diff --git a/rules/prefer-exponentiation-operator.js b/rules/prefer-exponentiation-operator.js
index 3e10bd767e..b33f2dac11 100644
--- a/rules/prefer-exponentiation-operator.js
+++ b/rules/prefer-exponentiation-operator.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 const getDocumentationUrl = require('./utils/get-documentation-url');
 
 module.exports = {
-	create() {},
+  create: () => ({}),
 	meta: {
 		type: 'suggestion',
 		docs: {
diff --git a/rules/regex-shorthand.js b/rules/regex-shorthand.js
index 695bdba45b..53554f7078 100644
--- a/rules/regex-shorthand.js
+++ b/rules/regex-shorthand.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 const getDocumentationUrl = require('./utils/get-documentation-url');
 
 module.exports = {
-	create() {},
+  create: () => ({}),
 	meta: {
 		type: 'suggestion',
 		docs: {