diff --git a/benchmarks/runtime.bench.js b/benchmarks/runtime.bench.js
index 9906f5a..94f7609 100644
--- a/benchmarks/runtime.bench.js
+++ b/benchmarks/runtime.bench.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ function lintManyFilesWithAllRecommendedRules({ numberOfFiles }) {
 describe('runtime', () => {
     it('should not take longer as the defined budget to lint many files with the recommended config', () => {
         const nodeVersionMultiplier = getNodeVersionMultiplier();
-        const budget = 80000000 / cpuSpeed * nodeVersionMultiplier;
+        const budget = 70000000 / cpuSpeed * nodeVersionMultiplier;
 
         const { medianDuration } = runBenchmark(() => {
             lintManyFilesWithAllRecommendedRules({ numberOfFiles: 350 });
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-exclusive-tests.js b/lib/rules/no-exclusive-tests.js
index 862bb05..8fc25cc 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-exclusive-tests.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-exclusive-tests.js
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@ module.exports = {
     create(context) {
         const astUtils = createAstUtils(context.settings);
 
+        const options = { modifiers: [ 'only' ], modifiersOnly: true };
+        const isDescribe = astUtils.buildIsDescribeAnswerer(options);
+        const isTestCase = astUtils.buildIsTestCaseAnswerer(options);
+
         return {
             CallExpression(node) {
-                const options = { modifiers: [ 'only' ], modifiersOnly: true };
-
-                if (astUtils.isDescribe(node, options) || astUtils.isTestCase(node, options)) {
+                if (isDescribe(node) || isTestCase(node)) {
                     const callee = node.callee;
 
                     context.report({
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-pending-tests.js b/lib/rules/no-pending-tests.js
index e9c182e..db97e4f 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-pending-tests.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-pending-tests.js
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ module.exports = {
     },
     create(context) {
         const astUtils = createAstUtils(context.settings);
+        const isTestCase = astUtils.buildIsTestCaseAnswerer();
 
         function isPendingMochaTest(node) {
-            return astUtils.isTestCase(node) &&
+            return isTestCase(node) &&
                 node.arguments.length === 1 &&
                 node.arguments[0].type === 'Literal';
         }
diff --git a/lib/util/ast.js b/lib/util/ast.js
index d2e2bba..95fe823 100644
--- a/lib/util/ast.js
+++ b/lib/util/ast.js
@@ -63,21 +63,30 @@ function isFunctionCallWithName(node, names) {
     return isCallExpression(node) && names.includes(getNodeName(node.callee));
 }
 
+// eslint-disable-next-line max-statements
 function createAstUtils(settings) {
     const additionalCustomNames = getAddtionalNames(settings);
 
-    function isDescribe(node, options = {}) {
+    function buildIsDescribeAnswerer(options) {
         const { modifiers = [ 'skip', 'only' ], modifiersOnly = false } = options;
         const describeAliases = getSuiteNames({ modifiersOnly, modifiers, additionalCustomNames });
 
-        return isFunctionCallWithName(node, describeAliases);
+        return (node) => isFunctionCallWithName(node, describeAliases);
     }
 
-    function isTestCase(node, options = {}) {
+    function isDescribe(node, options = {}) {
+        return buildIsDescribeAnswerer(options)(node);
+    }
+
+    function buildIsTestCaseAnswerer(options = {}) {
         const { modifiers = [ 'skip', 'only' ], modifiersOnly = false } = options;
         const testCaseNames = getTestCaseNames({ modifiersOnly, modifiers, additionalCustomNames });
 
-        return isFunctionCallWithName(node, testCaseNames);
+        return (node) => isFunctionCallWithName(node, testCaseNames);
+    }
+
+    function isTestCase(node, options = {}) {
+        return buildIsTestCaseAnswerer(options)(node);
     }
 
     function isSuiteConfigExpression(node) {
@@ -132,7 +141,9 @@ function createAstUtils(settings) {
         isSuiteConfigCall,
         hasParentMochaFunctionCall,
         findReturnStatement,
-        isReturnOfUndefined
+        isReturnOfUndefined,
+        buildIsDescribeAnswerer,
+        buildIsTestCaseAnswerer
     };
 }