diff --git a/packages/google-privacy-dlp/system-test/.eslintrc.yml b/packages/google-privacy-dlp/system-test/.eslintrc.yml
index 2e6882e46d2..5adab99ca15 100644
--- a/packages/google-privacy-dlp/system-test/.eslintrc.yml
+++ b/packages/google-privacy-dlp/system-test/.eslintrc.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 ---
-env:
-  mocha: true
 rules:
   node/no-unpublished-require: off
   no-console: off
diff --git a/packages/google-privacy-dlp/system-test/dlp_service_smoke_test.js b/packages/google-privacy-dlp/system-test/dlp_service_smoke_test.js
index cbb7ce83404..5137cb14c24 100644
--- a/packages/google-privacy-dlp/system-test/dlp_service_smoke_test.js
+++ b/packages/google-privacy-dlp/system-test/dlp_service_smoke_test.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
+const {describe, it} = require('mocha');
+
 describe('DlpServiceSmokeTest', () => {
   it('successfully makes a call to the service', done => {
     const dlp = require('../src');
diff --git a/packages/google-privacy-dlp/test/.eslintrc.yml b/packages/google-privacy-dlp/test/.eslintrc.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6db2a46c535..00000000000
--- a/packages/google-privacy-dlp/test/.eslintrc.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
----
-env:
-  mocha: true
diff --git a/packages/google-privacy-dlp/test/gapic-v2.js b/packages/google-privacy-dlp/test/gapic-v2.js
index df6836c3aa7..d8d7e8d1181 100644
--- a/packages/google-privacy-dlp/test/gapic-v2.js
+++ b/packages/google-privacy-dlp/test/gapic-v2.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const assert = require('assert');
+const {describe, it} = require('mocha');
 
 const dlpModule = require('../src');