diff --git a/tools/eslint-rules/prefer-common-expectserror.js b/tools/eslint-rules/prefer-common-expectserror.js
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--- a/tools/eslint-rules/prefer-common-expectserror.js
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@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Rule Definition
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-const msg = 'Please use common.expectsError(fn, err) instead of ' +
-            'assert.throws(fn, common.expectsError(err)).';
-
-const astSelector =
-  'CallExpression[arguments.length=2]' +
-                '[callee.object.name="assert"]' +
-                '[callee.property.name="throws"]' +
-                '[arguments.1.callee.object.name="common"]' +
-                '[arguments.1.callee.property.name="expectsError"]';
-
-module.exports = function(context) {
-  return {
-    [astSelector]: (node) => context.report(node, msg)
-  };
-};