diff --git a/tests/src/core/getExports.js b/tests/src/core/getExports.js
index 62513d442..c3da17fe7 100644
--- a/tests/src/core/getExports.js
+++ b/tests/src/core/getExports.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ describe('ExportMap', function () {
     parserPath: 'babel-eslint',
   }
 
-  it('should handle ExportAllDeclaration', function () {
+  it('handles ExportAllDeclaration', function () {
     var imports
     expect(function () {
       imports = ExportMap.get('./export-all', fakeContext)
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ describe('ExportMap', function () {
 
   })
 
-  it('should return a cached copy on subsequent requests', function () {
+  it('returns a cached copy on subsequent requests', function () {
     expect(ExportMap.get('./named-exports', fakeContext))
       .to.exist.and.equal(ExportMap.get('./named-exports', fakeContext))
   })
 
-  it('should not return a cached copy after modification', (done) => {
+  it('does not return a cached copy after modification', (done) => {
     const firstAccess = ExportMap.get('./mutator', fakeContext)
     expect(firstAccess).to.exist
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe('ExportMap', function () {
     })
   })
 
-  it('should not return a cached copy with different settings', () => {
+  it('does not return a cached copy with different settings', () => {
     const firstAccess = ExportMap.get('./named-exports', fakeContext)
     expect(firstAccess).to.exist
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ describe('ExportMap', function () {
       .not.to.equal(firstAccess)
   })
 
-  it('should not throw for a missing file', function () {
+  it('does not throw for a missing file', function () {
     var imports
     expect(function () {
       imports = ExportMap.get('./does-not-exist', fakeContext)
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ describe('ExportMap', function () {
 
   })
 
-  it('should export explicit names for a missing file in exports', function () {
+  it('exports explicit names for a missing file in exports', function () {
     var imports
     expect(function () {
       imports = ExportMap.get('./exports-missing', fakeContext)
diff --git a/tests/src/core/parse.js b/tests/src/core/parse.js
index 2feea07ae..9cc153ae3 100644
--- a/tests/src/core/parse.js
+++ b/tests/src/core/parse.js
@@ -41,15 +41,15 @@ describe('parse(content, { settings, ecmaFeatures })', function () {
     expect(parseSpy.args[0][1], 'custom parser to get parserOptions.filePath equal to the full path of the source file').to.have.property('filePath', path)
   })
 
-  it('should throw on context == null', function () {
+  it('throws on context == null', function () {
     expect(parse.bind(null, path, content, null)).to.throw(Error)
   })
 
-  it('should throw on unable to resolve parserPath', function () {
+  it('throws on unable to resolve parserPath', function () {
     expect(parse.bind(null, path, content, { settings: {}, parserPath: null })).to.throw(Error)
   })
 
-  it('should take the alternate parser specified in settings', function () {
+  it('takes the alternate parser specified in settings', function () {
     const parseSpy = sinon.spy()
     const parserOptions = { ecmaFeatures: { jsx: true } }
     parseStubParser.parse = parseSpy
diff --git a/tests/src/core/resolve.js b/tests/src/core/resolve.js
index 32eea3037..b585e7218 100644
--- a/tests/src/core/resolve.js
+++ b/tests/src/core/resolve.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import * as fs from 'fs'
 import * as utils from '../utils'
 
 describe('resolve', function () {
-  it('should throw on bad parameters.', function () {
+  it('throws on bad parameters', function () {
     expect(resolve.bind(null, null, null)).to.throw(Error)
   })