diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
index c51e07b373..f1525a6309 100644
--- a/.eslintrc
+++ b/.eslintrc
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ rules:
   no-new-require: 2
   no-path-concat: 2
   no-restricted-modules: [2, sys, _linklist]
+  no-restricted-properties: [2, {
+    object: assert,
+    property: deepEqual,
+    message: Please use assert.deepStrictEqual().
+  }]
 
   # Stylistic Issues
   # http://eslint.org/docs/rules/#stylistic-issues
@@ -98,7 +103,6 @@ rules:
   align-multiline-assignment: 2
   assert-fail-single-argument: 2
   new-with-error: [2, Error, RangeError, TypeError, SyntaxError, ReferenceError]
-  no-deepEqual: 2
   no-definegetter-definesetter: 2
 
 # Global scoped method and vars
diff --git a/benchmark/assert/deepequal-prims-and-objs-big-array.js b/benchmark/assert/deepequal-prims-and-objs-big-array.js
index 9bf946a5bf..1b4802c8ff 100644
--- a/benchmark/assert/deepequal-prims-and-objs-big-array.js
+++ b/benchmark/assert/deepequal-prims-and-objs-big-array.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/* eslint no-deepEqual: 0 */
 'use strict';
 var common = require('../common.js');
 var assert = require('assert');
@@ -35,6 +34,7 @@ function main(conf) {
 
   bench.start();
   for (x = 0; x < n; x++) {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-properties
     assert.deepEqual(primArray, primArrayCompare);
   }
   bench.end(n);
diff --git a/benchmark/assert/deepequal-prims-and-objs-big-loop.js b/benchmark/assert/deepequal-prims-and-objs-big-loop.js
index 8227d532a4..dea084bc98 100644
--- a/benchmark/assert/deepequal-prims-and-objs-big-loop.js
+++ b/benchmark/assert/deepequal-prims-and-objs-big-loop.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/* eslint no-deepEqual: 0 */
 'use strict';
 var common = require('../common.js');
 var assert = require('assert');
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@ function main(conf) {
   bench.start();
 
   for (x = 0; x < n; x++) {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-properties
     assert.deepEqual(new Array([prim]), new Array([prim]));
   }
 
diff --git a/benchmark/assert/deepequal-typedarrays.js b/benchmark/assert/deepequal-typedarrays.js
index 654b8b4a79..1954c57ee5 100644
--- a/benchmark/assert/deepequal-typedarrays.js
+++ b/benchmark/assert/deepequal-typedarrays.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/* eslint no-deepEqual: 0 */
 'use strict';
 var common = require('../common.js');
 var assert = require('assert');
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ function main(conf) {
   var actual = new clazz(n * 1e6);
   var expected = new clazz(n * 1e6);
 
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-properties
   assert.deepEqual(actual, expected);
 
   bench.end(n);
diff --git a/lib/assert.js b/lib/assert.js
index 9378631d27..0458bb0981 100644
--- a/lib/assert.js
+++ b/lib/assert.js
@@ -126,11 +126,13 @@ assert.notEqual = function notEqual(actual, expected, message) {
 // 7. The equivalence assertion tests a deep equality relation.
 // assert.deepEqual(actual, expected, message_opt);
 
+/* eslint-disable no-restricted-properties */
 assert.deepEqual = function deepEqual(actual, expected, message) {
   if (!_deepEqual(actual, expected, false)) {
     fail(actual, expected, message, 'deepEqual', assert.deepEqual);
   }
 };
+/* eslint-enable */
 
 assert.deepStrictEqual = function deepStrictEqual(actual, expected, message) {
   if (!_deepEqual(actual, expected, true)) {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-assert-typedarray-deepequal.js b/test/parallel/test-assert-typedarray-deepequal.js
index 24acd81d6a..2e6c88848a 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-assert-typedarray-deepequal.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-assert-typedarray-deepequal.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/* eslint no-deepEqual: 0 */
 'use strict';
 
 require('../common');
@@ -46,6 +45,7 @@ const notEqualArrayPairs = [
 ];
 
 equalArrayPairs.forEach((arrayPair) => {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-properties
   assert.deepEqual(arrayPair[0], arrayPair[1]);
 });
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-assert.js b/test/parallel/test-assert.js
index 97242363b4..9767ecfe87 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-assert.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-assert.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/* eslint no-deepEqual: 0 */
 'use strict';
 require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream2-readable-from-list.js b/test/parallel/test-stream2-readable-from-list.js
index a823bf9dc1..2aa0725f73 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream2-readable-from-list.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream2-readable-from-list.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function run() {
   var fn = next[1];
   console.log('# %s', name);
   fn({
-    same: assert.deepEqual,
+    same: assert.deepStrictEqual,
     equal: assert.equal,
     end: function() {
       count--;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream2-set-encoding.js b/test/parallel/test-stream2-set-encoding.js
index dd27c1bb29..3deb67d48e 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream2-set-encoding.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream2-set-encoding.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function run() {
   var fn = next[1];
   console.log('# %s', name);
   fn({
-    same: assert.deepEqual,
+    same: assert.deepStrictEqual,
     equal: assert.equal,
     end: function() {
       count--;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream2-transform.js b/test/parallel/test-stream2-transform.js
index e25cdc8e49..bc812ff30d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream2-transform.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream2-transform.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function run() {
   var fn = next[1];
   console.log('# %s', name);
   fn({
-    same: assert.deepEqual,
+    same: assert.deepStrictEqual,
     equal: assert.equal,
     ok: assert,
     end: function() {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream2-writable.js b/test/parallel/test-stream2-writable.js
index 6acfcde4ef..a9d526f8c0 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream2-writable.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream2-writable.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function run() {
   var fn = next[1];
   console.log('# %s', name);
   fn({
-    same: assert.deepEqual,
+    same: assert.deepStrictEqual,
     equal: assert.equal,
     end: function() {
       count--;
diff --git a/test/pummel/test-stream2-basic.js b/test/pummel/test-stream2-basic.js
index e03c49f13b..6bb2386b0b 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-stream2-basic.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-stream2-basic.js
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ function run() {
   var fn = next[1];
   console.log('# %s', name);
   fn({
-    same: assert.deepEqual,
+    same: assert.deepStrictEqual,
     ok: assert,
     equal: assert.equal,
     end: function() {
diff --git a/tools/eslint-rules/no-deepEqual.js b/tools/eslint-rules/no-deepEqual.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 46341d7d92..0000000000
--- a/tools/eslint-rules/no-deepEqual.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @fileoverview Prohibit use of assert.deepEqual()
- * @author Rich Trott
- *
- * This rule is imperfect, but will find the most common forms of
- * assert.deepEqual() usage.
- */
-'use strict';
-
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Rule Definition
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-const msg = 'assert.deepEqual() disallowed. Use assert.deepStrictEqual()';
-
-function isAssert(node) {
-  return node.callee.object && node.callee.object.name === 'assert';
-}
-
-function isDeepEqual(node) {
-  return node.callee.property && node.callee.property.name === 'deepEqual';
-}
-
-module.exports = function(context) {
-  return {
-    'CallExpression': function(node) {
-      if (isAssert(node) && isDeepEqual(node)) {
-        context.report(node, msg);
-      }
-    }
-  };
-};