diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/jest/transform.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/jest/transform.js
index 7e356a280db..8cf7c99fb60 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/jest/transform.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/jest/transform.js
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@ module.exports = babelJest.createTransformer({
     require.resolve('babel-preset-latest'),
     require.resolve('babel-preset-react'),
     require.resolve('babel-preset-stage-1')
-  ]
+  ],
+  babelrc: false
 });