diff --git a/packages/babel-register/test/__data__/es2015.js b/packages/babel-register/test/__data__/es2015.js
index fdc8c1bed4..69571eb70b 100644
--- a/packages/babel-register/test/__data__/es2015.js
+++ b/packages/babel-register/test/__data__/es2015.js
@@ -1,6 +1 @@
-import a from "assert";
-
-export default () => {
-  a.foo();
-  return "b";
-};
+import "assert";
diff --git a/packages/babel-register/test/index.js b/packages/babel-register/test/index.js
index 212daa58ba..2ba7ace225 100644
--- a/packages/babel-register/test/index.js
+++ b/packages/babel-register/test/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import chai from "chai";
-import path from "path";
 
 const DATA_ES2015 = require.resolve("./__data__/es2015");
 
@@ -12,7 +11,15 @@ describe("babel-register", function() {
     babelRegister.default(
       Object.assign(
         {
-          presets: [path.join(__dirname, "../../babel-preset-es2015")],
+          plugins: [
+            {
+              visitor: {
+                ImportDeclaration(path) {
+                  path.remove();
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          ],
           babelrc: false,
         },
         config,