diff --git a/.changeset/hungry-days-reply.md b/.changeset/hungry-days-reply.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..df539dd80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/hungry-days-reply.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'eslint-plugin-svelte': patch
+---
+
+test: use ESLint and Linter directly from eslint in tests
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/src/configs/all.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/src/configs/all.ts
index 3ad9a2a30..124b19533 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/src/configs/all.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/src/configs/all.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
 import assert from 'assert';
-import semver from 'semver';
 import plugin from '../../../src/index.js';
-import { ESLint } from '../../utils/eslint-compat.js';
+import { loadESLint, type ESLint as ESLintClass } from 'eslint';
 
 describe('`all` config', () => {
+	let ESLint: typeof ESLintClass;
+
+	before(async () => {
+		ESLint = await loadESLint({ useFlatConfig: true });
+	});
+
 	it('`all` config should work. ', async () => {
-		if (semver.satisfies(ESLint.version, '<8.0.0')) return;
 		const code = `<script>const a = 1, b = 2;</script>{@html a+b}`;
 
 		const linter = new ESLint({
-			overrideConfigFile: true as never,
-			overrideConfig: plugin.configs['flat/all'] as never
+			overrideConfigFile: true,
+			overrideConfig: plugin.configs['flat/all']
 		});
 		const result = await linter.lintText(code, { filePath: 'test.svelte' });
 		const messages = result[0].messages;
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/src/configs/base.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/src/configs/base.ts
index ac070c0fc..25553e8f5 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/src/configs/base.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/src/configs/base.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
 import assert from 'assert';
-import semver from 'semver';
 import plugin from '../../../src/index.js';
-import { ESLint } from '../../utils/eslint-compat.js';
+import { loadESLint, type ESLint as ESLintClass } from 'eslint';
 
 describe('`base` config', () => {
+	let ESLint: typeof ESLintClass;
+
+	before(async () => {
+		ESLint = await loadESLint({ useFlatConfig: true });
+	});
+
 	it('`base` config should work. ', async () => {
-		if (semver.satisfies(ESLint.version, '<8.0.0')) return;
 		const code = `<script>const a = 1, b = 2;</script>
 <!-- eslint-disable-next-line svelte/no-at-html-tags -->
 {@html a+b}
 {@html a+b}`;
 		const linter = new ESLint({
-			overrideConfigFile: true as never,
+			overrideConfigFile: true,
 			overrideConfig: [
 				...plugin.configs['flat/base'],
 				{
@@ -19,7 +23,7 @@ describe('`base` config', () => {
 						'svelte/no-at-html-tags': 'error'
 					}
 				}
-			] as never
+			]
 		});
 		const result = await linter.lintText(code, { filePath: 'test.svelte' });
 		const messages = result[0].messages;
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/src/configs/recommended.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/src/configs/recommended.ts
index c284e275d..0ab4e22a1 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/src/configs/recommended.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/src/configs/recommended.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
 import assert from 'assert';
-import semver from 'semver';
 import plugin from '../../../src/index.js';
-import { ESLint } from '../../utils/eslint-compat.js';
+import { loadESLint, type ESLint as ESLintClass } from 'eslint';
 
 describe('`recommended` config', () => {
+	let ESLint: typeof ESLintClass;
+
+	before(async () => {
+		ESLint = await loadESLint({ useFlatConfig: true });
+	});
+
 	it('`recommended` config should work. ', async () => {
-		if (semver.satisfies(ESLint.version, '<8.0.0')) return;
 		const code = `<script>const a = 1, b = 2;</script>{@html a+b}`;
 
