diff --git a/docs/api/config.md b/docs/api/config.md
index 74b35b006..0baa99346 100644
--- a/docs/api/config.md
+++ b/docs/api/config.md
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ import VueTestUtils from '@vue/test-utils'
 VueTestUtils.config.logModifiedComponents = false
 ```
 
-### `silentWarnings`
+### `silent`
 
 - type: `Boolean`
 - default: `true`
@@ -106,5 +106,5 @@ Example:
 ```js
 import VueTestUtils from '@vue/test-utils'
 
-VueTestUtils.config.silentWarnings = false
+VueTestUtils.config.silent = false
 ```
diff --git a/packages/server-test-utils/types/index.d.ts b/packages/server-test-utils/types/index.d.ts
index 1394421a4..2089bfb82 100644
--- a/packages/server-test-utils/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/server-test-utils/types/index.d.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ interface VueTestUtilsConfigOptions {
   methods?: Record<string, Function>
   provide?: object,
   logModifiedComponents?: Boolean
+  silent?: Boolean
 }
 
 export declare let config: VueTestUtilsConfigOptions
diff --git a/packages/server-test-utils/types/test/renderToString.ts b/packages/server-test-utils/types/test/renderToString.ts
index 4061a2bc6..77a0892e1 100644
--- a/packages/server-test-utils/types/test/renderToString.ts
+++ b/packages/server-test-utils/types/test/renderToString.ts
@@ -62,3 +62,5 @@ config.methods = {
 config.provide = {
   foo: {}
 }
+config.logModifiedComponents = true
+config.silent = true
diff --git a/packages/test-utils/src/config.js b/packages/test-utils/src/config.js
index d31342b0b..70734d99c 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/src/config.js
+++ b/packages/test-utils/src/config.js
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ export default {
   methods: {},
   provide: {},
   logModifiedComponents: true,
-  silentWarnings: true
+  silent: true
 }
diff --git a/packages/test-utils/src/wrapper.js b/packages/test-utils/src/wrapper.js
index 81a9b2161..e290dd0e7 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/src/wrapper.js
+++ b/packages/test-utils/src/wrapper.js
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ export default class Wrapper implements BaseWrapper {
    */
   setProps (data: Object) {
     const originalConfig = Vue.config.silent
-    Vue.config.silent = config.silentWarnings
+    Vue.config.silent = config.silent
     if (this.isFunctionalComponent) {
       throwError(
         `wrapper.setProps() cannot be called on a ` +
diff --git a/packages/test-utils/types/index.d.ts b/packages/test-utils/types/index.d.ts
index cce3e239c..70acd91c3 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/test-utils/types/index.d.ts
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ interface VueTestUtilsConfigOptions {
   methods?: Record<string, Function>
   provide?: object,
   logModifiedComponents?: Boolean
+  silent?: Boolean
 }
 
 export declare function createLocalVue (): typeof Vue
diff --git a/packages/test-utils/types/test/mount.ts b/packages/test-utils/types/test/mount.ts
index 890158cf3..f085f9e59 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/types/test/mount.ts
+++ b/packages/test-utils/types/test/mount.ts
@@ -92,3 +92,5 @@ config.methods = {
 config.provide = {
   foo: {}
 }
+config.logModifiedComponents = true
+config.silent = true
diff --git a/test/specs/config.spec.js b/test/specs/config.spec.js
index fb954342b..30b5d13bb 100644
--- a/test/specs/config.spec.js
+++ b/test/specs/config.spec.js
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ import {
 import Vue from 'vue'
 
 describeWithShallowAndMount('config', mountingMethod => {
-  let configStubsSave, consoleError, configLogSave, configSilentWarningsSave
+  let configStubsSave, consoleError, configLogSave, configSilentSave
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     TransitionGroupStub.name = 'another-temp-name'
     TransitionStub.name = 'a-temp-name'
     configStubsSave = config.stubs
     configLogSave = config.logModifiedComponents
-    configSilentWarningsSave = config.silentWarnings
+    configSilentSave = config.silent
     consoleError = sinon.stub(console, 'error')
   })
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ describeWithShallowAndMount('config', mountingMethod => {
     TransitionStub.name = 'transition'
     config.stubs = configStubsSave
     config.logModifiedComponents = configLogSave
-    config.silentWarnings = configSilentWarningsSave
+    config.silent = configSilentSave
     consoleError.restore()
   })
 
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ describeWithShallowAndMount('config', mountingMethod => {
     expect(wrapper.contains(TransitionStub)).to.equal(false)
   })
 
-  it("doesn't throw Vue warning when silentWarnings is set to true", () => {
-    config.silentWarnings = true
+  it("doesn't throw Vue warning when silent is set to true", () => {
+    config.silent = true
     const localVue = createLocalVue()
     const wrapper = mountingMethod(ComponentWithProps, {
       propsData: {
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ describeWithShallowAndMount('config', mountingMethod => {
     expect(consoleError.called).to.equal(false)
   })
 
-  it('does throw Vue warning when silentWarnings is set to false', () => {
-    config.silentWarnings = false
+  it('does throw Vue warning when silent is set to false', () => {
+    config.silent = false
     const localVue = createLocalVue()
     const wrapper = mountingMethod(ComponentWithProps, {
       propsData: {