diff --git a/.cspell.json b/.cspell.json
index b3e10009914b..39e8c795e7af 100644
--- a/.cspell.json
+++ b/.cspell.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "**/**/CHANGELOG.md",
     "**/**/CONTRIBUTORS.md",
     "**/**/ROADMAP.md",
-    "**/*.json"
+    "**/*.{json,snap}"
   ],
   "dictionaries": [
     "typescript",
diff --git a/packages/typescript-estree/package.json b/packages/typescript-estree/package.json
index c20b6a390254..1a465e160aab 100644
--- a/packages/typescript-estree/package.json
+++ b/packages/typescript-estree/package.json
@@ -55,12 +55,10 @@
     "@types/debug": "^4.1.5",
     "@types/glob": "^7.1.1",
     "@types/is-glob": "^4.0.1",
-    "@types/lodash.isplainobject": "^4.0.4",
     "@types/lodash.unescape": "^4.0.4",
     "@types/semver": "^6.2.0",
     "@types/tmp": "^0.1.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/shared-fixtures": "2.14.0",
-    "lodash.isplainobject": "4.0.6",
     "tmp": "^0.1.0",
     "typescript": "*"
   },
diff --git a/packages/typescript-estree/src/parser.ts b/packages/typescript-estree/src/parser.ts
index 82755ef99079..fb62c090bb79 100644
--- a/packages/typescript-estree/src/parser.ts
+++ b/packages/typescript-estree/src/parser.ts
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ function parseAndGenerateServices<T extends TSESTreeOptions = TSESTreeOptions>(
   )!;
 
   /**
-   * Determine whatever or not two-way maps of converted AST nodes should be preserved
+   * Determine if two-way maps of converted AST nodes should be preserved
    * during the conversion process
    */
   const shouldPreserveNodeMaps =
diff --git a/packages/typescript-estree/tests/ast-alignment/parse.ts b/packages/typescript-estree/tests/ast-alignment/parse.ts
index a56efd778f64..42f6e0f68fcb 100644
--- a/packages/typescript-estree/tests/ast-alignment/parse.ts
+++ b/packages/typescript-estree/tests/ast-alignment/parse.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import { ParserPlugin } from '@babel/parser';
 import { codeFrameColumns } from '@babel/code-frame';
 import * as parser from '../../src/parser';
-import * as parseUtils from './utils';
 
