diff --git a/src/babel/transformation/file.js b/src/babel/transformation/file.js
index 9d675fa126..b22d7eee4b 100644
--- a/src/babel/transformation/file.js
+++ b/src/babel/transformation/file.js
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ export default class File {
     var opts = this.opts;
 
     opts.allowImportExportEverywhere = this.isLoose("es6.modules");
-    opts.strictMode = this.transformers.useStrict.canRun();
+    opts.strictMode = this.transformers.strict.canRun();
 
     return parse(opts, code, (tree) => {
       this.transform(tree);
diff --git a/src/babel/transformation/helpers/use-strict.js b/src/babel/transformation/helpers/strict.js
similarity index 100%
rename from src/babel/transformation/helpers/use-strict.js
rename to src/babel/transformation/helpers/strict.js
diff --git a/src/babel/transformation/transformers/deprecated.json b/src/babel/transformation/transformers/deprecated.json
index 71dea271a6..8c0cb981eb 100644
--- a/src/babel/transformation/transformers/deprecated.json
+++ b/src/babel/transformation/transformers/deprecated.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "useStrict": "strict",
   "selfContained": "runtime",
   "unicode-regex": "regex.unicode",
 
diff --git a/src/babel/transformation/transformers/index.js b/src/babel/transformation/transformers/index.js
index a52a4401c0..66e2f396b4 100644
--- a/src/babel/transformation/transformers/index.js
+++ b/src/babel/transformation/transformers/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export default {
-  useStrict:                               require("./other/use-strict"),
+  strict:                                  require("./other/strict"),
 
   "validation.undeclaredVariableCheck":    require("./validation/undeclared-variable-check"),
   "validation.noForInOfAssignment":        require("./validation/no-for-in-of-assignment"),
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export default {
   "spec.typeofSymbol":                     require("./spec/typeof-symbol"),
   "spec.undefinedToVoid":                  require("./spec/undefined-to-void"),
 
-  _useStrict:                              require("./internal/use-strict"),
+  _strict:                                 require("./internal/strict"),
   _moduleFormatter:                        require("./internal/module-formatter"),
 
   "es3.propertyLiterals":                  require("./es3/property-literals"),
diff --git a/src/babel/transformation/transformers/internal/declarations.js b/src/babel/transformation/transformers/internal/declarations.js
index 26668aeeef..1f574cb17e 100644
--- a/src/babel/transformation/transformers/internal/declarations.js
+++ b/src/babel/transformation/transformers/internal/declarations.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as useStrict from "../../helpers/use-strict";
+import * as strict from "../../helpers/use-strict";
 import t from "../../../types";
 
 export var secondPass = true;
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export var secondPass = true;
 export function BlockStatement(node, parent, scope, file) {
   if (!node._declarations) return;
 
-  useStrict.wrap(node, function () {
+  strict.wrap(node, function () {
     var kinds = {};
     var kind;
 
diff --git a/src/babel/transformation/transformers/internal/module-formatter.js b/src/babel/transformation/transformers/internal/module-formatter.js
index 40f236402b..a601ff4230 100644
--- a/src/babel/transformation/transformers/internal/module-formatter.js
+++ b/src/babel/transformation/transformers/internal/module-formatter.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import * as useStrict from "../../helpers/use-strict";
+import * as strict from "../../helpers/strict";
 
 export function Program(program, parent, scope, file) {
   if (!file.transformers["es6.modules"].canRun()) return;
 
-  useStrict.wrap(program, function () {
+  strict.wrap(program, function () {
     program.body = file.dynamicImports.concat(program.body);
   });
 
diff --git a/src/babel/transformation/transformers/internal/use-strict.js b/src/babel/transformation/transformers/internal/strict.js
similarity index 78%
rename from src/babel/transformation/transformers/internal/use-strict.js
rename to src/babel/transformation/transformers/internal/strict.js
index 65ea3edfcc..c4e0bfa695 100644
--- a/src/babel/transformation/transformers/internal/use-strict.js
+++ b/src/babel/transformation/transformers/internal/strict.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import t from "../../../types";
 
