diff --git a/.eslintrc-precommit.js b/.eslintrc-precommit.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2f6a02b6a9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.eslintrc-precommit.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+module.exports = {
+  extends: ['./.eslintrc.js'],
+  // This eslint configuration is only used for precommits. It will not affect the CI checks in Github.
+  rules: {
+    'no-restricted-imports': [
+      'error',
+      {
+        paths: [
+          {
+            name: 'enzyme',
+            message:
+              'We are replacing enzyme with React Testing Library for this project. Import from @testing-library/react-native to write unit tests instead. Reference - https://testing-library.com/docs/react-testing-library/migrate-from-enzyme/',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+};
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b6966e1ce1c..c421bca3cb9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
   "lint-staged": {
     "*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}": [
       "prettier --write",
-      "eslint"
+      "eslint --config .eslintrc-precommit.js"
     ],
     "*.json": [
       "prettier --write"