 		const linter = new ESLint({
-			overrideConfigFile: true as never,
-			overrideConfig: plugin.configs['flat/recommended'] as never
+			overrideConfigFile: true,
+			overrideConfig: plugin.configs['flat/recommended']
 		});
 		const result = await linter.lintText(code, { filePath: 'test.svelte' });
 		const messages = result[0].messages;
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/src/rules/comment-directive.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/src/rules/comment-directive.ts
index 65efc02bb..5dec0481b 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/src/rules/comment-directive.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/src/rules/comment-directive.ts
@@ -1,36 +1,40 @@
 import assert from 'assert';
 import plugin from '../../../src/index.js';
-import { ESLint } from '../../utils/eslint-compat.js';
+import { loadESLint, type ESLint as ESLintClass } from 'eslint';
 import * as svelteParser from 'svelte-eslint-parser';
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Tests
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-// Initialize linter.
-const linter = new ESLint({
-	// @ts-expect-error -- Type error?
-	baseConfig: {
-		languageOptions: {
-			parser: svelteParser,
-			ecmaVersion: 2020
-		},
-		plugins: {
-			svelte: plugin
-		},
-		rules: {
-			'no-undef': 'error',
-			'space-infix-ops': 'error',
-			'svelte/no-at-html-tags': 'error',
-			'svelte/comment-directive': 'error'
-		},
-		processor: 'svelte/svelte',
-		files: ['**']
-	},
-	overrideConfigFile: true
-});
-
 describe('comment-directive', () => {
+	let ESLint: typeof ESLintClass;
+	let linter: InstanceType<typeof ESLintClass>;
+
+	before(async () => {
+		ESLint = await loadESLint({ useFlatConfig: true });
+		linter = new ESLint({
+			baseConfig: {
+				languageOptions: {
+					parser: svelteParser,
+					ecmaVersion: 2020
+				},
+				plugins: {
+					svelte: plugin
+				},
+				rules: {
+					'no-undef': 'error',
+					'space-infix-ops': 'error',
+					'svelte/no-at-html-tags': 'error',
+					'svelte/comment-directive': 'error'
+				},
+				processor: 'svelte/svelte',
+				files: ['**']
+			},
+			overrideConfigFile: true
+		});
+	});
+
 	describe('eslint-disable/eslint-enable', () => {
 		it('disable all rules if <!-- eslint-disable -->', async () => {
 			const code = `
@@ -351,27 +355,29 @@ describe('comment-directive', () => {
 	});
 
 	describe('reportUnusedDisableDirectives', () => {
-		const linter = new ESLint({
-			// @ts-expect-error -- Type error?
-			baseConfig: {
-				languageOptions: {
-					parser: svelteParser,
-					ecmaVersion: 2020
-				},
-				plugins: {
-					svelte: plugin
-				},
-				rules: {
-					'no-unused-vars': 'error',
-					'svelte/comment-directive': ['error', { reportUnusedDisableDirectives: true }],
-					'svelte/no-at-html-tags': 'error',
-					'svelte/no-at-debug-tags': 'error'
+		before(() => {
+			linter = new ESLint({
+				baseConfig: {
+					languageOptions: {
+						parser: svelteParser,
+						ecmaVersion: 2020
+					},
+					plugins: {
+						svelte: plugin
+					},
+					rules: {
+						'no-unused-vars': 'error',
+						'svelte/comment-directive': ['error', { reportUnusedDisableDirectives: true }],
+						'svelte/no-at-html-tags': 'error',
+						'svelte/no-at-debug-tags': 'error'
+					},
+					files: ['**'],
+					processor: 'svelte/svelte'
 				},
-				files: ['**'],
-				processor: 'svelte/svelte'
-			},
-			overrideConfigFile: true
+				overrideConfigFile: true
+			});
 		});
+
 		it('report unused <!-- eslint-disable -->', async () => {
 			const code = `
         <!-- eslint-disable -->
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/src/settings/ignore-warnings.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/src/settings/ignore-warnings.ts
index e6223dcb6..685bff9b5 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/src/settings/ignore-warnings.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/src/settings/ignore-warnings.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 import assert from 'assert';
 import plugin from '../../../src/index.js';
-import { ESLint } from '../../utils/eslint-compat.js';
+import { loadESLint, type ESLint as ESLintClass } from 'eslint';
 import * as svelteParser from 'svelte-eslint-parser';
 
 describe('ignore-warnings', () => {
+	let ESLint: typeof ESLintClass;
+
+	before(async () => {
+		ESLint = await loadESLint({ useFlatConfig: true });
+	});
+
 	it('disable rules if ignoreWarnings: [ruleName]', async () => {
 		const code = `
       {@html a+b}
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/utils/eslint-compat.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/utils/eslint-compat.ts
index 7cfa3ddc7..d9d2b73d2 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/utils/eslint-compat.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/utils/eslint-compat.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-import { getLegacyESLint, getESLint } from 'eslint-compat-utils/eslint';
-import { getLinter } from 'eslint-compat-utils/linter';
-import { getRuleTester, getRuleIdPrefix } from 'eslint-compat-utils/rule-tester';
+import { getRuleTester } from 'eslint-compat-utils/rule-tester';
 
-export const LegacyESLint = getLegacyESLint();
-export const ESLint = getESLint();
 export const RuleTester = getRuleTester();
-export const TEST_RULE_ID_PREFIX = getRuleIdPrefix();
-export const Linter = getLinter();
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/utils/utils.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/utils/utils.ts
index 217744733..845ea656f 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/utils/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/utils/utils.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { applyFixes } from './source-code-fixer.js';
 import { parse as parseYaml, stringify as stringifyYaml } from 'yaml';
 import semver from 'semver';
 import { writeAndFormat } from '../../tools/lib/write.js';
-import { Linter } from './eslint-compat.js';
+import { Linter } from 'eslint';
 import * as svelteParser from 'svelte-eslint-parser';
 import * as typescriptParser from '@typescript-eslint/parser';
 import Module from 'module';