diff --git a/test/common/README.md b/test/common/README.md
index 0b3a7e9201e4f6..08687547825b43 100644
--- a/test/common/README.md
+++ b/test/common/README.md
@@ -158,11 +158,6 @@ Indicates `hasCrypto` and `crypto` with fips.
 
 Indicates if [internationalization] is supported.
 
-### hasSmallICU
-* [<boolean>]
-
-Indicates `hasIntl` and `small-icu` are supported.
-
 ### hasIPv6
 * [<boolean>]
 
diff --git a/test/common/index.js b/test/common/index.js
index f0f849e6afbacf..3741211bd3d69c 100644
--- a/test/common/index.js
+++ b/test/common/index.js
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ const { fixturesDir } = require('./fixtures');
 const tmpdir = require('./tmpdir');
 const {
   bits,
-  hasIntl,
-  hasSmallICU
+  hasIntl
 } = process.binding('config');
 
 const noop = () => {};
@@ -715,7 +714,6 @@ module.exports = {
   hasIntl,
   hasCrypto,
   hasIPv6,
-  hasSmallICU,
   hasMultiLocalhost,
   isAIX,
   isAlive,
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-icu-data-dir.js b/test/parallel/test-icu-data-dir.js
index 800e20c48bab03..47c955bc740fb3 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-icu-data-dir.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-icu-data-dir.js
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common');
 const os = require('os');
-if (!(common.hasIntl && common.hasSmallICU))
+
+const { hasSmallICU } = process.binding('config');
+if (!(common.hasIntl && hasSmallICU))
   common.skip('missing Intl');
 
 const assert = require('assert');