diff --git a/lib/eslint.ts b/lib/eslint.ts
index 7fde4186982..f5f7ab04dac 100644
--- a/lib/eslint.ts
+++ b/lib/eslint.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ export class Eslint extends Construct {
         parserOptions: {
           ecmaVersion: '2018',
           sourceType: 'module',
-          project: './tsconfig.json',
         },
         extends: [
           'plugin:import/typescript',