diff --git a/packages/enzyme/src/selectors.js b/packages/enzyme/src/selectors.js
index 7036a7ffc..999d7a4bc 100644
--- a/packages/enzyme/src/selectors.js
+++ b/packages/enzyme/src/selectors.js
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ function matchAttributeSelector(node, token) {
      * [type^="image"] matches type="imageobject"
      */
     case PREFIX_ATTRIBUTE_OPERATOR:
-      return value === '' ? false : nodePropValue.substr(0, value.length) === value;
+      return value === '' ? false : nodePropValue.slice(0, value.length) === value;
     /**
      * Represents an element with the att attribute whose value ends with the suffix value.
      * If the value is the empty string then the selector does not represent anything.
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ function matchAttributeSelector(node, token) {
      * [type$="image"] matches type="imageobject"
      */
     case SUFFIX_ATTRIBUTE_OPERATOR:
-      return value === '' ? false : nodePropValue.substr(-value.length) === value;
+      return value === '' ? false : nodePropValue.slice(-value.length) === value;
     /**
      * Represents an element with the att attribute whose value contains at least one
      * instance of the value. If value is the empty string then the