diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-kibana/.eslintrc.js b/packages/eslint-config-kibana/.eslintrc.js
index 3308e613bfa3..146f3df763dd 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-kibana/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-kibana/.eslintrc.js
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ module.exports = {
     'import/no-named-as-default': 'error',
     'import/no-named-as-default-member': 'error',
     'import/no-duplicates': 'error',
+    'import/no-dynamic-require': 'error',
 
     'prefer-object-spread/prefer-object-spread': 'error',
   }
diff --git a/packages/kbn-eslint-import-resolver-kibana/lib/get_plugins.js b/packages/kbn-eslint-import-resolver-kibana/lib/get_plugins.js
index d9bcfc505486..319b959883a8 100755
--- a/packages/kbn-eslint-import-resolver-kibana/lib/get_plugins.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-eslint-import-resolver-kibana/lib/get_plugins.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ exports.getPlugins = function(config, kibanaPath, projectRoot) {
   return pluginsFromMap.concat(
     glob.sync(globPatterns).map(pkgJsonPath => {
       const path = dirname(pkgJsonPath);
-      const pkg = require(pkgJsonPath);
+      const pkg = require(pkgJsonPath); // eslint-disable-line import/no-dynamic-require
       return {
         name: pkg.name,
         directory: path,
diff --git a/packages/kbn-interpreter/src/server/server_registries.js b/packages/kbn-interpreter/src/server/server_registries.js
index 3a732f0d04e2..90dba7b82cff 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-interpreter/src/server/server_registries.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-interpreter/src/server/server_registries.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export const populateServerRegistries = types => {
       global.canvas.register = d => registries[type].register(d);
 
       paths.forEach(path => {
-        require(path);
+        require(path); // eslint-disable-line import/no-dynamic-require
       });
 
       Object.keys(global).forEach(key => {
diff --git a/packages/kbn-plugin-generator/sao_template/sao.js b/packages/kbn-plugin-generator/sao_template/sao.js
index d596409a3f62..df0090f2bf4f 100755
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-generator/sao_template/sao.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-generator/sao_template/sao.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const chalk = require('chalk');
 
 const pkg = require('../package.json');
 const kibanaPkgPath = require.resolve('../../../package.json');
-const kibanaPkg = require(kibanaPkgPath);
+const kibanaPkg = require(kibanaPkgPath); // eslint-disable-line import/no-dynamic-require
 
 const KBN_DIR = dirname(kibanaPkgPath);
 
diff --git a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/lib/utils.js b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/lib/utils.js
index 078a7cd18633..ee82b9a8fd57 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/lib/utils.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/lib/utils.js
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ function babelRegister() {
 
   try {
     // add support for moved babel-register source: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/pull/13973
-    require(resolve(plugin.kibanaRoot, 'src/setup_node_env/babel_register'));
+    require(resolve(plugin.kibanaRoot, 'src/setup_node_env/babel_register')); // eslint-disable-line import/no-dynamic-require
   } catch (error) {
     if (error.code === 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND') {
-      require(resolve(plugin.kibanaRoot, 'src/optimize/babel/register'));
+      require(resolve(plugin.kibanaRoot, 'src/optimize/babel/register')); // eslint-disable-line import/no-dynamic-require
     } else {
       throw error;
     }
@@ -42,11 +42,8 @@ function resolveKibanaPath(path) {
 }
 
 function readFtrConfigFile(log, path, settingOverrides) {
-  return require(resolveKibanaPath('src/functional_test_runner')).readConfigFile(
-    log,
-    path,
-    settingOverrides
-  );
+  return require(resolveKibanaPath('src/functional_test_runner')) // eslint-disable-line import/no-dynamic-require
+    .readConfigFile(log, path, settingOverrides);
 }
 
 module.exports = {
diff --git a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/create_build.js b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/create_build.js
index c8dfacb88a02..250d44b5a9a6 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/create_build.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/create_build.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function removeSymlinkDependencies(root) {
 