 function createError(
   message: string,
@@ -92,14 +91,10 @@ export function parse(
   try {
     switch (opts.parser) {
       case '@typescript-eslint/typescript-estree':
-        result.ast = parseUtils.normalizeNodeTypes(
-          parseWithTypeScriptESTree(text, opts.jsx),
-        );
+        result.ast = parseWithTypeScriptESTree(text, opts.jsx);
         break;
       case '@babel/parser':
-        result.ast = parseUtils.normalizeNodeTypes(
-          parseWithBabelParser(text, opts.jsx),
-        );
+        result.ast = parseWithBabelParser(text, opts.jsx);
         break;
       default:
         throw new Error(
diff --git a/packages/typescript-estree/tests/ast-alignment/spec.ts b/packages/typescript-estree/tests/ast-alignment/spec.ts
index 4c16a4143c8d..9e308b73c643 100644
--- a/packages/typescript-estree/tests/ast-alignment/spec.ts
+++ b/packages/typescript-estree/tests/ast-alignment/spec.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ fixturesToTest.forEach(fixture => {
       ),
     ).toEqual(
       parseUtils.removeLocationDataAndSourceTypeFromProgramNode(
-        typeScriptESTreeResult.ast,
+        parseUtils.preprocessTypescriptAST(typeScriptESTreeResult.ast),
         fixture.ignoreSourceType,
       ),
     );
diff --git a/packages/typescript-estree/tests/ast-alignment/utils.ts b/packages/typescript-estree/tests/ast-alignment/utils.ts
index 78b7df66fe67..4830a7f1f5a5 100644
--- a/packages/typescript-estree/tests/ast-alignment/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/typescript-estree/tests/ast-alignment/utils.ts
@@ -1,90 +1,25 @@
 // babel types are something we don't really care about
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
-import { AST_NODE_TYPES } from '../../src/ts-estree';
-import isPlainObject from 'lodash.isplainobject';
-
-/**
- * By default, pretty-format (within Jest matchers) retains the names/types of nodes from the babylon AST,
- * quick and dirty way to avoid that is to JSON.stringify and then JSON.parser the
- * ASTs before comparing them with pretty-format
- *
- * @param {Object} ast raw AST
- * @returns {Object} normalized AST
- */
-export function normalizeNodeTypes(ast: any): any {
-  return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(ast));
-}
-
-/**
- * Removes the given keys from the given AST object recursively
- * @param root A JavaScript object to remove keys from
- * @param keysToOmit Names and predicate functions use to determine what keys to omit from the final object
- * @param nodes advance ast modifications
- * @returns {Object} formatted object
- */
-export function omitDeep(
-  root: any,
-  keysToOmit: { key: string; predicate: Function }[],
-  nodes: Record<string, (node: any, parent: any) => void> = {},
-): any {
-  function shouldOmit(keyName: string, val: any): boolean {
-    if (keysToOmit?.length) {
-      return keysToOmit.some(
-        keyConfig => keyConfig.key === keyName && keyConfig.predicate(val),
-      );
-    }
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  function visit(node: any, parent: any): void {
-    if (!node) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    for (const prop in node) {
-      if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(node, prop)) {
-        if (shouldOmit(prop, node[prop])) {
-          delete node[prop];
-          continue;
-        }
-
-        const child = node[prop];
-
-        if (Array.isArray(child)) {
-          for (const el of child) {
-            visit(el, node);
-          }
-        } else if (isPlainObject(child)) {
-          visit(child, node);
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (typeof node.type === 'string' && node.type in nodes) {
-      nodes[node.type](node, parent);
-    }
-  }
-
-  visit(root, null);
-  return root;
-}
+import { AST_NODE_TYPES, TSESTree } from '../../src/ts-estree';
+import { deeplyCopy, omitDeep } from '../../tools/test-utils';
+import * as BabelTypes from '@babel/types';
 
 /**
  * Common predicates for Babylon AST preprocessing
  */
 const always = (): boolean => true;
-const ifNumber = (val: any): boolean => typeof val === 'number';
+const ifNumber = (val: unknown): boolean => typeof val === 'number';
 
