diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 59ef5289dea6e9..49c86363e0d66f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 				"widgets/*"
 			],
 			"devDependencies": {
-				"@eslint/eslintrc": "^3.0.0",
 				"@types/react": "^18.3.27",
 				"@types/react-dom": "^18.3.1",
 				"@typescript/native-preview": "^7.0.0-dev.20260423.1",
@@ -31,8 +30,7 @@
 				"@wordpress/vips": "file:./packages/vips",
 				"concurrently": "^3.5.0",
 				"cross-env": "^7.0.3",
-				"eslint": "^10.0.0",
-				"eslint-formatter-compact": "^9.0.1",
+				"glob": "^7.1.2",
 				"husky": "^7.0.0",
 				"lerna": "^9.0.7",
 				"lint-staged": "^16.4.0",
@@ -3791,80 +3789,6 @@
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 			"license": "MIT"
 		},
-		"node_modules/@eslint/eslintrc": {
-			"version": "3.3.5",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@eslint/eslintrc/-/eslintrc-3.3.5.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-4IlJx0X0qftVsN5E+/vGujTRIFtwuLbNsVUe7TO6zYPDR1O6nFwvwhIKEKSrl6dZchmYBITazxKoUYOjdtjlRg==",
-			"dev": true,
-			"license": "MIT",
-			"dependencies": {
-				"ajv": "^6.14.0",
-				"debug": "^4.3.2",
-				"espree": "^10.0.1",
-				"globals": "^14.0.0",
-				"ignore": "^5.2.0",
-				"import-fresh": "^3.2.1",
-				"js-yaml": "^4.1.1",
-				"minimatch": "^3.1.5",
-				"strip-json-comments": "^3.1.1"
-			},
-			"engines": {
-				"node": "^18.18.0 || ^20.9.0 || >=21.1.0"
-			},
-			"funding": {
-				"url": "https://opencollective.com/eslint"
-			}
-		},
-		"node_modules/@eslint/eslintrc/node_modules/ajv": {
-			"version": "6.14.0",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ajv/-/ajv-6.14.0.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-IWrosm/yrn43eiKqkfkHis7QioDleaXQHdDVPKg0FSwwd/DuvyX79TZnFOnYpB7dcsFAMmtFztZuXPDvSePkFw==",
-			"dev": true,
-			"license": "MIT",
-			"dependencies": {
-				"fast-deep-equal": "^3.1.1",
-				"fast-json-stable-stringify": "^2.0.0",
-				"json-schema-traverse": "^0.4.1",
-				"uri-js": "^4.2.2"
-			},
-			"funding": {
-				"type": "github",
-				"url": "https://github.com/sponsors/epoberezkin"
-			}
-		},
-		"node_modules/@eslint/eslintrc/node_modules/argparse": {
-			"version": "2.0.1",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/argparse/-/argparse-2.0.1.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-8+9WqebbFzpX9OR+Wa6O29asIogeRMzcGtAINdpMHHyAg10f05aSFVBbcEqGf/PXw1EjAZ+q2/bEBg3DvurK3Q==",
-			"dev": true,
-			"license": "Python-2.0"
-		},
-		"node_modules/@eslint/eslintrc/node_modules/js-yaml": {
-			"version": "4.1.1",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-yaml/-/js-yaml-4.1.1.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-qQKT4zQxXl8lLwBtHMWwaTcGfFOZviOJet3Oy/xmGk2gZH677CJM9EvtfdSkgWcATZhj/55JZ0rmy3myCT5lsA==",
-			"dev": true,
-			"license": "MIT",
-			"dependencies": {
-				"argparse": "^2.0.1"
-			},
-			"bin": {
-				"js-yaml": "bin/js-yaml.js"
-			}
-		},
-		"node_modules/@eslint/eslintrc/node_modules/minimatch": {
-			"version": "3.1.5",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.1.5.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-VgjWUsnnT6n+NUk6eZq77zeFdpW2LWDzP6zFGrCbHXiYNul5Dzqk2HHQ5uFH2DNW5Xbp8+jVzaeNt94ssEEl4w==",
-			"dev": true,
-			"license": "ISC",
-			"dependencies": {
-				"brace-expansion": "^1.1.7"
-			},
-			"engines": {
-				"node": "*"
-			}
-		},