 // parse a ts config file
 function parseTsconfig(pluginSourcePath, configPath) {
-  const ts = require(path.join(pluginSourcePath, 'node_modules', 'typescript'));
+  const ts = require(path.join(pluginSourcePath, 'node_modules', 'typescript')); // eslint-disable-line import/no-dynamic-require
 
   const { error, config } = ts.parseConfigFileTextToJson(
     configPath,
diff --git a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/integration_tests/create_build.test.js b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/integration_tests/create_build.test.js
index 12aba777361a..42ad1c5ae0cf 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/integration_tests/create_build.test.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/tasks/build/integration_tests/create_build.test.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe('creating the build', () => {
 
     await createBuild(PLUGIN, buildTarget, buildVersion, kibanaVersion, buildFiles);
 
-    const pkg = require(resolve(PLUGIN_BUILD_TARGET, 'package.json'));
+    const pkg = require(resolve(PLUGIN_BUILD_TARGET, 'package.json')); // eslint-disable-line import/no-dynamic-require
     expect(pkg).not.toHaveProperty('scripts');
     expect(pkg).not.toHaveProperty('devDependencies');
   });
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describe('creating the build', () => {
 
     await createBuild(PLUGIN, buildTarget, buildVersion, kibanaVersion, buildFiles);
 
-    const pkg = require(resolve(PLUGIN_BUILD_TARGET, 'package.json'));
+    const pkg = require(resolve(PLUGIN_BUILD_TARGET, 'package.json')); // eslint-disable-line import/no-dynamic-require
     expect(pkg).toHaveProperty('build');
     expect(pkg.build.git).not.toBeUndefined();
     expect(pkg.build.date).not.toBeUndefined();
diff --git a/src/dev/build/lib/config.js b/src/dev/build/lib/config.js
index ce6715302590..9004715f0108 100644
--- a/src/dev/build/lib/config.js
+++ b/src/dev/build/lib/config.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import { createPlatform } from './platform';
 
 export async function getConfig({ isRelease, targetAllPlatforms, versionQualifier }) {
   const pkgPath = resolve(__dirname, '../../../../package.json');
-  const pkg = require(pkgPath);
+  const pkg = require(pkgPath); // eslint-disable-line import/no-dynamic-require
   const repoRoot = dirname(pkgPath);
   const nodeVersion = pkg.engines.node;
 
diff --git a/src/functional_test_runner/lib/config/read_config_file.js b/src/functional_test_runner/lib/config/read_config_file.js
index e733d2b989ff..ce118020ea2d 100644
--- a/src/functional_test_runner/lib/config/read_config_file.js
+++ b/src/functional_test_runner/lib/config/read_config_file.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import { transformDeprecations } from './transform_deprecations';
 const cache = new WeakMap();
 
 async function getSettingsFromFile(log, path, settingOverrides) {
-  const configModule = require(path);
+  const configModule = require(path); // eslint-disable-line import/no-dynamic-require
   const configProvider = configModule.__esModule
     ? configModule.default
     : configModule;
diff --git a/src/functional_test_runner/lib/mocha/load_test_files.js b/src/functional_test_runner/lib/mocha/load_test_files.js
index 96321be3dd82..c876c39b9c64 100644
--- a/src/functional_test_runner/lib/mocha/load_test_files.js
+++ b/src/functional_test_runner/lib/mocha/load_test_files.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export const loadTestFiles = ({ mocha, log, lifecycle, providers, paths, exclude
     loadTracer(path, `testFile[${path}]`, () => {
       log.verbose('Loading test file %s', path);
 
-      const testModule = require(path);
+      const testModule = require(path); // eslint-disable-line import/no-dynamic-require
       const testProvider = testModule.__esModule
         ? testModule.default
         : testModule;
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/console/api_server/server.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/console/api_server/server.js
index b9a42a457b90..57a53d20695a 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/console/api_server/server.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/console/api_server/server.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export function resolveApi(senseVersion, apis, h) {
     {
       if (KNOWN_APIS.includes(name)) {
         // for now we ignore sense_version. might add it in the api name later
-        const api = require('./' + name);
+        const api = require('./' + name); // eslint-disable-line import/no-dynamic-require
         result[name] = api.asJson();
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/fit_functions/__tests__/average.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/fit_functions/__tests__/average.js
index 1cdfb6fab8b3..d54574d2cf4b 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/fit_functions/__tests__/average.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/fit_functions/__tests__/average.js
@@ -17,13 +17,12 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-const filename = require('path').basename(__filename);
-const fn = require(`../${filename}`);
+const fn = require(`../average`);
 import moment from 'moment';
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
 import _ from 'lodash';
 
