diff --git a/packages/jest-runtime/src/__tests__/runtime_require_module.test.js b/packages/jest-runtime/src/__tests__/runtime_require_module.test.js
index d688a0d7e0ad..a8d06ce7f8cc 100644
--- a/packages/jest-runtime/src/__tests__/runtime_require_module.test.js
+++ b/packages/jest-runtime/src/__tests__/runtime_require_module.test.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe('Runtime requireModule', () => {
       expect(exports.parent).toEqual({
         exports: {},
         filename: '',
-        id: 'mockParent',
+        id: '',
         require: expect.any(Function),
       });
     }));
diff --git a/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.js b/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.js
index 67e1bf8b900c..04c319cfd1fc 100644
--- a/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.js
@@ -75,11 +75,6 @@ const getModuleNameMapper = (config: ProjectConfig) => {
   return null;
 };
 
-const mockParentModule = {
-  exports: {},
-  id: 'mockParent',
-};
-
 const unmockRegExpCache = new WeakMap();
 
 class Runtime {
@@ -492,16 +487,17 @@ class Runtime {
 
     const dirname = path.dirname(filename);
     localModule.children = [];
-    localModule.parent = mockParentModule;
     localModule.paths = this._resolver.getModulePaths(dirname);
     localModule.require = this._createRequireImplementation(filename, options);
-    localModule.parent = Object.assign({}, localModule.parent, {
+    localModule.parent = {
+      exports: {},
       filename: lastExecutingModulePath,
+      id: lastExecutingModulePath,
       require: this._createRequireImplementation(
         lastExecutingModulePath,
         options,
       ),
-    });
+    };
 
     const transformedFile = this._scriptTransformer.transform(
       filename,