diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index 8024c68f3176..08d9214da5bc 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -365,8 +365,6 @@ const base = {
   strict: ['error', 'global'],
 
   // unicorn
-  // enforce the use of regex shorthands to improve readability
-  'unicorn/better-regex': 'error',
   // enforce a specific parameter name in catch clauses
   'unicorn/catch-error-name': ['error', { name: 'error', ignore: [/^err/] }],
   // enforce passing a message value when throwing a built-in error
diff --git a/tests/tests/es.regexp.flags.js b/tests/tests/es.regexp.flags.js
index 39bda8100c92..762dda232658 100644
--- a/tests/tests/es.regexp.flags.js
+++ b/tests/tests/es.regexp.flags.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* eslint-disable unicorn/better-regex, regexp/sort-flags, regexp/no-useless-flag -- required for testing */
+/* eslint-disable regexp/sort-flags, regexp/no-useless-flag -- required for testing */
 import { DESCRIPTORS } from '../helpers/constants';
 
 if (DESCRIPTORS) {
diff --git a/tests/tests/es.regexp.to-string.js b/tests/tests/es.regexp.to-string.js
index c8fa1b3f2519..35a8ea900b4d 100644
--- a/tests/tests/es.regexp.to-string.js
+++ b/tests/tests/es.regexp.to-string.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* eslint-disable unicorn/better-regex, regexp/sort-flags, regexp/no-useless-flag -- required for testing */
+/* eslint-disable regexp/sort-flags, regexp/no-useless-flag -- required for testing */
 import { STRICT } from '../helpers/constants';
 
 QUnit.test('RegExp#toString', assert => {