-describe(filename, function () {
+describe('average.js', function () {
 
   describe('average', function () {
     it('fills holes in the data', function () {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/fit_functions/__tests__/carry.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/fit_functions/__tests__/carry.js
index 0ed7fd1760b2..972f220111ed 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/fit_functions/__tests__/carry.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/fit_functions/__tests__/carry.js
@@ -17,13 +17,12 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-const filename = require('path').basename(__filename);
-const fn = require(`../${filename}`);
+const fn = require(`../carry`);
 import moment from 'moment';
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
 import _ from 'lodash';
 
-describe(filename, function () {
+describe('carry.js', function () {
   it('fills holes in the data', function () {
     const data = [
       [moment.utc('1980', 'YYYY').valueOf(), 10],
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/lib/__tests__/load_functions.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/lib/__tests__/load_functions.js
index 70cc8b44c781..45dd436be694 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/lib/__tests__/load_functions.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/lib/__tests__/load_functions.js
@@ -17,12 +17,11 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-const filename = require('path').basename(__filename);
-const fn = require(`../${filename}`);
+const fn = require(`../load_functions`);
 
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
 
-describe(filename, () => {
+describe('load_functions.js', () => {
   it('exports a function', () => {
     expect(fn).to.be.a('function');
   });
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/lib/load_functions.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/lib/load_functions.js
index 8587c107af82..b1c9c986d14a 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/lib/load_functions.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/lib/load_functions.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import processFunctionDefinition from './process_function_definition';
 export default function (directory) {
 
   function getTuple(directory, name) {
-    return [name, require('../' + directory + '/' + name)];
+    return [name, require('../' + directory + '/' + name)]; // eslint-disable-line import/no-dynamic-require
   }
 
   // Get a list of all files and use the filename as the object key
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/abs.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/abs.js
index 9af34f0ec35a..9d90a55bcb71 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/abs.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/abs.js
@@ -17,15 +17,14 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-const filename = require('path').basename(__filename);
-const fn = require(`../${filename}`);
+const fn = require(`../abs`);
 
 import _ from 'lodash';
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
 const seriesList = require('./fixtures/seriesList.js')();
 import invoke from './helpers/invoke_series_fn.js';
 
-describe(filename, function () {
+describe('abs.js', function () {
   it('should return the positive value of every value', function () {
 
     return invoke(fn, [seriesList]).then(function (result) {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/bars.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/bars.js
index 508ce02954f2..e64e5f8b87dd 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/bars.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/bars.js
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-const filename = require('path').basename(__filename);
-const fn = require(`../${filename}`);
+const fn = require(`../bars`);
 
 import _ from 'lodash';
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
 import invoke from './helpers/invoke_series_fn.js';
 
-describe(filename, () => {
+describe('bars.js', () => {
 
   let seriesList;
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/color.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/color.js
index 28a119752c2e..57c570f00471 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/color.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/color.js
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-const filename = require('path').basename(__filename);
-const fn = require(`../${filename}`);
+const fn = require(`../color`);
 
 import _ from 'lodash';
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
 import invoke from './helpers/invoke_series_fn.js';
 