 		"node_modules/@eslint/js": {
 			"version": "10.0.1",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@eslint/js/-/js-10.0.1.tgz",
@@ -24344,7 +24268,6 @@
 			"version": "9.0.1",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eslint-formatter-compact/-/eslint-formatter-compact-9.0.1.tgz",
 			"integrity": "sha512-mBAti2tb403dQGMyilQTYHU80stem3N7jdtKW+tmn5gj3JNF7ki0rgCZtJFw4iMayTH862FTUIqCdp70ug0S0Q==",
-			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"engines": {
 				"node": "^18.18.0 || ^20.9.0 || >=21.1.0"
@@ -26786,19 +26709,6 @@
 				"node": ">=6"
 			}
 		},
-		"node_modules/globals": {
-			"version": "14.0.0",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/globals/-/globals-14.0.0.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-oahGvuMGQlPw/ivIYBjVSrWAfWLBeku5tpPE2fOPLi+WHffIWbuh2tCjhyQhTBPMf5E9jDEH4FOmTYgYwbKwtQ==",
-			"dev": true,
-			"license": "MIT",
-			"engines": {
-				"node": ">=18"
-			},
-			"funding": {
-				"url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
-			}
-		},
 		"node_modules/globalthis": {
 			"version": "1.0.4",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/globalthis/-/globalthis-1.0.4.tgz",
@@ -50399,7 +50309,8 @@
 			},
 			"devDependencies": {
 				"@types/eslint": "^9",
-				"@types/estree": "^1.0.5"
+				"@types/estree": "^1.0.5",
+				"eslint": "^10.0.0"
 			},
 			"engines": {
 				"node": ">=18.12.0",
@@ -54534,6 +54445,8 @@
 				"@eslint/js": "^10.0.0",
 				"@wordpress/eslint-plugin": "file:../../packages/eslint-plugin",
 				"@wordpress/scripts": "file:../../packages/scripts",
+				"eslint": "^10.0.0",
+				"eslint-formatter-compact": "^9.0.1",
 				"eslint-import-resolver-typescript": "^4.4.4",
 				"eslint-plugin-import": "^2.31.0",
 				"eslint-plugin-jest": "^28.11.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 530da9fac08dc3..b152fd9a1fe593 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
 		"IS_GUTENBERG_PLUGIN": true
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
-		"@eslint/eslintrc": "^3.0.0",
 		"@types/react": "^18.3.27",
 		"@types/react-dom": "^18.3.1",
 		"@typescript/native-preview": "^7.0.0-dev.20260423.1",
@@ -71,8 +70,7 @@
 		"@wordpress/vips": "file:./packages/vips",
 		"concurrently": "^3.5.0",
 		"cross-env": "^7.0.3",
-		"eslint": "^10.0.0",
-		"eslint-formatter-compact": "^9.0.1",
+		"glob": "^7.1.2",
 		"husky": "^7.0.0",
 		"lerna": "^9.0.7",
 		"lint-staged": "^16.4.0",
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/package.json b/packages/eslint-plugin/package.json
index 2e2bd297370a3e..75cd8fbf40c30a 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/package.json
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/package.json
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
 		"@types/eslint": "^9",
-		"@types/estree": "^1.0.5"
+		"@types/estree": "^1.0.5",
+		"eslint": "^10.0.0"
 	},
 	"peerDependencies": {
 		"@babel/core": ">=7",
diff --git a/packages/jest-preset-default/jest-preset.js b/packages/jest-preset-default/jest-preset.js
index f78939501c1931..e6211aa19f1ab5 100644
--- a/packages/jest-preset-default/jest-preset.js
+++ b/packages/jest-preset-default/jest-preset.js
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 module.exports = {
 	moduleNameMapper: {
 		'\\.(scss|css)$': require.resolve( './scripts/style-mock.js' ),
