diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/smoke-test/.eslintrc.yml b/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/smoke-test/.eslintrc.yml
index 69644b3bae0..3bc357436b8 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/smoke-test/.eslintrc.yml
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/smoke-test/.eslintrc.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 ---
-env:
-  mocha: true
 rules:
   no-undef: off
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/system-test/.eslintrc.yml b/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/system-test/.eslintrc.yml
index f9605165c0f..282535f55f6 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/system-test/.eslintrc.yml
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/system-test/.eslintrc.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 ---
-env:
-  mocha: true
 rules:
   no-console: off
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/system-test/video_intelligence_service_smoke_test.js b/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/system-test/video_intelligence_service_smoke_test.js
index 93ecf729e3e..ebe48556bd2 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/system-test/video_intelligence_service_smoke_test.js
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/system-test/video_intelligence_service_smoke_test.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
+const {describe, it} = require('mocha');
+
 describe('VideoIntelligenceServiceSmokeTest', () => {
   it('successfully makes a call to the service', done => {
     const videoIntelligence = require('../src');
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/test/.eslintrc.yml b/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/test/.eslintrc.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6db2a46c535..00000000000
--- a/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/test/.eslintrc.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
----
-env:
-  mocha: true
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/test/gapic-v1.js b/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/test/gapic-v1.js
index b8e48288276..2787834bd48 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/test/gapic-v1.js
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/test/gapic-v1.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const assert = require('assert');
+const {describe, it} = require('mocha');
 
 const videoIntelligenceModule = require('../src');
 
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/test/gapic-v1beta2.js b/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/test/gapic-v1beta2.js
index 20ec155ba9e..7eb10349cd0 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/test/gapic-v1beta2.js
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/test/gapic-v1beta2.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const assert = require('assert');
+const {describe, it} = require('mocha');
 
 const videoIntelligenceModule = require('../src');
 
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/test/gapic-v1p1beta1.js b/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/test/gapic-v1p1beta1.js
index aec9fe858f7..7ad4290b971 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/test/gapic-v1p1beta1.js
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/test/gapic-v1p1beta1.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const assert = require('assert');
+const {describe, it} = require('mocha');
 
 const videoIntelligenceModule = require('../src');
 
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/test/gapic-v1p2beta1.js b/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/test/gapic-v1p2beta1.js
index d7c132ddd77..20dc70f7bbf 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/test/gapic-v1p2beta1.js
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/test/gapic-v1p2beta1.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const assert = require('assert');
+const {describe, it} = require('mocha');
 
 const videoIntelligenceModule = require('../src');
 
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/test/gapic-v1p3beta1.js b/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/test/gapic-v1p3beta1.js
index cd2f1d4235c..40278f1b92e 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/test/gapic-v1p3beta1.js
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-videointelligence/test/gapic-v1p3beta1.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const assert = require('assert');
+const {describe, it} = require('mocha');
 const {PassThrough} = require('stream');
 
 const videoIntelligenceModule = require('../src');