diff --git a/lib/generator.js b/lib/generator.js
index 0bf09456ce..1ac8f22b9b 100644
--- a/lib/generator.js
+++ b/lib/generator.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const {
 const { parse, usesNewAPI, getProperApiDocument } = require('./parser');
 const { registerFilters } = require('./filtersRegistry');
 const { registerHooks } = require('./hooksRegistry');
-const { definitions, flatten, shorthands } = require('@npmcli/config/lib/definitions')
+const { definitions, flatten, shorthands } = require('@npmcli/config/lib/definitions');
 
 const FILTERS_DIRNAME = 'filters';
 const HOOKS_DIRNAME = 'hooks';
@@ -550,7 +550,6 @@ class Generator {
     log.debug(`Using npm registry ${registryUrl} and authorization type ${authorizationName} to handle template installation.`);
   }
 
-
   /**
    * Downloads and installs a template and its dependencies
    *
@@ -591,13 +590,13 @@ class Generator {
       flatten,
       shorthands,
       npmPath
-    })
+    });
 
-    await config.load()
+    await config.load();
 
     const arbOptions = {...{path: ROOT_DIR}, ...config.flat};
 
-    if (!(Object.keys(this.registry).length === 0)) {
+    if (Object.keys(this.registry).length !== 0) {
       this.initialiseArbOptions(arbOptions);
     }
     const arb = new Arborist(arbOptions);
diff --git a/test/__mocks__/@npmcli/config.js b/test/__mocks__/@npmcli/config.js
deleted file mode 100644
index c0cae96c8d..0000000000
--- a/test/__mocks__/@npmcli/config.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-const config = jest.genMockFromModule('@npmcli/config');
-
-config.prototype[Symbol.for('resolvedAdd')] = [{name: 'test'}];
-
-config.prototype.load = jest.fn(async (opt) => {
-  return; 
-});
-
-module.exports = config;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/generator.test.js b/test/generator.test.js
index fdd58ddaa9..52d45a8e1d 100644
--- a/test/generator.test.js
+++ b/test/generator.test.js
@@ -333,15 +333,11 @@ describe('Generator', () => {
   describe('#installTemplate', () => {
     let ArboristMock;
     let arboristMock;
-    let ConfigMock;
-    let configMock;
     let utils;
 
     beforeEach(() => {
       ArboristMock = require('@npmcli/arborist');
       arboristMock = new ArboristMock();
-      ConfigMock = require('@npmcli/arborist');
-      configMock = new ConfigMock();
       utils = require('../lib/utils');
       jest.mock(path.resolve('./testTemplate', 'package.json'), () => ({ name: 'nameOfTestTemplate' }), { virtual: true });
       jest.mock(path.resolve(Generator.DEFAULT_TEMPLATES_DIR, 'nameOfTestTemplate', 'package.json'), () => ({ name: 'nameOfTestTemplate' }), { virtual: true });
@@ -432,7 +428,7 @@ describe('Generator', () => {
       const t = () => new Generator('testTemplate', __dirname, {
         url: 'some.url.com',
         privateKey: 'some.key'
-        
+
       });
       expect(t).toThrow('These options are not supported by the generator: privateKey');
     });