diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
index e87c04b91..3e0b2c6bf 100644
--- a/.eslintrc
+++ b/.eslintrc
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 {
   "extends": [
-    "plugin:node/recommended"
+    "plugin:node/recommended",
+    "plugin:mocha/recommended"
   ],
   "plugins": [
     "prettier",
-    "node"
+    "node",
+    "mocha"
   ],
   "env": {
     "node": true,
@@ -62,6 +64,9 @@
     ],
     "valid-jsdoc": [
       0
-    ]
+    ],
+    "mocha/no-mocha-arrows": [0],
+    "mocha/no-setup-in-describe": [0],
+    "mocha/no-hooks-for-single-case": [0]
   }
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b34bcf7a1..f99c0d2e1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     "eslint": "^6.1.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^6.0.0",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.16.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-mocha": "^6.1.0",
     "eslint-plugin-node": "^9.0.1",
     "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^3.0.1",
     "eslint-plugin-promise": "^4.0.1",
diff --git a/packages/binding-mock/binding-mock.test.js b/packages/binding-mock/binding-mock.test.js
index 0e839f31d..f0cb72b6b 100644
--- a/packages/binding-mock/binding-mock.test.js
+++ b/packages/binding-mock/binding-mock.test.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ describe('BindingMock', () => {
   it('constructs', () => {
     new BindingMock({})
   })
-  it('needs more testing')
 
   describe('instance method', () => {
     beforeEach(function() {
diff --git a/packages/bindings/lib/bindings.test.js b/packages/bindings/lib/bindings.test.js
index 34c4b7002..ddd4d3b23 100644
--- a/packages/bindings/lib/bindings.test.js
+++ b/packages/bindings/lib/bindings.test.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* eslint-disable mocha/no-pending-tests */
 let platform
 switch (process.platform) {
   case 'win32':
@@ -323,7 +324,7 @@ function testBinding(bindingName, Binding, testPort) {
         })
       })
 
-      describe.only('#write', () => {
+      describe('#write', () => {
         it('errors asynchronously when not open', done => {
           const binding = new Binding({
             disconnect,
diff --git a/packages/parser-inter-byte-timeout/inter-byte-timeout.test.js b/packages/parser-inter-byte-timeout/inter-byte-timeout.test.js
index a0be38fc8..8b216eab6 100644
--- a/packages/parser-inter-byte-timeout/inter-byte-timeout.test.js
+++ b/packages/parser-inter-byte-timeout/inter-byte-timeout.test.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ describe('InterByteTimeoutParser', () => {
     parser.end()
     assert(spy.calledOnce, 'expecting 1 data event')
   })
-  it('emits all buffered data when stream ends', () => {
+  it('handles not having any buffered data when stream ends', () => {
     const spy = sinon.spy()
     const parser = new InterByteTimeoutParser({ interval: 15 })
     parser.on('data', spy)
diff --git a/packages/parser-readline/readline.test.js b/packages/parser-readline/readline.test.js
index c2a42bee1..a877dca63 100644
--- a/packages/parser-readline/readline.test.js
+++ b/packages/parser-readline/readline.test.js
@@ -90,18 +90,6 @@ describe('ReadlineParser', () => {
     })
   })
 
-  it('allows setting of the delimiter with a string', () => {
-    new ReadlineParser({ delimiter: 'string' })
-  })
-
-  it('allows setting of the delimiter with a buffer', () => {
-    new ReadlineParser({ delimiter: Buffer.from([1]) })
-  })
-
-  it('allows setting of the delimiter with an array of bytes', () => {
-    new ReadlineParser({ delimiter: [1] })
-  })
-
   it("doesn't emits empty data events", () => {
     const spy = sinon.spy()
     const parser = new ReadlineParser({ delimiter: 'a' })
diff --git a/packages/serialport/test-arduino/stress.js b/packages/serialport/test-arduino/stress.js
index fcae7fc0f..000aa4ce6 100644
--- a/packages/serialport/test-arduino/stress.js
+++ b/packages/serialport/test-arduino/stress.js
@@ -21,16 +21,12 @@ describe('the stress', () => {
   const testPort = process.env.TEST_PORT
 
   if (!testPort) {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line mocha/no-pending-tests
     it('cannot be tested as we have no test ports')
     return
   }
 
   describe('of 2 minutes of running 1k writes', () => {
-    if (process.version.match('v0.10.')) {
-      it('either leaks like a siv or memwatch is broken on v10')
-      return
-    }
-
     it("doesn't leak memory", done => {
       const data = Buffer.alloc(1024)
       const hd = new memwatch.HeapDiff()
diff --git a/packages/stream/stream.test.js b/packages/stream/stream.test.js
index d77d08669..d450b7d8b 100644
--- a/packages/stream/stream.test.js
+++ b/packages/stream/stream.test.js
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ describe('SerialPort', () => {
     })
 
     it('allows optional options', function(done) {
-      this.port = new SerialPort('/dev/exists', done)
+      this.port = new SerialPort('/dev/exists', () => done())
     })
   })