diff --git a/packages/update-package-dependencies/spec/async-spec-helpers.js b/packages/update-package-dependencies/spec/async-spec-helpers.js
deleted file mode 100644
index f8d812c390f..00000000000
--- a/packages/update-package-dependencies/spec/async-spec-helpers.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,106 +0,0 @@
-/** @babel */
-
-export function beforeEach(fn) {
-  global.beforeEach(function() {
-    const result = fn();
-    if (result instanceof Promise) {
-      waitsForPromise(() => result);
-    }
-  });
-}
-
-export function afterEach(fn) {
-  global.afterEach(function() {
-    const result = fn();
-    if (result instanceof Promise) {
-      waitsForPromise(() => result);
-    }
-  });
-}
-
-['it', 'fit', 'ffit', 'fffit'].forEach(function(name) {
-  module.exports[name] = function(description, fn) {
-    if (fn === undefined) {
-      global[name](description);
-      return;
-    }
-
-    global[name](description, function() {
-      const result = fn();
-      if (result instanceof Promise) {
-        waitsForPromise(() => result);
-      }
-    });
-  };
-});
-
-export async function conditionPromise(
-  condition,
-  description = 'anonymous condition'
-) {
-  const startTime = Date.now();
-
-  while (true) {
-    await timeoutPromise(100);
-
-    if (await condition()) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    if (Date.now() - startTime > 5000) {
-      throw new Error('Timed out waiting on ' + description);
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-export function timeoutPromise(timeout) {
-  return new Promise(function(resolve) {
-    global.setTimeout(resolve, timeout);
-  });
-}
-
-function waitsForPromise(fn) {
-  const promise = fn();
-  global.waitsFor('spec promise to resolve', function(done) {
-    promise.then(done, function(error) {
-      jasmine.getEnv().currentSpec.fail(error);
-      done();
-    });
-  });
-}
-
-export function emitterEventPromise(emitter, event, timeout = 15000) {
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    const timeoutHandle = setTimeout(() => {
-      reject(new Error(`Timed out waiting for '${event}' event`));
-    }, timeout);
-    emitter.once(event, () => {
-      clearTimeout(timeoutHandle);
-      resolve();
-    });
-  });
-}
-
-export function promisify(original) {
-  return function(...args) {
-    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      args.push((err, ...results) => {
-        if (err) {
-          reject(err);
-        } else {
-          resolve(...results);
-        }
-      });
-
-      return original(...args);
-    });
-  };
-}
-
-export function promisifySome(obj, fnNames) {
-  const result = {};
-  for (const fnName of fnNames) {
-    result[fnName] = promisify(obj[fnName]);
-  }
-  return result;
-}
diff --git a/packages/update-package-dependencies/spec/update-package-dependencies-spec.js b/packages/update-package-dependencies/spec/update-package-dependencies-spec.js
index dcce16cb85e..c7d5cc98de2 100644
--- a/packages/update-package-dependencies/spec/update-package-dependencies-spec.js
+++ b/packages/update-package-dependencies/spec/update-package-dependencies-spec.js
@@ -2,14 +2,6 @@ const os = require('os');
 const path = require('path');
 const updatePackageDependencies = require('../lib/update-package-dependencies');
 
-const {
-  it,
-  fit,
-  ffit,
-  afterEach,
-  beforeEach
-} = require('./async-spec-helpers'); // eslint-disable-line no-unused-vars
-
 describe('Update Package Dependencies', () => {
   let projectPath = null;