diff --git a/test/wpt/.eslintrc.yaml b/test/wpt/.eslintrc.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b3981bdd272e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/wpt/.eslintrc.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+rules:
+  node-core/required-modules: off
+  node-core/require-common-first: off
diff --git a/test/wpt/README.md b/test/wpt/README.md
index 39f59d44060e..d12bb71681ee 100644
--- a/test/wpt/README.md
+++ b/test/wpt/README.md
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ For example, for the URL tests, add a file `test/wpt/test-url.js`:
 ```js
 'use strict';
 
-require('../common');
 const { WPTRunner } = require('../common/wpt');
 
 const runner = new WPTRunner('url');
diff --git a/test/wpt/test-abort.js b/test/wpt/test-abort.js
index 11960351b756..f582f4c718a5 100644
--- a/test/wpt/test-abort.js
+++ b/test/wpt/test-abort.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
-require('../common');
+
 const { WPTRunner } = require('../common/wpt');
 
 const runner = new WPTRunner('dom/abort');
diff --git a/test/wpt/test-atob.js b/test/wpt/test-atob.js
index b227ae4d20e1..eba001f7b7ef 100644
--- a/test/wpt/test-atob.js
+++ b/test/wpt/test-atob.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
 
-require('../common');
 const { WPTRunner } = require('../common/wpt');
 
 const runner = new WPTRunner('html/webappapis/atob');
diff --git a/test/wpt/test-blob.js b/test/wpt/test-blob.js
index 0a0c16a4e363..9027516ec619 100644
--- a/test/wpt/test-blob.js
+++ b/test/wpt/test-blob.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
 
-require('../common');
 const { WPTRunner } = require('../common/wpt');
 
 const runner = new WPTRunner('FileAPI/blob');
diff --git a/test/wpt/test-broadcastchannel.js b/test/wpt/test-broadcastchannel.js
index d402d8be2f7c..6757e1429fc5 100644
--- a/test/wpt/test-broadcastchannel.js
+++ b/test/wpt/test-broadcastchannel.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
 
-require('../common');
 const { WPTRunner } = require('../common/wpt');
 
 const runner = new WPTRunner('webmessaging/broadcastchannel');
diff --git a/test/wpt/test-console.js b/test/wpt/test-console.js
index e66726431fba..5d085756e258 100644
--- a/test/wpt/test-console.js
+++ b/test/wpt/test-console.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
-require('../common');
+
 const { WPTRunner } = require('../common/wpt');
 
 const runner = new WPTRunner('console');
diff --git a/test/wpt/test-domexception.js b/test/wpt/test-domexception.js
index 09018a25ac58..ea68c8562aea 100644
--- a/test/wpt/test-domexception.js
+++ b/test/wpt/test-domexception.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
 
-require('../common');
 const { WPTRunner } = require('../common/wpt');
 
 const runner = new WPTRunner('webidl/ecmascript-binding/es-exceptions');
diff --git a/test/wpt/test-encoding.js b/test/wpt/test-encoding.js
index bf54683c5c9f..af20760bd533 100644
--- a/test/wpt/test-encoding.js
+++ b/test/wpt/test-encoding.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
-require('../common');
+
 const { WPTRunner } = require('../common/wpt');
 const runner = new WPTRunner('encoding');
 
diff --git a/test/wpt/test-events.js b/test/wpt/test-events.js
index 6d4a4cff2d9f..428762b66425 100644
--- a/test/wpt/test-events.js
+++ b/test/wpt/test-events.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
-require('../common');
+
 const { WPTRunner } = require('../common/wpt');
 
 const runner = new WPTRunner('dom/events');
diff --git a/test/wpt/test-file.js b/test/wpt/test-file.js
index 71e8c179de95..a48b2fb55299 100644
--- a/test/wpt/test-file.js
+++ b/test/wpt/test-file.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
 
-require('../common');
 const { WPTRunner } = require('../common/wpt');
 
 const runner = new WPTRunner('FileAPI/file');
diff --git a/test/wpt/test-hr-time.js b/test/wpt/test-hr-time.js
index 36fdde8036c0..9471f1e24c42 100644
--- a/test/wpt/test-hr-time.js
+++ b/test/wpt/test-hr-time.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
 
-require('../common');
 const { WPTRunner } = require('../common/wpt');
 
 const runner = new WPTRunner('hr-time');
diff --git a/test/wpt/test-microtask-queuing.js b/test/wpt/test-microtask-queuing.js
index 3a83fd33ba05..86f7d4edbc1c 100644
--- a/test/wpt/test-microtask-queuing.js
+++ b/test/wpt/test-microtask-queuing.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
 
-require('../common');
 const { WPTRunner } = require('../common/wpt');
 
 const runner = new WPTRunner('html/webappapis/microtask-queuing');
diff --git a/test/wpt/test-performance-timeline.js b/test/wpt/test-performance-timeline.js
index 12f1abd3a52a..8fa7859b0c8a 100644
--- a/test/wpt/test-performance-timeline.js
+++ b/test/wpt/test-performance-timeline.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
-require('../common');
+
 const { WPTRunner } = require('../common/wpt');
 
 const runner = new WPTRunner('performance-timeline');
diff --git a/test/wpt/test-streams.js b/test/wpt/test-streams.js
index 43c212247c41..6aa435303ab6 100644
--- a/test/wpt/test-streams.js
+++ b/test/wpt/test-streams.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
 
-require('../common');
 const { WPTRunner } = require('../common/wpt');
 
 const runner = new WPTRunner('streams');
diff --git a/test/wpt/test-structured-clone.js b/test/wpt/test-structured-clone.js
index 57b990c23cdf..26edf0607083 100644
--- a/test/wpt/test-structured-clone.js
+++ b/test/wpt/test-structured-clone.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
 
-require('../common');
 const { WPTRunner } = require('../common/wpt');
 
 const runner = new WPTRunner('html/webappapis/structured-clone');
diff --git a/test/wpt/test-timers.js b/test/wpt/test-timers.js
index 7736d540a2aa..86b1cf35b806 100644
--- a/test/wpt/test-timers.js
+++ b/test/wpt/test-timers.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
 
-require('../common');
 const { WPTRunner } = require('../common/wpt');
 
 const runner = new WPTRunner('html/webappapis/timers');
diff --git a/test/wpt/test-url.js b/test/wpt/test-url.js
index 1998ea5bf437..f8ba3c3839d6 100644
--- a/test/wpt/test-url.js
+++ b/test/wpt/test-url.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
 
-require('../common');
 const { WPTRunner } = require('../common/wpt');
 
 const runner = new WPTRunner('url');
diff --git a/test/wpt/test-user-timing.js b/test/wpt/test-user-timing.js
index 36d13297ba57..2a4c9b8dbf52 100644
--- a/test/wpt/test-user-timing.js
+++ b/test/wpt/test-user-timing.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
-require('../common');
+
 const { WPTRunner } = require('../common/wpt');
 
 const runner = new WPTRunner('user-timing');
diff --git a/test/wpt/test-wasm-webapi.js b/test/wpt/test-wasm-webapi.js
index fecc6e89a3fe..2ffccd31267d 100644
--- a/test/wpt/test-wasm-webapi.js
+++ b/test/wpt/test-wasm-webapi.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
 
-require('../common');
 const { WPTRunner } = require('../common/wpt');
 
 const runner = new WPTRunner('wasm/webapi');