-describe(filename, () => {
+describe('color.js', () => {
 
   let seriesList;
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/condition.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/condition.js
index 80b550f9cfb2..67bfa0cfdea9 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/condition.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/condition.js
@@ -17,15 +17,14 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-const filename = require('path').basename(__filename);
-const fn = require(`../${filename}`);
+const fn = require(`../condition`);
 import moment from 'moment';
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
 import invoke from './helpers/invoke_series_fn.js';
 import getSeriesList from './helpers/get_single_series_list';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 
-describe(filename, function () {
+describe('condition.js', function () {
 
   let comparable;
   let seriesList;
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/cusum.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/cusum.js
index 4417eafc8d74..dc0e88177f0c 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/cusum.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/cusum.js
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-const filename = require('path').basename(__filename);
-const fn = require(`../${filename}`);
+const fn = require(`../cusum`);
 
 import _ from 'lodash';
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
 import invoke from './helpers/invoke_series_fn.js';
 
-describe(filename, () => {
+describe('cusum.js', () => {
 
   let seriesList;
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/derivative.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/derivative.js
index c36296db2a38..dd0c134ff4b3 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/derivative.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/derivative.js
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-const filename = require('path').basename(__filename);
-const fn = require(`../${filename}`);
+const fn = require(`../derivative`);
 
 import _ from 'lodash';
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
 import invoke from './helpers/invoke_series_fn.js';
 
-describe(filename, () => {
+describe('derivative.js', () => {
 
   let seriesList;
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/divide.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/divide.js
index 10ce51e17cd2..bee664c7a483 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/divide.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/divide.js
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-const filename = require('path').basename(__filename);
-const fn = require(`../${filename}`);
+const fn = require(`../divide`);
 
 import _ from 'lodash';
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
 import invoke from './helpers/invoke_series_fn.js';
 
-describe(filename, () => {
+describe('divide.js', () => {
 
   let seriesList;
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/first.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/first.js
index aa81fc38b646..73d729631c03 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/first.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/first.js
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-const filename = require('path').basename(__filename);
-const fn = require(`../${filename}`);
+const fn = require(`../first`);
 
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
 const seriesList = require('./fixtures/seriesList.js')();
 import invoke from './helpers/invoke_series_fn.js';
 
-describe(filename, function () {
+describe('first.js', function () {
   it('should return exactly the data input', function () {
     return invoke(fn, [seriesList]).then(function (result) {
       expect(result.input[0]).to.eql(result.output);
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/fit.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/fit.js
index 2bd42f5815cb..adb3a3a7b11a 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/fit.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/fit.js
@@ -17,15 +17,14 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-const filename = require('path').basename(__filename);
-const fn = require(`../${filename}`);
+const fn = require(`../fit`);
 import moment from 'moment';
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
 import invoke from './helpers/invoke_series_fn.js';
 import getSeriesList from './helpers/get_single_series_list';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 
-describe(filename, function () {
+describe('fit.js', function () {
 
   describe('should not filter out zeros', function () {
     it('all zeros', function () {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/hide.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/hide.js
index 8ff4f34466ef..ed7df1fd5f21 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/hide.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/hide.js
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-const filename = require('path').basename(__filename);
-const fn = require(`../${filename}`);
+const fn = require(`../hide`);
 
 import _ from 'lodash';
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
 import invoke from './helpers/invoke_series_fn.js';
 
-describe(filename, () => {
+describe('hide.js', () => {
 
   let seriesList;
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/label.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/label.js
index f581cf40c422..c89aa1d5197c 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/label.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/label.js
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-const filename = require('path').basename(__filename);
-const fn = require(`../${filename}`);
+const fn = require(`../label`);
 
 import _ from 'lodash';
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
 import invoke from './helpers/invoke_series_fn.js';
 
-describe(filename, () => {
+describe('label.js', () => {
 
   let seriesList;
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/legend.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/legend.js
index 0fa5632f21fd..f85b2cefffd7 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/legend.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/legend.js
@@ -17,13 +17,12 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-const filename = require('path').basename(__filename);
-const fn = require(`../${filename}`);
+const fn = require(`../legend`);
 
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
 import invoke from './helpers/invoke_series_fn.js';
 
-describe(filename, () => {
+describe('legend.js', () => {
 
   let seriesList;
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/lines.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/lines.js
index daa03d3c48d8..83cd066b6c7e 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/lines.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/lines.js
@@ -17,13 +17,12 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-const filename = require('path').basename(__filename);
-const fn = require(`../${filename}`);
+const fn = require(`../lines`);
 