-		// See https://github.com/facebook/jest/issues/11100#issuecomment-967161978
-		'@eslint/eslintrc': '@eslint/eslintrc/dist/eslintrc-universal.cjs',
 	},
 	modulePaths: [ '<rootDir>' ],
 	setupFiles: [ require.resolve( './scripts/setup-globals.js' ) ],
diff --git a/test/unit/scripts/resolver.js b/test/unit/scripts/resolver.js
index 323001653532f3..275f81f27d56a5 100644
--- a/test/unit/scripts/resolver.js
+++ b/test/unit/scripts/resolver.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ module.exports = ( path, options ) => {
 			if (
 				pkg.name === 'uuid' ||
 				pkg.name === 'react-colorful' ||
-				pkg.name === '@eslint/eslintrc' ||
 				pkg.name === 'expect' ||
 				pkg.name === 'nanoid' ||
 				pkg.name?.startsWith( '@wordpress/' )
diff --git a/tools/eslint/lint-js.cjs b/tools/eslint/lint-js.cjs
index 082512b4370cbf..da2c588ab6c096 100644
--- a/tools/eslint/lint-js.cjs
+++ b/tools/eslint/lint-js.cjs
@@ -20,6 +20,45 @@ const args = userArgs.some( ( arg ) =>
 	: [ '--suppressions-location', SUPPRESSIONS_FILE, ...userArgs ];
 const wpScriptsBin = require.resolve( '@wordpress/scripts/bin/wp-scripts.js' );
 
+const FORMAT_FLAGS = [ '-f', '--format' ];
+
+function resolveFormatter( name ) {
+	if (
+		name.startsWith( '/' ) ||
+		name.startsWith( './' ) ||
+		name.startsWith( '../' ) ||
+		/^[A-Za-z]:\\/.test( name )
+	) {
+		return name;
+	}
+
+	for ( const candidate of [ name, `eslint-formatter-${ name }` ] ) {
+		try {
+			return require.resolve( candidate, { paths: [ __dirname ] } );
+		} catch {}
+	}
+
+	throw new Error(
+		`Formatter "${ name }" not found. Install the corresponding eslint-formatter-<name> package in tools/eslint/ or use a built-in formatter (stylish, json, etc.).`
+	);
+}
+
+const childArgs = args.map( ( arg, index ) => {
+	if ( FORMAT_FLAGS.includes( args[ index - 1 ] ) ) {
+		return resolveFormatter( arg );
+	}
+
+	for ( const flag of FORMAT_FLAGS ) {
+		if ( arg.startsWith( `${ flag }=` ) ) {
+			return `${ flag }=${ resolveFormatter(
+				arg.slice( flag.length + 1 )
+			) }`;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return arg;
+} );
+
 // Detect stale suppressions by scanning the child's output for ESLint's
 // own `--prune-suppressions` hint. A small sliding tail buffer is used so
 // the child's output can be streamed straight to the user instead of being
@@ -39,10 +78,14 @@ if (
 	childEnv.FORCE_COLOR = '1';
 }
 
-const child = spawn( process.execPath, [ wpScriptsBin, 'lint-js', ...args ], {
-	stdio: [ 'inherit', 'pipe', 'pipe' ],
-	env: childEnv,
-} );
+const child = spawn(
+	process.execPath,
+	[ wpScriptsBin, 'lint-js', ...childArgs ],
+	{
+		stdio: [ 'inherit', 'pipe', 'pipe' ],
+		env: childEnv,
+	}
+);
 
 child.stdout.on( 'data', handleChunk( process.stdout ) );
 child.stderr.on( 'data', handleChunk( process.stderr ) );
diff --git a/tools/eslint/package.json b/tools/eslint/package.json
index d46dea4b186f82..316a7ae811a4c7 100644
--- a/tools/eslint/package.json
+++ b/tools/eslint/package.json
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 		"@eslint/js": "^10.0.0",
 		"@wordpress/eslint-plugin": "file:../../packages/eslint-plugin",
 		"@wordpress/scripts": "file:../../packages/scripts",
+		"eslint": "^10.0.0",
+		"eslint-formatter-compact": "^9.0.1",
 		"eslint-import-resolver-typescript": "^4.4.4",
 		"eslint-plugin-import": "^2.31.0",
 		"eslint-plugin-jest": "^28.11.0",