diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4b3acc0a..cef295c6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/babel/babel-eslint",
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel-eslint": "^7.0.0",
+    "dedent": "^0.7.0",
     "eslint": "^3.18.0",
     "eslint-config-babel": "^6.0.0",
     "eslint-plugin-flowtype": "^2.30.3",
diff --git a/test/babel-eslint.js b/test/babel-eslint.js
index 41586c09..540170df 100644
--- a/test/babel-eslint.js
+++ b/test/babel-eslint.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ var assert      = require("assert");
 var babelEslint = require("..");
 var espree      = require("espree");
 var util        = require("util");
-var unpad       = require("../utils/unpad");
+var unpad       = require("dedent");
 
 // Checks if the source ast implements the target ast. Ignores extra keys on source ast
 function assertImplementsAST(target, source, path) {
diff --git a/test/non-regression.js b/test/non-regression.js
index 711aa25e..015b0fd3 100644
--- a/test/non-regression.js
+++ b/test/non-regression.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*eslint-env mocha*/
 "use strict";
 var eslint = require("eslint");
-var unpad = require("../utils/unpad");
+var unpad = require("dedent");
 
 function verifyAndAssertMessages(code, rules, expectedMessages, sourceType, overrideConfig) {
   var config = {
diff --git a/utils/unpad.js b/utils/unpad.js
deleted file mode 100644
index bf91100e..00000000
--- a/utils/unpad.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-// Remove padding from a string.
-function unpad(str) {
-  const lines = str.split("\n");
-  const m = lines[1] && lines[1].match(/^\s+/);
-  if (!m) {
-    return str;
-  }
-  const spaces = m[0].length;
-  return lines.map(
-    (line) => line.slice(spaces)
-  ).join("\n").trim();
-}
-
-module.exports = unpad;
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index afb72f46..c81f8409 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -222,6 +222,10 @@ debug@^2.1.1, debug@^2.2.0:
   dependencies:
     ms "0.7.2"
 
+dedent@^0.7.0:
+  version "0.7.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dedent/-/dedent-0.7.0.tgz#2495ddbaf6eb874abb0e1be9df22d2e5a544326c"
+
 deep-is@~0.1.3:
   version "0.1.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/deep-is/-/deep-is-0.1.3.tgz#b369d6fb5dbc13eecf524f91b070feedc357cf34"