 export function Program(program, parent, scope, file) {
-  if (file.transformers.useStrict.canRun()) {
+  if (file.transformers.strict.canRun()) {
     program.body.unshift(t.expressionStatement(t.literal("use strict")));
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/babel/transformation/transformers/other/use-strict.js b/src/babel/transformation/transformers/other/strict.js
similarity index 100%
rename from src/babel/transformation/transformers/other/use-strict.js
rename to src/babel/transformation/transformers/other/strict.js
diff --git a/test/fixtures/transformation/use-strict/undefined-this-arrow-function/actual.js b/test/fixtures/transformation/strict/undefined-this-arrow-function/actual.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/fixtures/transformation/use-strict/undefined-this-arrow-function/actual.js
rename to test/fixtures/transformation/strict/undefined-this-arrow-function/actual.js
diff --git a/test/fixtures/transformation/use-strict/undefined-this-arrow-function/expected.js b/test/fixtures/transformation/strict/undefined-this-arrow-function/expected.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/fixtures/transformation/use-strict/undefined-this-arrow-function/expected.js
rename to test/fixtures/transformation/strict/undefined-this-arrow-function/expected.js
diff --git a/test/fixtures/transformation/use-strict/undefined-this-root-call/actual.js b/test/fixtures/transformation/strict/undefined-this-root-call/actual.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/fixtures/transformation/use-strict/undefined-this-root-call/actual.js
rename to test/fixtures/transformation/strict/undefined-this-root-call/actual.js
diff --git a/test/fixtures/transformation/use-strict/undefined-this-root-call/expected.js b/test/fixtures/transformation/strict/undefined-this-root-call/expected.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/fixtures/transformation/use-strict/undefined-this-root-call/expected.js
rename to test/fixtures/transformation/strict/undefined-this-root-call/expected.js
diff --git a/test/fixtures/transformation/use-strict/undefined-this-root-declaration/actual.js b/test/fixtures/transformation/strict/undefined-this-root-declaration/actual.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/fixtures/transformation/use-strict/undefined-this-root-declaration/actual.js
rename to test/fixtures/transformation/strict/undefined-this-root-declaration/actual.js
diff --git a/test/fixtures/transformation/use-strict/undefined-this-root-declaration/expected.js b/test/fixtures/transformation/strict/undefined-this-root-declaration/expected.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/fixtures/transformation/use-strict/undefined-this-root-declaration/expected.js
rename to test/fixtures/transformation/strict/undefined-this-root-declaration/expected.js
diff --git a/test/fixtures/transformation/use-strict/undefined-this-root-reference/actual.js b/test/fixtures/transformation/strict/undefined-this-root-reference/actual.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/fixtures/transformation/use-strict/undefined-this-root-reference/actual.js
rename to test/fixtures/transformation/strict/undefined-this-root-reference/actual.js
diff --git a/test/fixtures/transformation/use-strict/undefined-this-root-reference/expected.js b/test/fixtures/transformation/strict/undefined-this-root-reference/expected.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/fixtures/transformation/use-strict/undefined-this-root-reference/expected.js
rename to test/fixtures/transformation/strict/undefined-this-root-reference/expected.js
diff --git a/test/fixtures/transformation/use-strict/use-strict-add/actual.js b/test/fixtures/transformation/strict/use-strict-add/actual.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/fixtures/transformation/use-strict/use-strict-add/actual.js
rename to test/fixtures/transformation/strict/use-strict-add/actual.js
diff --git a/test/fixtures/transformation/use-strict/use-strict-add/expected.js b/test/fixtures/transformation/strict/use-strict-add/expected.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/fixtures/transformation/use-strict/use-strict-add/expected.js
rename to test/fixtures/transformation/strict/use-strict-add/expected.js
diff --git a/test/fixtures/transformation/use-strict/use-strict-exists/actual.js b/test/fixtures/transformation/strict/use-strict-exists/actual.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/fixtures/transformation/use-strict/use-strict-exists/actual.js
rename to test/fixtures/transformation/strict/use-strict-exists/actual.js
diff --git a/test/fixtures/transformation/use-strict/use-strict-exists/expected.js b/test/fixtures/transformation/strict/use-strict-exists/expected.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/fixtures/transformation/use-strict/use-strict-exists/expected.js
rename to test/fixtures/transformation/strict/use-strict-exists/expected.js