 /**
  * - Babylon wraps the "Program" node in an extra "File" node, normalize this for simplicity for now...
  * - Remove "start" and "end" values from Babylon nodes to reduce unimportant noise in diffs ("loc" data will still be in
  * each final AST and compared).
  *
- * @param {Object} ast raw babylon AST
- * @returns {Object} processed babylon AST
+ * @param ast raw babylon AST
+ * @returns processed babylon AST
  */
-export function preprocessBabylonAST(ast: any): any {
-  return omitDeep(
+export function preprocessBabylonAST(ast: BabelTypes.File): any {
+  return omitDeep<any>(
     ast.program,
     [
       {
@@ -130,7 +65,7 @@ export function preprocessBabylonAST(ast: any): any {
       /**
        * Awaiting feedback on Babel issue https://github.com/babel/babel/issues/9231
        */
-      TSCallSignatureDeclaration(node: any) {
+      TSCallSignatureDeclaration(node) {
         if (node.typeAnnotation) {
           node.returnType = node.typeAnnotation;
           delete node.typeAnnotation;
@@ -143,7 +78,7 @@ export function preprocessBabylonAST(ast: any): any {
       /**
        * Awaiting feedback on Babel issue https://github.com/babel/babel/issues/9231
        */
-      TSConstructSignatureDeclaration(node: any) {
+      TSConstructSignatureDeclaration(node) {
         if (node.typeAnnotation) {
           node.returnType = node.typeAnnotation;
           delete node.typeAnnotation;
@@ -156,7 +91,7 @@ export function preprocessBabylonAST(ast: any): any {
       /**
        * Awaiting feedback on Babel issue https://github.com/babel/babel/issues/9231
        */
-      TSFunctionType(node: any) {
+      TSFunctionType(node) {
         if (node.typeAnnotation) {
           node.returnType = node.typeAnnotation;
           delete node.typeAnnotation;
@@ -169,7 +104,7 @@ export function preprocessBabylonAST(ast: any): any {
       /**
        * Awaiting feedback on Babel issue https://github.com/babel/babel/issues/9231
        */
-      TSConstructorType(node: any) {
+      TSConstructorType(node) {
         if (node.typeAnnotation) {
           node.returnType = node.typeAnnotation;
           delete node.typeAnnotation;
@@ -182,7 +117,7 @@ export function preprocessBabylonAST(ast: any): any {
       /**
        * Awaiting feedback on Babel issue https://github.com/babel/babel/issues/9231
        */
-      TSMethodSignature(node: any) {
+      TSMethodSignature(node) {
         if (node.typeAnnotation) {
           node.returnType = node.typeAnnotation;
           delete node.typeAnnotation;
@@ -215,7 +150,7 @@ export function preprocessBabylonAST(ast: any): any {
           };
         }
       },
-      ClassProperty(node: any) {
+      ClassProperty(node) {
         /**
          * Babel: ClassProperty + abstract: true
          * ts-estree: TSAbstractClassProperty
@@ -233,7 +168,7 @@ export function preprocessBabylonAST(ast: any): any {
           node.declare = false;
         }
       },
-      TSExpressionWithTypeArguments(node: any, parent: any) {
+      TSExpressionWithTypeArguments(node, parent: any) {
         if (parent.type === 'TSInterfaceDeclaration') {
           node.type = 'TSInterfaceHeritage';
         } else if (
@@ -266,17 +201,17 @@ export function preprocessBabylonAST(ast: any): any {
        * babel: sets optional property as true/undefined
        * ts-estree: sets optional property as true/false
        */
-      MemberExpression(node: any) {
+      MemberExpression(node) {
         if (!node.optional) {
           node.optional = false;
         }
       },
-      CallExpression(node: any) {
+      CallExpression(node) {
         if (!node.optional) {
           node.optional = false;
         }
       },
-      OptionalCallExpression(node: any) {
+      OptionalCallExpression(node) {
         if (!node.optional) {
           node.optional = false;
         }
@@ -286,7 +221,7 @@ export function preprocessBabylonAST(ast: any): any {
        * babel: sets asserts property as true/undefined
        * ts-estree: sets asserts property as true/false
        */
-      TSTypePredicate(node: any) {
+      TSTypePredicate(node) {
         if (!node.asserts) {
           node.asserts = false;
         }
@@ -302,9 +237,9 @@ export function preprocessBabylonAST(ast: any): any {
  *
  * See: https://github.com/babel/babel/issues/6681
  *
- * @param {Object} ast the raw AST with a Program node at its top level
- * @param {boolean} ignoreSourceType fix for issues with unambiguous type detection
- * @returns {Object} the ast with the location data removed from the Program node
+ * @param ast the raw AST with a Program node at its top level
+ * @param ignoreSourceType fix for issues with unambiguous type detection
+ * @returns the ast with the location data removed from the Program node
  */
 export function removeLocationDataAndSourceTypeFromProgramNode(
   ast: any,
@@ -317,3 +252,12 @@ export function removeLocationDataAndSourceTypeFromProgramNode(
   }
   return ast;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Returns a raw copy of the typescript AST
+ * @param ast the AST object
+ * @returns copy of the AST object
+ */
+export function preprocessTypescriptAST<T = TSESTree.Program>(ast: T): T {
+  return deeplyCopy<T>(ast);
+}
diff --git a/packages/typescript-estree/tests/lib/__snapshots__/javascript.ts.snap b/packages/typescript-estree/tests/lib/__snapshots__/javascript.ts.snap
index a73f908a3623..84f3780a21c2 100644
--- a/packages/typescript-estree/tests/lib/__snapshots__/javascript.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/typescript-estree/tests/lib/__snapshots__/javascript.ts.snap
@@ -132662,7 +132662,7 @@ Object {
               "pattern": "foo.",
             },
             "type": "Literal",
-            "value": Object {},
+            "value": /foo\\./,
           },
           "loc": Object {
             "end": Object {
@@ -132859,7 +132859,7 @@ Object {
               "pattern": "[\\\\u{0000000000000061}-\\\\u{7A}]",
             },
             "type": "Literal",
-            "value": Object {},
+            "value": /\\[\\\\u\\{0000000000000061\\}-\\\\u\\{7A\\}\\]/u,
           },
           "loc": Object {
             "end": Object {
@@ -133253,7 +133253,7 @@ Object {
               "pattern": "foo",
             },
             "type": "Literal",
-            "value": Object {},
+            "value": /foo/u,
           },
           "loc": Object {
             "end": Object {
@@ -133450,7 +133450,7 @@ Object {
               "pattern": "foo",
             },
             "type": "Literal",
-            "value": Object {},
+            "value": /foo/y,
           },
           "loc": Object {
             "end": Object {
diff --git a/packages/typescript-estree/tools/test-utils.ts b/packages/typescript-estree/tools/test-utils.ts
index b9fcb51cab64..2a9b2f11ddfa 100644
--- a/packages/typescript-estree/tools/test-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/typescript-estree/tools/test-utils.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,6 @@
 import * as parser from '../src/parser';
 import { TSESTreeOptions } from '../src/parser-options';
 