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
 import invoke from './helpers/invoke_series_fn.js';
 
-describe(filename, () => {
+describe('lines.js', () => {
 
   let seriesList;
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/log.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/log.js
index e3e5b364ce02..41ccb5671649 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/log.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/log.js
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-const filename = require('path').basename(__filename);
-const fn = require(`../${filename}`);
+const fn = require(`../log`);
 
 import _ from 'lodash';
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
 import invoke from './helpers/invoke_series_fn.js';
 
-describe(filename, () => {
+describe('log.js', () => {
 
   let seriesList;
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/max.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/max.js
index 087e6e6735cf..a5ed446cdba5 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/max.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/max.js
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-const filename = require('path').basename(__filename);
-const fn = require(`../${filename}`);
+const fn = require(`../max`);
 
 import _ from 'lodash';
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
 import invoke from './helpers/invoke_series_fn.js';
 
-describe(filename, () => {
+describe('max.js', () => {
 
   let seriesList;
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/min.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/min.js
index 0591518eaf24..e3f29805787e 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/min.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/min.js
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-const filename = require('path').basename(__filename);
-const fn = require(`../${filename}`);
+const fn = require(`../min`);
 
 import _ from 'lodash';
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
 import invoke from './helpers/invoke_series_fn.js';
 
-describe(filename, () => {
+describe('min.js', () => {
 
   let seriesList;
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/movingaverage.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/movingaverage.js
index 4d974eaa6ca6..a502e23b9cdd 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/movingaverage.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/movingaverage.js
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-const filename = require('path').basename(__filename);
-const fn = require(`../${filename}`);
+const fn = require(`../movingaverage`);
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
 
 import moment from 'moment';
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ function getFivePointSeries() {
   ]);
 }
 
-describe(filename, () => {
+describe('movingaverage.js', () => {
 
   let seriesList;
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/movingstd.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/movingstd.js
index 64d4ba63c5d3..e7470ecd0888 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/movingstd.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/movingstd.js
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-const filename = require('path').basename(__filename);
-const fn = require(`../${filename}`);
+const fn = require(`../movingstd`);
 
 import moment from 'moment';
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ import invoke from './helpers/invoke_series_fn.js';
 import getSeries from './helpers/get_series';
 import getSeriesList from './helpers/get_series_list';
 
-describe(filename, () => {
+describe('movingstd.js', () => {
 
   it('computes the moving standard deviation of a list', async () => {
     const points = [
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/multiply.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/multiply.js
index 30ab1b9531ea..025ed81da1cf 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/multiply.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/multiply.js
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-const filename = require('path').basename(__filename);
-const fn = require(`../${filename}`);
+const fn = require(`../multiply`);
 
 import _ from 'lodash';
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
 import invoke from './helpers/invoke_series_fn.js';
 
-describe(filename, () => {
+describe('multiply.js', () => {
 
   let seriesList;
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/points.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/points.js
index 811ab4d4f067..1ab86348620d 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/points.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/points.js
@@ -17,15 +17,14 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-const filename = require('path').basename(__filename);
-const fn = require(`../${filename}`);
+const fn = require(`../points`);
 
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import assert from 'chai';
 const expect = assert.expect;
 import invoke from './helpers/invoke_series_fn.js';
 
-describe(filename, () => {
+describe('points.js', () => {
 
   let seriesList;
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/precision.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/precision.js
index 97ae42f6cac8..68de2eb04a09 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/precision.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/precision.js
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-const filename = require('path').basename(__filename);
-const fn = require(`../${filename}`);
+const fn = require(`../precision`);
 
 import _ from 'lodash';
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
 import invoke from './helpers/invoke_series_fn.js';
 
-describe(filename, () => {
+describe('precision.js', () => {
 
   let seriesList;
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/range.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/range.js
index 9d29e9b0f61f..e98d8a527e69 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/range.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/range.js
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-const filename = require('path').basename(__filename);
-const fn = require(`../${filename}`);
+const fn = require(`../range`);
 
 import _ from 'lodash';
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
 import invoke from './helpers/invoke_series_fn.js';
 
