diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e3bc5a8d96..dd54999996 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
     "eslint-import-test-order-redirect": "file:./tests/files/order-redirect",
     "eslint-module-utils": "file:./utils",
     "eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin": "^2.3.0",
-    "eslint-plugin-import": "2.x",
     "eslint-plugin-json": "^2.1.2",
     "fs-copy-file-sync": "^1.1.1",
     "glob": "^7.1.7",
diff --git a/tests/src/cli.js b/tests/src/cli.js
index 91d3dfc158..b0285593b1 100644
--- a/tests/src/cli.js
+++ b/tests/src/cli.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { expect } from 'chai';
 import { CLIEngine } from 'eslint';
 import eslintPkg from 'eslint/package.json';
 import semver from 'semver';
+import * as importPlugin from '../../src/index';
 
 describe('CLI regression tests', function () {
   describe('issue #210', function () {
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ describe('CLI regression tests', function () {
           'named': 2,
         },
       });
+      cli.addPlugin('eslint-plugin-import', importPlugin);
     });
     it("doesn't throw an error on gratuitous, erroneous self-reference", function () {
       expect(() => cli.executeOnFiles(['./tests/files/issue210.js'])).not.to.throw();
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ describe('CLI regression tests', function () {
           rulePaths: ['./src/rules'],
           ignore: false,
         });
+        cli.addPlugin('eslint-plugin-import', importPlugin);
       }
     });