diff --git a/Makefile.js b/Makefile.js
index a4b9f8bc4c1..25e6345cbe6 100644
--- a/Makefile.js
+++ b/Makefile.js
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ target.lintDocsJS = function([fix = false] = []) {
     let errors = 0;
 
     echo("Validating JavaScript files in the docs directory");
-    const lastReturn = exec(`${ESLINT}${fix ? "--fix" : ""} docs`);
+    const lastReturn = exec(`${ESLINT}${fix ? "--fix" : ""} docs/.eleventy.js`);
 
     if (lastReturn.code !== 0) {
         errors++;
diff --git a/eslint.config.js b/eslint.config.js
index 8df362209a1..2156ebe1eaa 100644
--- a/eslint.config.js
+++ b/eslint.config.js
@@ -77,10 +77,11 @@ function createInternalFilesPatterns(pattern = null) {
 }
 
 module.exports = [
-    ...compat.extends("eslint", "plugin:eslint-plugin/recommended"),
+    ...compat.extends("eslint"),
     {
         plugins: {
-            "internal-rules": internalPlugin
+            "internal-rules": internalPlugin,
+            "eslint-plugin": eslintPlugin
         },
         languageOptions: {
             ecmaVersion: "latest"
@@ -96,20 +97,6 @@ module.exports = [
             }
         },
         rules: {
-            "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",
-            "eslint-plugin/report-message-format": ["error", "[^a-z].*\\.$"],
-            "eslint-plugin/require-meta-docs-description": "error",
-            "eslint-plugin/require-meta-has-suggestions": "error",
-            "eslint-plugin/require-meta-schema": "error",
-            "eslint-plugin/require-meta-type": "error",
-            "eslint-plugin/test-case-property-ordering": "error",
-            "eslint-plugin/test-case-shorthand-strings": "error",
             "internal-rules/multiline-comment-style": "error"
         }
     },