diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.js
index 771b06c94d1..8c31b742589 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.js
@@ -327,7 +327,6 @@ module.exports = function(webpackEnv) {
                   extends: [require.resolve('eslint-config-react-app')],
                 },
                 ignore: false,
-                useEslintrc: false,
                 // @remove-on-eject-end
               },
               loader: require.resolve('eslint-loader'),