diff --git a/.mocharc.json b/.mocharc.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 63c65a38..00000000
--- a/.mocharc.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "extension": [
-    "js"
-  ],
-  "require": [
-    "ts-node/register",
-    "chai/register-expect",
-    "source-map-support/register"
-  ],
-  "timeout": 10000,
-  "throw-deprecation": true,
-  "parallel": false
-}
diff --git a/test/mocha.opts b/test/mocha.opts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f6d7c676
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/mocha.opts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+--require ts-node/register
+--require chai/register-expect
+--require source-map-support/register
+--timeout 10000
+--throw-deprecation