com/pepakriz/phpstan-exception-rules/blob/master/tests/src/Rules/data/unused-descriptive-throws.php))
-* Optionally allows unused `@throws` annotations in implementations ([examples](https://github.com/pepakriz/phpstan-exception-rules/blob/master/tests/src/Rules/data/intentionally-unused-throws.php))
+* Optionally allows unused `@throws` annotations in subtypes ([examples](https://github.com/pepakriz/phpstan-exception-rules/blob/master/tests/src/Rules/data/intentionally-unused-throws.php))
 * `@throws` annotation variance validation ([examples](https://github.com/pepakriz/phpstan-exception-rules/blob/master/tests/src/Rules/data/throws-inheritance.php))
 * [Dynamic throw types based on arguments](#extensibility)
 * Unreachable catch statements
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ includes:
 parameters:
 	exceptionRules:
 		reportUnusedCatchesOfUncheckedExceptions: false
+		reportUnusedCheckedThrowsInSubtypes: false
 		reportCheckedThrowsInGlobalScope: false
 		ignoreDescriptiveUncheckedExceptions: false
-		allowUnusedThrowsInImplementation: false
 		checkedExceptions:
 			- RuntimeException
 ```
diff --git a/extension.neon b/extension.neon
index a8e2abc..4a65875 100644
--- a/extension.neon
+++ b/extension.neon
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 parameters:
 	exceptionRules:
 		reportUnusedCatchesOfUncheckedExceptions: false
+		reportUnusedCheckedThrowsInSubtypes: false
 		reportCheckedThrowsInGlobalScope: true
 		ignoreDescriptiveUncheckedExceptions: false
-		allowUnusedThrowsInImplementation: false
 		checkedExceptions: []
 		uncheckedExceptions: []
 		methodThrowTypeDeclarations: []
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ parameters:
 parametersSchema:
 	exceptionRules: structure([
 		reportUnusedCatchesOfUncheckedExceptions: bool()
+		reportUnusedCheckedThrowsInSubtypes: bool()
 		reportCheckedThrowsInGlobalScope: bool()
 		ignoreDescriptiveUncheckedExceptions: bool()
-		allowUnusedThrowsInImplementation: bool()
 		checkedExceptions: listOf(string())
 		uncheckedExceptions: listOf(string())
 		methodThrowTypeDeclarations: arrayOf(arrayOf(listOf(string())))
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ services:
 		class: Pepakriz\PHPStanExceptionRules\Rules\ThrowsPhpDocRule
 		arguments:
 			reportUnusedCatchesOfUncheckedExceptions: %exceptionRules.reportUnusedCatchesOfUncheckedExceptions%
+			reportUnusedCheckedThrowsInSubtypes: %exceptionRules.reportUnusedCheckedThrowsInSubtypes%
 			reportCheckedThrowsInGlobalScope: %exceptionRules.reportCheckedThrowsInGlobalScope%
 			ignoreDescriptiveUncheckedExceptions: %exceptionRules.ignoreDescriptiveUncheckedExceptions%
-			allowUnusedThrowsInImplementation: %exceptionRules.allowUnusedThrowsInImplementation%
 			methodWhitelist: %exceptionRules.methodWhitelist%
 		tags: [phpstan.rules.rule]
 
diff --git a/src/Rules/ThrowsPhpDocRule.php b/src/Rules/ThrowsPhpDocRule.php
index 0482e93..6016195 100644
--- a/src/Rules/ThrowsPhpDocRule.php
+++ b/src/Rules/ThrowsPhpDocRule.php
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class ThrowsPhpDocRule implements Rule
 	/**
 	 * @var bool
 	 */
-	private $allowUnusedThrowsInImplementation;
+	private $reportUnusedCheckedThrowsInSubtypes;
 
 	/** @var string[] */
 	private $methodWhitelist;
@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ public function __construct(
 		ThrowsAnnotationReader $throwsAnnotationReader,
 		Broker $broker,
 		bool $reportUnusedCatchesOfUncheckedExceptions,
+		bool $reportUnusedCheckedThrowsInSubtypes,
 		bool $reportCheckedThrowsInGlobalScope,
 		bool $ignoreDescriptiveUncheckedExceptions,
-		bool $allowUnusedThrowsInImplementation,
 		array $methodWhitelist
 	)
 	{
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public function __construct(
 		$this->reportUnusedCatchesOfUncheckedExceptions = $reportUnusedCatchesOfUncheckedExceptions;
 		$this->reportCheckedThrowsInGlobalScope = $reportCheckedThrowsInGlobalScope;
 		$this->ignoreDescriptiveUncheckedExceptions = $ignoreDescriptiveUncheckedExceptions;
-		$this->allowUnusedThrowsInImplementation = $allowUnusedThrowsInImplementation;
+		$this->reportUnusedCheckedThrowsInSubtypes = $reportUnusedCheckedThrowsInSubtypes;
 		$this->methodWhitelist = $methodWhitelist;
 	}
 
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ private function filterUnusedExceptions(array $declaredThrows, array $usedThrows
 			return $unusedThrows;
 		}
 
-		if ($this->allowUnusedThrowsInImplementation && $functionReflection instanceof MethodReflection) {
+		if (!$this->reportUnusedCheckedThrowsInSubtypes && $functionReflection instanceof MethodReflection) {
 			$declaringClass = $functionReflection->getDeclaringClass();
 			$nativeClassReflection = $declaringClass->getNativeReflection();
 			$nativeMethodReflection = $nativeClassReflection->getMethod($functionReflection->getName());
diff --git a/tests/src/Rules/ThrowsPhpDocRuleTest.php b/tests/src/Rules/ThrowsPhpDocRuleTest.php
index 8d4dc65..a1f8d52 100644
--- a/tests/src/Rules/ThrowsPhpDocRuleTest.php
+++ b/tests/src/Rules/ThrowsPhpDocRuleTest.php
@@ -28,17 +28,17 @@ class ThrowsPhpDocRuleTest extends RuleTestCase
 	/**
 	 * @var bool
 	 */
-	private $ignoreDescriptiveUncheckedExceptions = false;
+	private $reportUnusedCheckedThrowsInSubtypes = true;
 
 	/**
 	 * @var bool
 	 */
-	private $reportCheckedThrowsInGlobalScope = false;
+	private $ignoreDescriptiveUncheckedExceptions = false;
 
 	/**
 	 * @var bool
 	 */
-	private $allowUnusedThrowsInImplementation = false;
+	private $reportCheckedThrowsInGlobalScope = false;
 
 	/**
 	 * @var array<string, string>
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ protected function getRule(): Rule
 			$this->createThrowsAnnotationReader(),
 			$this->createBroker(),
 			$this->reportUnusedCatchesOfUncheckedExceptions,
+			$this->reportUnusedCheckedThrowsInSubtypes,
 			$this->reportCheckedThrowsInGlobalScope,
 			$this->ignoreDescriptiveUncheckedExceptions,
-			$this->allowUnusedThrowsInImplementation,
 			$this->methodWhitelist
 		);
 	}
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public function testMethodWhitelist(): void
 
 	public function testIntentionallyUnusedThrows(): void
 	{
-		$this->allowUnusedThrowsInImplementation = true;
+		$this->reportUnusedCheckedThrowsInSubtypes = false;
 		$this->analyse(__DIR__ . '/data/intentionally-unused-throws.php');
 	}