diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3080f73df88..677d29d4946 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/code-frame": "^7.16.0",
-    "@babel/parser": "^7.16.2",
+    "@babel/parser": "^7.16.4",
     "@babel/types": "^7.16.0",
     "@commitlint/cli": "^14.1.0",
     "@commitlint/config-conventional": "^14.1.0",
diff --git a/packages/typescript-estree/tests/ast-alignment/utils.ts b/packages/typescript-estree/tests/ast-alignment/utils.ts
index 14a9f3213bc..186eae71efe 100644
--- a/packages/typescript-estree/tests/ast-alignment/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/typescript-estree/tests/ast-alignment/utils.ts
@@ -263,24 +263,6 @@ export function preprocessBabylonAST(ast: File): any {
         Object.keys(node).forEach(key => delete node[key]);
         Object.assign(node, typeAnnotation);
       },
-      /*
-       * Babel's AST has no `assertions` property if there are no assertions.
-       */
-      ImportDeclaration(node) {
-        if (!node.assertions) {
-          node.assertions = [];
-        }
-      },
-      ExportNamedDeclaration(node) {
-        if (!node.assertions) {
-          node.assertions = [];
-        }
-      },
-      ExportAllDeclaration(node) {
-        if (!node.assertions) {
-          node.assertions = [];
-        }
-      },
     },
   );
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index fb1ccb72e12..4cbb9e17824 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -285,12 +285,12 @@
     chalk "^2.0.0"
     js-tokens "^4.0.0"
 
-"@babel/parser@*", "@babel/parser@^7.1.0", "@babel/parser@^7.16.0", "@babel/parser@^7.7.2":
-  version "7.16.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/parser/-/parser-7.16.0.tgz#cf147d7ada0a3655e79bf4b08ee846f00a00a295"
-  integrity sha512-TEHWXf0xxpi9wKVyBCmRcSSDjbJ/cl6LUdlbYUHEaNQUJGhreJbZrXT6sR4+fZLxVUJqNRB4KyOvjuy/D9009A==
+"@babel/parser@*", "@babel/parser@^7.1.0", "@babel/parser@^7.16.0", "@babel/parser@^7.16.4", "@babel/parser@^7.7.2":
+  version "7.16.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/parser/-/parser-7.16.4.tgz#d5f92f57cf2c74ffe9b37981c0e72fee7311372e"
+  integrity sha512-6V0qdPUaiVHH3RtZeLIsc+6pDhbYzHR8ogA8w+f+Wc77DuXto19g2QUwveINoS34Uw+W8/hQDGJCx+i4n7xcng==
 
-"@babel/parser@^7.12.16", "@babel/parser@^7.12.7", "@babel/parser@^7.16.2":
+"@babel/parser@^7.12.16", "@babel/parser@^7.12.7":
   version "7.16.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/parser/-/parser-7.16.2.tgz#3723cd5c8d8773eef96ce57ea1d9b7faaccd12ac"
   integrity sha512-RUVpT0G2h6rOZwqLDTrKk7ksNv7YpAilTnYe1/Q+eDjxEceRMKVWbCsX7t8h6C1qCFi/1Y8WZjcEPBAFG27GPw==