diff --git a/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/acorn-to-esprima.js b/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/acorn-to-esprima.js
index 324758fd1e..81b79aa82f 100644
--- a/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/acorn-to-esprima.js
+++ b/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/acorn-to-esprima.js
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ var astTransformVisitor = {
         this.isDeclareClass() ||
         this.isDeclareFunction() ||
         this.isDeclareVariable()) {
-      return this.remove();
+      return this.dangerouslyRemove();
     }
 
     // modules
diff --git a/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/package.json b/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/package.json
index 44ba9b9bd0..16d0c58b44 100644
--- a/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/package.json
+++ b/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/babel/babel-eslint.git"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "babel-core": "^5.1.8",
+    "babel-core": "^5.5.1",
     "lodash.assign": "^3.0.0",
     "lodash.pick": "^3.1.0"
   },