diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index 3e1513b2b1f0a3..c5511f4609e771 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ const hacks = [
   'eslint-plugin-node-core',
   'eslint-plugin-markdown',
   '@babel/eslint-parser',
-  '@babel/plugin-syntax-import-assertions',
 ];
 Module._findPath = (request, paths, isMain) => {
   const r = ModuleFindPath(request, paths, isMain);
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ module.exports = {
   parserOptions: {
     babelOptions: {
       plugins: [
-        Module._findPath('@babel/plugin-syntax-import-assertions'),
       ],
     },
     requireConfigFile: false,
diff --git a/tools/update-babel-eslint.sh b/tools/update-babel-eslint.sh
index f2cadbd2297339..eb312aad80da3e 100755
--- a/tools/update-babel-eslint.sh
+++ b/tools/update-babel-eslint.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ROOT="$PWD/../.."
 NPM="$ROOT/deps/npm/bin/npm-cli.js"
 
 "$NODE" "$NPM" init --yes
-"$NODE" "$NPM" install --global-style --no-bin-links --production --no-package-lock @babel/core @babel/eslint-parser@latest @babel/plugin-syntax-import-assertions@latest
+"$NODE" "$NPM" install --global-style --no-bin-links --production --no-package-lock @babel/core @babel/eslint-parser@latest
 
 # Use dmn to remove some unneeded files.
 "$NODE" "$NPM" exec -- dmn@2.2.2 -f clean