diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index 736f5642..8a0755d0 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ module.exports = {
         // add your custom rules and overrides for node files here
         'no-process-exit': 'off'
       }
+    },
+    // test files
+    {
+      env: { mocha: true },
+      files: ['test/**/*.js'],
     }
   ]
 };
diff --git a/test/.eslintrc.js b/test/.eslintrc.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f4efbda..00000000
--- a/test/.eslintrc.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-module.exports = {
-  env: {
-    mocha: true
-  }
-}