diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index 9bb665a3c48..b405b82fccd 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ module.exports = {
         "eslint-plugin/consistent-output": "error",
         "eslint-plugin/no-deprecated-context-methods": "error",
         "eslint-plugin/no-only-tests": "error",
+        "eslint-plugin/prefer-message-ids": "error",
         "eslint-plugin/prefer-output-null": "error",
         "eslint-plugin/prefer-placeholders": "error",
         "eslint-plugin/prefer-replace-text": "error",
@@ -84,8 +85,7 @@ module.exports = {
             excludedFiles: ["index.js"],
             rules: {
                 "eslint-plugin/prefer-object-rule": "error",
-                "internal-rules/no-invalid-meta": "error",
-                "internal-rules/consistent-meta-messages": "error"
+                "internal-rules/no-invalid-meta": "error"
             }
         },
         {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ea08a90ef65..1731ae6e1b5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
     "ejs": "^3.0.2",
     "eslint": "file:.",
     "eslint-config-eslint": "file:packages/eslint-config-eslint",
-    "eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin": "^3.4.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin": "^3.5.3",
     "eslint-plugin-internal-rules": "file:tools/internal-rules",
     "eslint-plugin-jsdoc": "^25.4.3",
     "eslint-plugin-node": "^11.1.0",
diff --git a/tests/tools/internal-rules/consistent-meta-messages.js b/tests/tools/internal-rules/consistent-meta-messages.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 4df8be92af2..00000000000
--- a/tests/tools/internal-rules/consistent-meta-messages.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @fileoverview Tests for consistent-meta-messages rule.
- * @author 薛定谔的猫<hh_2013@foxmail.com>
- */
-
-"use strict";
-
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Requirements
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-const rule = require("../../../tools/internal-rules/consistent-meta-messages");
-const { RuleTester } = require("../../../lib/rule-tester");
-
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Tests
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-const ruleTester = new RuleTester();
-
-ruleTester.run("consistent-meta-messages", rule, {
-    valid: [
-        `module.exports = {
-            meta: {
-                messages: {unexpected: "an error occurs."}
-            }
-        };`
-    ],
-    invalid: [
-        {
-            code: `
-            module.exports = {
-                meta: {}
-            };`,
-            errors: [{ messageId: "expectedMessages" }]
-        }
-    ]
-});
diff --git a/tools/internal-rules/consistent-meta-messages.js b/tools/internal-rules/consistent-meta-messages.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b094c86e884..00000000000
--- a/tools/internal-rules/consistent-meta-messages.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @fileoverview A rule to enforce using `meta.messages` property in core rules
- * @author 薛定谔的猫<hh_2013@foxmail.com>
- */
-
-"use strict";
-
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Helpers
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-/**
- * Gets the property of the Object node passed in that has the name specified.
- * @param {string} property Name of the property to return.
- * @param {ASTNode} node The ObjectExpression node.
- * @returns {ASTNode} The Property node or null if not found.
- */
-function getPropertyFromObject(property, node) {
-    const properties = node.properties;
-
-    for (let i = 0; i < properties.length; i++) {
-        if (properties[i].key.name === property) {
-            return properties[i];
-        }
-    }
-
-    return null;
-}
-
-/**
- * Verifies that the meta.messages property is present.
- * TODO: check it has the correct value
- * @param {RuleContext} context The ESLint rule context.
- * @param {ASTNode} exportsNode ObjectExpression node that the rule exports.
- * @returns {void}
- */
-function checkMetaMessages(context, exportsNode) {
-    if (exportsNode.type !== "ObjectExpression") {
-
-        // if the exported node is not the correct format, "internal-no-invalid-meta" will already report this.
-        return;
-    }
-
-    const metaProperty = getPropertyFromObject("meta", exportsNode);
-    const messages = metaProperty && getPropertyFromObject("messages", metaProperty.value);
-
-    if (!messages) {
-        context.report({
-            node: metaProperty,
-            messageId: "expectedMessages"
-        });
-    }
-}
-
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Rule Definition
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-module.exports = {
-    meta: {
-        docs: {
-            description: "enforce using `meta.messages` property in core rules",
-            category: "Internal",
-            recommended: false
-        },
-        schema: [],
-        type: "suggestion",
-        messages: {
-            expectedMessages: "Expected `meta.messages` property."
-        }
-    },
-
-    create(context) {
-        return {
-            "AssignmentExpression[left.object.name='module'][left.property.name='exports']"(node) {
-                checkMetaMessages(context, node.right);
-            }
-        };
-    }
-};