diff --git a/.babelrc b/.babelrc
deleted file mode 100644
index df3d097f1..000000000
--- a/.babelrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "presets": [
-    "env",
-    "react",
-    "stage-1"
-  ],
-  "ignore": ["*.test*"]
-}
diff --git a/babel.config.js b/babel.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89ec20bfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/babel.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+module.exports = {
+  babelrcRoots: [
+    "css",
+    "tokens",
+    "components",
+    "docs"
+  ]
+};