-/**
- * Returns a raw copy of the given AST
- * @param  {Object} ast the AST object
- * @returns {Object}     copy of the AST object
- */
-export function getRaw(ast: parser.TSESTree.Program): parser.TSESTree.Program {
-  return JSON.parse(
-    JSON.stringify(ast, (key, value) => {
-      if ((key === 'start' || key === 'end') && typeof value === 'number') {
-        return undefined;
-      }
-      return value;
-    }),
-  );
-}
-
 export function parseCodeAndGenerateServices(
   code: string,
   config: TSESTreeOptions,
@@ -27,24 +11,24 @@ export function parseCodeAndGenerateServices(
 /**
  * Returns a function which can be used as the callback of a Jest test() block,
  * and which performs an assertion on the snapshot for the given code and config.
- * @param {string} code The source code to parse
- * @param {TSESTreeOptions} config the parser configuration
- * @param {boolean} generateServices Flag determining whether to generate ast maps and program or not
- * @returns {jest.ProvidesCallback} callback for Jest it() block
+ * @param code The source code to parse
+ * @param config the parser configuration
+ * @param generateServices Flag determining whether to generate ast maps and program or not
+ * @returns callback for Jest it() block
  */
 export function createSnapshotTestBlock(
   code: string,
   config: TSESTreeOptions,
   generateServices?: true,
-): () => void {
+): jest.ProvidesCallback {
   /**
-   * @returns {Object} the AST object
+   * @returns the AST object
    */
   function parse(): parser.TSESTree.Program {
     const ast = generateServices
       ? parser.parseAndGenerateServices(code, config).ast
       : parser.parse(code, config);
-    return getRaw(ast);
+    return deeplyCopy(ast);
   }
 