-describe(filename, () => {
+describe('range.js', () => {
 
   let seriesList;
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/scale_interval.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/scale_interval.js
index 692319b6f622..b9c92c164170 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/scale_interval.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/scale_interval.js
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-const filename = require('path').basename(__filename);
-const fn = require(`../${filename}`);
+const fn = require(`../scale_interval`);
 
 import _ from 'lodash';
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
 import invoke from './helpers/invoke_series_fn.js';
 
-describe(filename, () => {
+describe('scale_interval.js', () => {
 
   let seriesList;
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/static.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/static.js
index 239892ddad4a..4e5500d55a4a 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/static.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/static.js
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-const filename = require('path').basename(__filename);
-const fn = require(`../${filename}`);
+const fn = require(`../static`);
 
 import _ from 'lodash';
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
 import invoke from './helpers/invoke_series_fn.js';
 
-describe(filename, () => {
+describe('static.js', () => {
   it('returns a series in which all numbers are the same', () => {
     return invoke(fn, [5]).then((r) => {
       expect(_.unique(_.map(r.output.list[0].data, 1))).to.eql([5]);
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/subtract.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/subtract.js
index 2c81ed92e79c..f34c46e7834f 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/subtract.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/subtract.js
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-const filename = require('path').basename(__filename);
-const fn = require(`../${filename}`);
+const fn = require(`../subtract`);
 
 import _ from 'lodash';
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
 import invoke from './helpers/invoke_series_fn.js';
 
-describe(filename, () => {
+describe('subtract.js', () => {
 
   let seriesList;
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/sum.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/sum.js
index 553a4ec9f39c..488301132ccf 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/sum.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/sum.js
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-const filename = require('path').basename(__filename);
-const fn = require(`../${filename}`);
+const fn = require(`../sum`);
 
 import _ from 'lodash';
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
 import invoke from './helpers/invoke_series_fn.js';
 
-describe(filename, () => {
+describe('sum.js', () => {
 
   let seriesList;
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/title.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/title.js
index 3715043b4059..5fac9f8a2783 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/title.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/title.js
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-const filename = require('path').basename(__filename);
-const fn = require(`../${filename}`);
+const fn = require(`../title`);
 
 import _ from 'lodash';
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
 import invoke from './helpers/invoke_series_fn.js';
 
-describe(filename, () => {
+describe('title.js', () => {
 
   let seriesList;
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/trim.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/trim.js
index 43b6500e9965..183e22fc49a0 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/trim.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/trim.js
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-const filename = require('path').basename(__filename);
-const fn = require(`../${filename}`);
+const fn = require(`../trim`);
 
 import _ from 'lodash';
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
 import invoke from './helpers/invoke_series_fn.js';
 
-describe(filename, () => {
+describe('trim.js', () => {
 
   let seriesList;
   beforeEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/yaxis.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/yaxis.js
index cecafea98337..7a181d9cbb8c 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/yaxis.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/server/series_functions/__tests__/yaxis.js
@@ -17,13 +17,12 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-const filename = require('path').basename(__filename);
-const fn = require(`../${filename}`);
+const fn = require(`../yaxis`);
 import Promise from 'bluebird';
 const expect = require('chai').expect;
 import invoke from './helpers/invoke_series_fn.js';
 
-describe(filename, () => {
+describe('yaxis.js', () => {
   let seriesList;
   beforeEach(() => {
     seriesList = require('./fixtures/seriesList.js')();
diff --git a/src/plugin_discovery/plugin_pack/create_pack.js b/src/plugin_discovery/plugin_pack/create_pack.js
index 39780ec7a421..21d3478d08e1 100644
--- a/src/plugin_discovery/plugin_pack/create_pack.js
+++ b/src/plugin_discovery/plugin_pack/create_pack.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { map, catchError } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { createInvalidPackError } from '../errors';
 
