diff --git a/lib/linter/.eslintrc.js b/lib/linter/.eslintrc.js
index c21841c7..1dfd8c1b 100644
--- a/lib/linter/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/lib/linter/.eslintrc.js
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ module.exports = {
         loc: true,
         comment: true,
         range: true,
-        ecmaFeatures: {
-            experimentalObjectRestSpread: true
-        },
         ecmaVersion: 9
     }
 };
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2863855b..c9643345 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "posttest": "npm run lint-md",
     "test-cov-html": "node ./bin/_lab -fL -r html -m 3000 -o coverage.html",
     "lint": "node ./bin/_lab -d -f -L",
-    "lint-md": "eslint --config hapi --rule 'strict: 0, eol-last: 0' --plugin markdown --ext md --parser-options 'ecmaVersion: 8' ."
+    "lint-md": "eslint --config hapi --rule 'strict: 0, eol-last: 0' --plugin markdown --ext md --parser-options 'ecmaVersion: 9' ."
   },
   "license": "BSD-3-Clause"
 }