diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index 523d0fb26..209a4718e 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -49,13 +49,10 @@ module.exports = {
 
         // TODO remove these exceptions from the eslint defaults
         'no-irregular-whitespace': ['off'],
-        'no-unused-vars': ['warn'],
         'no-self-assign': ['off'],
         'no-empty': ['off'],
         'no-useless-escape': ['off'],
-        'no-redeclare': ['off'],
         'no-extra-boolean-cast': ['off'],
-        'no-global-assign': ['off'],
         'no-prototype-builtins': ['off'],
     }
 };
diff --git a/config/config.example.js b/config/config.example.js
index 371640fb7..63a75f059 100644
--- a/config/config.example.js
+++ b/config/config.example.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
-/* globals module */
-
 /*  DISCLAIMER:
 
     There are two recommended methods of running a CryptPad instance:
diff --git a/customize.dist/src/less2/include/toolbar.less b/customize.dist/src/less2/include/toolbar.less
index 7a1690900..76333017b 100644
--- a/customize.dist/src/less2/include/toolbar.less
+++ b/customize.dist/src/less2/include/toolbar.less
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
                 outline: @cryptpad_color_brand solid 2px;
             }
         }
-        button:nth-of-type(1){
+        button:nth-of-type(1) {
             margin-left: 0.3rem;
         }
     }
diff --git a/lib/challenge-commands/totp.js b/lib/challenge-commands/totp.js
index ca44e0010..a4ecfaa06 100644
--- a/lib/challenge-commands/totp.js
+++ b/lib/challenge-commands/totp.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
-/* globals Buffer */
 const B32 = require("thirty-two");
 const OTP = require("notp");
 const nThen = require("nthen");
diff --git a/lib/commands/admin-rpc.js b/lib/commands/admin-rpc.js
index 954c1c4c1..bce956147 100644
--- a/lib/commands/admin-rpc.js
+++ b/lib/commands/admin-rpc.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
-/* globals process */
 const nThen = require("nthen");
 const getFolderSize = require("get-folder-size");
 const Util = require("../common-util");
diff --git a/lib/commands/block.js b/lib/commands/block.js
index 1d64364df..c1bee1d65 100644
--- a/lib/commands/block.js
+++ b/lib/commands/block.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
-/* globals Buffer*/
 const Block = module.exports;
 const Nacl = require("tweetnacl/nacl-fast");
 const nThen = require("nthen");
diff --git a/lib/commands/core.js b/lib/commands/core.js
index 79f3f40e8..6c92af74f 100644
--- a/lib/commands/core.js
+++ b/lib/commands/core.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
-/* globals process */
 const Core = module.exports;
 const Util = require("../common-util");
 const escapeKeyCharacters = Util.escapeKeyCharacters;
diff --git a/lib/commands/quota.js b/lib/commands/quota.js
index 7a92dbda9..4c068fad0 100644
--- a/lib/commands/quota.js
+++ b/lib/commands/quota.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
-/* globals Buffer*/
 const Quota = module.exports;
 
 //const Util = require("../common-util");
diff --git a/lib/decrees.js b/lib/decrees.js
index 79a978398..317d492df 100644
--- a/lib/decrees.js
+++ b/lib/decrees.js
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ var isInteger = function (n) {
 var args_isString = function (args) {
     return !(!Array.isArray(args) || !isString(args[0]));
 };
+
 var args_isInteger = function (args) {
     return !(!Array.isArray(args) || !isInteger(args[0]));
 };
@@ -211,10 +212,6 @@ commands.SET_ARCHIVE_RETENTION_TIME = makeIntegerSetter('archiveRetentionTime');
 // CryptPad_AsyncStore.rpc.send('ADMIN', [ 'ADMIN_DECREE', ['SET_ACCOUNT_RETENTION_TIME', [365]]], console.log)
 commands.SET_ACCOUNT_RETENTION_TIME = makeIntegerSetter('accountRetentionTime');
 
-var args_isString = function (args) {
-    return Array.isArray(args) && typeof(args[0]) === "string";
-};
-
 // CryptPad_AsyncStore.rpc.send('ADMIN', [ 'ADMIN_DECREE', ['SET_ADMIN_EMAIL', ['admin@website.tld']]], console.log)
 commands.SET_ADMIN_EMAIL = makeGenericSetter('adminEmail', args_isString);
 
diff --git a/lib/env.js b/lib/env.js
index 1a8b3917e..d3748750f 100644
--- a/lib/env.js
+++ b/lib/env.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
-/* globals process */
-
 const { existsSync, readdirSync }  = require('node:fs');
 
 const Crypto = require('crypto');
diff --git a/lib/hk-util.js b/lib/hk-util.js
index da0a63ab8..7080d3d4a 100644
--- a/lib/hk-util.js
+++ b/lib/hk-util.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
-/* global Buffer */
 var HK = module.exports;
 
 const nThen = require('nthen');
diff --git a/lib/log.js b/lib/log.js
index c5b27fb85..c0a825daf 100644
--- a/lib/log.js
+++ b/lib/log.js
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ var handlers = {};
     handlers[level] = function (ctx, content) { console.error(content); };
 });
 
