diff --git a/test/file_content.js b/test/file_content.js
index c7382249db..0316bca013 100644
--- a/test/file_content.js
+++ b/test/file_content.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-/* jshint mocha: true */
-
 import assert from 'assert';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import path from 'path';
diff --git a/test/file_existence.js b/test/file_existence.js
index d0acea16cd..639c25be86 100644
--- a/test/file_existence.js
+++ b/test/file_existence.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-/* jshint mocha: true */
-
 import assert from 'assert';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import path from 'path';