   return (): void => {
@@ -84,3 +68,84 @@ export function isJSXFileType(fileType: string): boolean {
   }
   return fileType === 'js' || fileType === 'jsx' || fileType === 'tsx';
 }
+
+/**
+ * Returns a raw copy of the typescript AST
+ * @param ast the AST object
+ * @returns copy of the AST object
+ */
+export function deeplyCopy<T>(ast: T): T {
+  return omitDeep(ast) as T;
+}
+
+type UnknownObject = Record<string, unknown>;
+
+function isObjectLike(value: unknown | null): value is UnknownObject {
+  return (
+    typeof value === 'object' && !(value instanceof RegExp) && value !== null
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Removes the given keys from the given AST object recursively
+ * @param root A JavaScript object to remove keys from
+ * @param keysToOmit Names and predicate functions use to determine what keys to omit from the final object
+ * @param selectors advance ast modifications
+ * @returns formatted object
+ */
+export function omitDeep<T = UnknownObject>(
+  root: T,
+  keysToOmit: { key: string; predicate: (value: unknown) => boolean }[] = [],
+  selectors: Record<
+    string,
+    (node: UnknownObject, parent: UnknownObject | null) => void
+  > = {},
+): UnknownObject {
+  function shouldOmit(keyName: string, val: unknown): boolean {
+    if (keysToOmit?.length) {
+      return keysToOmit.some(
+        keyConfig => keyConfig.key === keyName && keyConfig.predicate(val),
+      );
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  function visit(
+    oNode: UnknownObject,
+    parent: UnknownObject | null,
+  ): UnknownObject {
+    if (!Array.isArray(oNode) && !isObjectLike(oNode)) {
+      return oNode;
+    }
+
+    const node = { ...oNode };
+
+    for (const prop in node) {
+      if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(node, prop)) {
+        if (shouldOmit(prop, node[prop]) || typeof node[prop] === 'undefined') {
+          delete node[prop];
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        const child = node[prop];
+        if (Array.isArray(child)) {
+          const value = [];
+          for (const el of child) {
+            value.push(visit(el, node));
+          }
+          node[prop] = value;
+        } else if (isObjectLike(child)) {
+          node[prop] = visit(child, node);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (typeof node.type === 'string' && node.type in selectors) {
+      selectors[node.type](node, parent);
+    }
+
+    return node;
+  }
+
+  return visit(root as UnknownObject, null);
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 8ce1cf0d491b..56703239ab25 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1390,13 +1390,6 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/json-schema/-/json-schema-7.0.3.tgz#bdfd69d61e464dcc81b25159c270d75a73c1a636"
   integrity sha512-Il2DtDVRGDcqjDtE+rF8iqg1CArehSK84HZJCT7AMITlyXRBpuPhqGLDQMowraqqu1coEaimg4ZOqggt6L6L+A==
 
-"@types/lodash.isplainobject@^4.0.4":
-  version "4.0.6"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/lodash.isplainobject/-/lodash.isplainobject-4.0.6.tgz#757d2dcdecbb32f4452018b285a586776092efd1"
-  integrity sha512-8G41YFhmOl8Ck6NrwLK5hhnbz6ADfuDJP+zusDnX3PoYhfC60+H/rQE6zmdO4yFzPCPJPY4oGZK2spbXm6gYEA==
-  dependencies:
-    "@types/lodash" "*"
-
 "@types/lodash.memoize@^4.1.4":
   version "4.1.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/lodash.memoize/-/lodash.memoize-4.1.6.tgz#3221f981790a415cab1a239f25c17efd8b604c23"
@@ -5487,11 +5480,6 @@ lodash.ismatch@^4.4.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.ismatch/-/lodash.ismatch-4.4.0.tgz#756cb5150ca3ba6f11085a78849645f188f85f37"
   integrity sha1-dWy1FQyjum8RCFp4hJZF8Yj4Xzc=
 
-lodash.isplainobject@4.0.6:
-  version "4.0.6"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.isplainobject/-/lodash.isplainobject-4.0.6.tgz#7c526a52d89b45c45cc690b88163be0497f550cb"
-  integrity sha1-fFJqUtibRcRcxpC4gWO+BJf1UMs=
-
 lodash.map@^4.5.1:
   version "4.6.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.map/-/lodash.map-4.6.0.tgz#771ec7839e3473d9c4cde28b19394c3562f4f6d3"

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