diff --git a/.eslintrc.cjs b/.eslintrc.cjs
index d973511d224..df57efed6da 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.cjs
+++ b/.eslintrc.cjs
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ module.exports = {
   parserOptions: {
     ecmaVersion: 2020,
     sourceType: "module",
+    babelOptions: {
+      plugins: ["@babel/plugin-syntax-import-assertions"]
+    },
     ecmaFeatures: {
       impliedStrict: true
     },
     requireConfigFile: false
   },
-  plugins: ["@babel/plugin-syntax-import-assertions"],
   env: {
     es6: true,
     jasmine: true
diff --git a/packages/api-core/src/importPluginsJSONFile.js b/packages/api-core/src/importPluginsJSONFile.js
index e1dea43d245..3125772b99c 100644
--- a/packages/api-core/src/importPluginsJSONFile.js
+++ b/packages/api-core/src/importPluginsJSONFile.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default async function importPluginsJSONFile(pluginsFile, transformPlugin
     absolutePluginsFile = path.join(path.dirname(callerFileName), pluginsFile);
   }
 
-  let { default: pluginRefs } = await import(`${absolutePluginsFile}`, { assert: { type: "json" } } );
+  let { default: pluginRefs } = await import(`${absolutePluginsFile}`, { assert: { type: "json" } });
 
   if (typeof transformPlugins === "function") {
     // allow plugins to be added and removed