-var noop = function () {};
-
 var createLogType = function (ctx, type) {
     if (logLevels.indexOf(type) < logLevels.indexOf(ctx.logLevel)) {
         return noop;
diff --git a/lib/storage/blob.js b/lib/storage/blob.js
index b029b95c5..aeb9c1f70 100644
--- a/lib/storage/blob.js
+++ b/lib/storage/blob.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
-/* globals Buffer */
 var Fs = require("fs");
 var Fse = require("fs-extra");
 var Path = require("path");
diff --git a/lib/storage/file.js b/lib/storage/file.js
index d8617f300..2c2888f7a 100644
--- a/lib/storage/file.js
+++ b/lib/storage/file.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
 /*@flow*/
-/* globals Buffer */
 var Fs = require("fs");
 var Fse = require("fs-extra");
 var Path = require("path");
diff --git a/lib/stream-file.js b/lib/stream-file.js
index 372148836..18e691373 100644
--- a/lib/stream-file.js
+++ b/lib/stream-file.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
-/* global Buffer */
-
 const ToPull = require('stream-to-pull-stream');
 const Pull = require('pull-stream');
 
diff --git a/lib/workers/db-worker.js b/lib/workers/db-worker.js
index 9878d2c22..63b2a8497 100644
--- a/lib/workers/db-worker.js
+++ b/lib/workers/db-worker.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
-/* globals process, Buffer */
-
 const HK = require("../hk-util");
 const Store = require("../storage/file");
 const BlobStore = require("../storage/blob");
diff --git a/lib/workers/index.js b/lib/workers/index.js
index 6db3f8bbd..55487c848 100644
--- a/lib/workers/index.js
+++ b/lib/workers/index.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
-/* global process */
 const Util = require("../common-util");
 const nThen = require('nthen');
 const OS = require("os");
diff --git a/scripts/TestSelenium.js b/scripts/TestSelenium.js
index f5930e69a..0447671ea 100644
--- a/scripts/TestSelenium.js
+++ b/scripts/TestSelenium.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
-/* global process */
 var WebDriver = require("selenium-webdriver");
 var nThen = require('nthen');
 
diff --git a/scripts/build.js b/scripts/build.js
index b04b830f3..5cb823286 100644
--- a/scripts/build.js
+++ b/scripts/build.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
-/* globals process */
-
 var Fs = require("fs");
 var Fse = require("fs-extra");
 var Path = require("path");
diff --git a/scripts/check-accounts.js b/scripts/check-accounts.js
index 8b15616b9..81835f5c8 100644
--- a/scripts/check-accounts.js
+++ b/scripts/check-accounts.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
-/* globals Buffer */
 var Https = require('https');
 var Config = require("../lib/load-config");
 var Package = require("../package.json");
diff --git a/scripts/issue-jwt.js b/scripts/issue-jwt.js
index da36caa8e..c7efb80f5 100644
--- a/scripts/issue-jwt.js
+++ b/scripts/issue-jwt.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
-/* globals process */
 const jwt = require("jsonwebtoken");
 const Sessions = require("../lib/storage/sessions.js");
 
diff --git a/scripts/tests/test-lkh.js b/scripts/tests/test-lkh.js
index f346ba385..38bc140c4 100644
--- a/scripts/tests/test-lkh.js
+++ b/scripts/tests/test-lkh.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
-/* globals process */
 var Client = require("../../lib/client");
 var Nacl = require("tweetnacl/nacl-fast");
 var nThen = require("nthen");
diff --git a/scripts/tests/test-mailbox.js b/scripts/tests/test-mailbox.js
index 3b88c7939..f5611a6e3 100644
--- a/scripts/tests/test-mailbox.js
+++ b/scripts/tests/test-mailbox.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
-/* globals process */
-
 var Client = require("../../lib/client/");
 var Crypto = require("../../www/components/chainpad-crypto");
 var Mailbox = Crypto.Mailbox;
diff --git a/scripts/tests/test-rpc.js b/scripts/tests/test-rpc.js
index 632de4424..9963bc997 100644
--- a/scripts/tests/test-rpc.js
+++ b/scripts/tests/test-rpc.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
-/* globals process */
-
 var Client = require("../../lib/client/");
 var Crypto = require("../../www/components/chainpad-crypto");
 var Mailbox = Crypto.Mailbox;
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index f8e8ffd94..e84bec70b 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
-/*
-    globals process
-*/
 var Express = require('express');
 var Http = require('http');
 var Fs = require('fs');
diff --git a/www/common/outer/serviceworker.js b/www/common/outer/serviceworker.js
index 106e4d848..5bd343980 100644
--- a/www/common/outer/serviceworker.js
+++ b/www/common/outer/serviceworker.js
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 importScripts('/components/requirejs/require.js');
 
-window = self;
-localStorage = {
+window = self;  // eslint-disable-line no-global-assign
+localStorage = {  // eslint-disable-line no-global-assign
     setItem: function (k, v) { localStorage[k] = v; },
     getItem: function (k) { return localStorage[k]; }
 };
diff --git a/www/common/outer/sharedworker.js b/www/common/outer/sharedworker.js
index d7743dbf6..59c818ab8 100644
--- a/www/common/outer/sharedworker.js
+++ b/www/common/outer/sharedworker.js
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 importScripts('/components/requirejs/require.js');
 
-window = self;
-localStorage = {
+window = self;  // eslint-disable-line no-global-assign
+localStorage = {  // eslint-disable-line no-global-assign
     setItem: function (k, v) { localStorage[k] = v; },
     getItem: function (k) { return localStorage[k]; }
 };
diff --git a/www/common/outer/webworker.js b/www/common/outer/webworker.js
index 96d174848..d5cc0b7d9 100644
--- a/www/common/outer/webworker.js
+++ b/www/common/outer/webworker.js
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 importScripts('/components/requirejs/require.js');
 
-window = self;
-localStorage = {
+window = self;  // eslint-disable-line no-global-assign
+localStorage = {  // eslint-disable-line no-global-assign
     setItem: function (k, v) { localStorage[k] = v; },
     getItem: function (k) { return localStorage[k]; }
 };