diff --git a/eslint/babel-eslint-plugin/helpers.js b/eslint/babel-eslint-plugin/helpers.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 77f42a3bf4..0000000000
--- a/eslint/babel-eslint-plugin/helpers.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-var _parse = require('babel-core').parse;
-
-module.exports = {
-  parse: function(code){
-    var ast = null
-    try {
-      ast = _parse(code, { locations: true, ranges: true }).body[0] //unwrap body
-    }
-    catch (err){
-      console.warn(err)
-    }
-
-    return ast
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/eslint/babel-eslint-plugin/package.json b/eslint/babel-eslint-plugin/package.json
index 29c67dcbd6..28a10bd211 100644
--- a/eslint/babel-eslint-plugin/package.json
+++ b/eslint/babel-eslint-plugin/package.json
@@ -32,8 +32,5 @@
     "is-my-json-valid": "^2.12.0",
     "mocha": "^2.2.5",
     "phantomjs": "^1.9.17"
-  },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "babel-core": "^5.5.8"
   }
 }
diff --git a/eslint/babel-eslint-plugin/rules/new-cap.js b/eslint/babel-eslint-plugin/rules/new-cap.js
index a1d4575c2a..0e17a9baae 100644
--- a/eslint/babel-eslint-plugin/rules/new-cap.js
+++ b/eslint/babel-eslint-plugin/rules/new-cap.js
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ function calculateCapIsNewExceptions(config) {
 module.exports = function(context) {
 
     var config = context.options[0] || {};
-    config.newIsCap = config.newIsCap !== false;
-    config.capIsNew = config.capIsNew !== false;
+    var NEW_IS_CAP = config.newIsCap !== false;
+    var CAP_IS_NEW = config.capIsNew !== false;
 
     var newIsCapExceptions = checkArray(config, "newIsCapExceptions", []).reduce(invert, {});
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ module.exports = function(context) {
     // Public
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    if (config.newIsCap) {
+    if (NEW_IS_CAP) {
         listeners.NewExpression = function(node) {
 
             var constructorName = extractNameFromExpression(node);
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ module.exports = function(context) {
         };
     }
 
-    if (config.capIsNew) {
+    if (CAP_IS_NEW) {
         listeners.CallExpression = function(node) {
 
             var calleeName = extractNameFromExpression(node);