diff --git a/.eslintrc.yaml b/.eslintrc.yaml
index 4ad11a1ffde0d2..f4809c0fc913ae 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.yaml
+++ b/.eslintrc.yaml
@@ -101,6 +101,13 @@ rules:
   new-parens: 2
   no-mixed-spaces-and-tabs: 2
   no-multiple-empty-lines: [2, {max: 2, maxEOF: 0, maxBOF: 0}]
+  no-restricted-syntax: [2, {
+    selector: "CallExpression[callee.name='setTimeout'][arguments.length<2]",
+    message: "setTimeout() must be invoked with at least two arguments."
+  }, {
+    selector: "CallExpression[callee.name='setInterval'][arguments.length<2]",
+    message: "setInterval() must be invoked with at least 2 arguments"
+  }]
   no-tabs: 2
   no-trailing-spaces: 2
   one-var-declaration-per-line: 2
@@ -135,7 +142,6 @@ rules:
   assert-fail-single-argument: 2
   assert-throws-arguments: [2, { requireTwo: false }]
   new-with-error: [2, Error, RangeError, TypeError, SyntaxError, ReferenceError]
-  timer-arguments: 2
   no-unescaped-regexp-dot: 2
 
 # Global scoped method and vars
diff --git a/tools/eslint-rules/timer-arguments.js b/tools/eslint-rules/timer-arguments.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 4dd7816ff82ff2..00000000000000
--- a/tools/eslint-rules/timer-arguments.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @fileoverview Require at least two arguments when calling setTimeout() or
- * setInterval().
- * @author Rich Trott
- */
-'use strict';
-
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Rule Definition
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-function isTimer(name) {
-  return ['setTimeout', 'setInterval'].includes(name);
-}
-
-module.exports = function(context) {
-  return {
-    'CallExpression': function(node) {
-      const name = node.callee.name;
-      if (isTimer(name) && node.arguments.length < 2) {
-        context.report(node, `${name} must have at least 2 arguments`);
-      }
-    }
-  };
-};