diff --git a/tests/src/core/getExports.js b/tests/src/core/getExports.js
index 6e0942612..78b5319bb 100644
--- a/tests/src/core/getExports.js
+++ b/tests/src/core/getExports.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { expect } from  'chai'
 import semver from 'semver'
-import { linter } from 'eslint'
+import eslintPkg from 'eslint/package.json'
 import ExportMap from '../../../src/ExportMap'
 
 import * as fs from 'fs'
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ describe('ExportMap', function () {
       ['array form', { 'typescript-eslint-parser': ['.ts', '.tsx'] }],
     ]
 
-    if (semver.satisfies(linter.version, '>5.0.0')) {
+    if (semver.satisfies(eslintPkg.version, '>5.0.0')) {
       configs.push(['array form', { '@typescript-eslint/parser': ['.ts', '.tsx'] }])
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/src/rules/export.js b/tests/src/rules/export.js
index 3aad5241e..6431c542c 100644
--- a/tests/src/rules/export.js
+++ b/tests/src/rules/export.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { test, SYNTAX_CASES } from '../utils'
 
-import { RuleTester, linter } from 'eslint'
+import { RuleTester } from 'eslint'
+import eslintPkg from 'eslint/package.json'
 import semver from 'semver'
 
 var ruleTester = new RuleTester()
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ context('Typescript', function () {
   // Typescript
   const parsers = ['typescript-eslint-parser']
 
-  if (semver.satisfies(linter.version, '>5.0.0')) {
+  if (semver.satisfies(eslintPkg.version, '>5.0.0')) {
     parsers.push('@typescript-eslint/parser')
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/src/rules/named.js b/tests/src/rules/named.js
index 8d8bd41c1..6592aa958 100644
--- a/tests/src/rules/named.js
+++ b/tests/src/rules/named.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { test, SYNTAX_CASES } from '../utils'
-import { RuleTester, linter } from 'eslint'
+import { RuleTester } from 'eslint'
+import eslintPkg from 'eslint/package.json'
 import semver from 'semver'
 
 import { CASE_SENSITIVE_FS } from 'eslint-module-utils/resolve'
@@ -287,7 +288,7 @@ context('Typescript', function () {
   // Typescript
   const parsers = ['typescript-eslint-parser']
 
-  if (semver.satisfies(linter.version, '>5.0.0')) {
+  if (semver.satisfies(eslintPkg.version, '>5.0.0')) {
     parsers.push('@typescript-eslint/parser')
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/src/utils.js b/tests/src/utils.js
index 4d4f42dc8..b416ec83d 100644
--- a/tests/src/utils.js
+++ b/tests/src/utils.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import path from 'path'
-import { linter } from 'eslint'
+import eslintPkg from 'eslint/package.json'
 import semver from 'semver'
 
 // warms up the module cache. this import takes a while (>500ms)
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export function testFilePath(relativePath) {
 export const FILENAME = testFilePath('foo.js')
 
 export function testVersion(specifier, t) {
-  return semver.satisfies(linter.version, specifier) && test(t)
+  return semver.satisfies(eslintPkg.version, specifier) && test(t)
 }
 
 export function test(t) {