diff --git a/.eslintrc.yaml b/.eslintrc.yaml
index d805997f05ec74..21ed2b558cbd37 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.yaml
+++ b/.eslintrc.yaml
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ rules:
   }, {
     selector: "ThrowStatement > CallExpression[callee.name=/Error$/]",
     message: "Use new keyword when throwing an Error."
+    }, {
+    selector: "CallExpression[callee.object.name='assert'][callee.property.name='fail'][arguments.length=1]",
+    message: "assert.fail() message should be third argument"
     }]
   no-tabs: 2
   no-trailing-spaces: 2
@@ -143,7 +146,6 @@ rules:
 
   # Custom rules in tools/eslint-rules
   align-multiline-assignment: 2
-  assert-fail-single-argument: 2
   assert-throws-arguments: [2, { requireTwo: false }]
   no-useless-regex-char-class-escape: [2, { override: ['[', ']'] }]
 
diff --git a/tools/eslint-rules/assert-fail-single-argument.js b/tools/eslint-rules/assert-fail-single-argument.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 4ce790238181cc..00000000000000
--- a/tools/eslint-rules/assert-fail-single-argument.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @fileoverview Prohibit use of a single argument only in `assert.fail()`. It
- * is almost always an error.
- * @author Rich Trott
- */
-'use strict';
-
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Rule Definition
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-const msg = 'assert.fail() message should be third argument';
-
-function isAssert(node) {
-  return node.callee.object && node.callee.object.name === 'assert';
-}
-
-function isFail(node) {
-  return node.callee.property && node.callee.property.name === 'fail';
-}
-
-module.exports = function(context) {
-  return {
-    'CallExpression': function(node) {
-      if (isAssert(node) && isFail(node) && node.arguments.length === 1) {
-        context.report(node, msg);
-      }
-    }
-  };
-};