diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unused-expressions.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unused-expressions.ts
index 05f6e3af1d5..9aa41a61231 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unused-expressions.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unused-expressions.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export default util.createRule({
       extendsBaseRule: true,
     },
     schema: baseRule.meta.schema,
-    messages: {},
+    messages: baseRule.meta.messages,
   },
   defaultOptions: [],
   create(context) {