 function createPack(packageJson) {
-  let provider = require(packageJson.directoryPath);
+  let provider = require(packageJson.directoryPath); // eslint-disable-line import/no-dynamic-require
   if (provider.__esModule) {
     provider = provider.default;
   }
diff --git a/src/server/http/integration_tests/version_check.test.js b/src/server/http/integration_tests/version_check.test.js
index 3b3d70e5f35a..ce34bb9bb61c 100644
--- a/src/server/http/integration_tests/version_check.test.js
+++ b/src/server/http/integration_tests/version_check.test.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import * as kbnTestServer from '../../../test_utils/kbn_server';
 const src = resolve.bind(null, __dirname, '../../../../src');
 
 const versionHeader = 'kbn-version';
-const version = require(src('../package.json')).version;
+const version = require(src('../package.json')).version; // eslint-disable-line import/no-dynamic-require
 
 describe('version_check request filter', function () {
   let root;
diff --git a/src/server/http/integration_tests/xsrf.test.js b/src/server/http/integration_tests/xsrf.test.js
index 61c38e2878c3..7a54f04a8b60 100644
--- a/src/server/http/integration_tests/xsrf.test.js
+++ b/src/server/http/integration_tests/xsrf.test.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const xsrfHeader = 'kbn-xsrf';
 const versionHeader = 'kbn-version';
 const testPath = '/xsrf/test/route';
 const whitelistedTestPath = '/xsrf/test/route/whitelisted';
-const actualVersion = require(src('../package.json')).version;
+const actualVersion = require(src('../package.json')).version; // eslint-disable-line import/no-dynamic-require
 
 describe('xsrf request filter', () => {
   let root;
diff --git a/x-pack/dev-tools/api_debug/index.js b/x-pack/dev-tools/api_debug/index.js
index 73569892d1a8..cdec01732b3e 100644
--- a/x-pack/dev-tools/api_debug/index.js
+++ b/x-pack/dev-tools/api_debug/index.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ async function listFiles() {
   const pattern = resolve(__dirname, './apis/*/index.js');
   const files = await scan(pattern);
   files.forEach(file => {
-    const { name, description } = require(file);
+    const { name, description } = require(file); // eslint-disable-line import/no-dynamic-require
     console.log('    ' + bold(`node ${argv.$0} ${name}`));
     console.log(`      ${description}`);
   });
diff --git a/x-pack/dev-tools/api_debug/request_from_api.js b/x-pack/dev-tools/api_debug/request_from_api.js
index 93726fa8d6cb..072f85644c52 100644
--- a/x-pack/dev-tools/api_debug/request_from_api.js
+++ b/x-pack/dev-tools/api_debug/request_from_api.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ function prettyPrintJson(json) {
 
 export async function requestFromApi(argv, requestType) {
   const pattern = resolve(__dirname, `./apis/${requestType}/index.js`);
-  const { method, path, body } = require(pattern);
+  const { method, path, body } = require(pattern); // eslint-disable-line import/no-dynamic-require
   const { host, auth, basePath } = getRequestParams(argv);
   if (argv.k || !argv.ssl) {
     setIgnoreSSLErrors();
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/scripts/_helpers.js b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/scripts/_helpers.js
index 222b38c7eb4e..687faad14e0a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/scripts/_helpers.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/scripts/_helpers.js
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ exports.runGulpTask = function(name) {
 exports.runKibanaScript = function(name, args = []) {
   process.chdir(resolve(__dirname, '../../../..'));
   process.argv.splice(2, 0, ...args);
-  require('../../../../scripts/' + name);
+  require('../../../../scripts/' + name); // eslint-disable-line import/no-dynamic-require
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/lib/export_types_registry.js b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/lib/export_types_registry.js
index d7b66b84ace7..7631161c4f89 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/lib/export_types_registry.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/lib/export_types_registry.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ async function exportTypesRegistryFn(server) {
   files.forEach(file => {
     server.log(['reporting', 'debug', 'exportTypes'], `Found exportType at ${file}`);
 
-    const { register } = require(file);
+    const { register } = require(file); // eslint-disable-line import/no-dynamic-require
     register(exportTypesRegistry);
   });
   return exportTypesRegistry;