diff --git a/frontend/.eslintrc.js b/frontend/.eslintrc.js
index 72f41374c4..744637820d 100644
--- a/frontend/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/frontend/.eslintrc.js
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ module.exports = {
           },
         ],
 
+        // Sometimes we need to shush the TypeScript compiler
+        "no-unused-vars": ["error", { "varsIgnorePattern": "^_" }],
+
         // Who cares about line length
         "max-len": "off",
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/shared/components/project-include/project-list.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/shared/components/project-include/project-list.component.ts
index 009383fdcf..7ac3155370 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/shared/components/project-include/project-list.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/shared/components/project-include/project-list.component.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export class OpProjectListComponent {
 
   @Input() selected:string[] = [];
 
-  @Input() query:string = '';
+  @Input() query = '';
 
   public get currentProjectHref():string|null {
     return this.currentProjectService.apiv3Path;
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/shared/directives/search-highlight.directive.ts b/frontend/src/app/shared/directives/search-highlight.directive.ts
index 31f6ed8e36..2e5d558a41 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/shared/directives/search-highlight.directive.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/shared/directives/search-highlight.directive.ts
@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@ export class OpSearchHighlightDirective implements AfterViewChecked {
 
   constructor(readonly elementRef:ElementRef) { }
 
-  ngAfterViewChecked() {
+  ngAfterViewChecked():void {
     if (!this.query) {
       return;
     }
 
+    const el = this.elementRef.nativeElement as HTMLElement;
 
-    const textNode = Array.from(this.elementRef.nativeElement.childNodes).find((n:Node) => n.nodeType === n.TEXT_NODE) as Node|undefined;
+    const textNode = Array.from(el.childNodes).find((n:Node) => n.nodeType === n.TEXT_NODE) as Node;
     const content = textNode?.textContent || '';
     if (!content) {
       return;
@@ -32,11 +33,11 @@ export class OpSearchHighlightDirective implements AfterViewChecked {
     }
 
     const start = content.slice(0, startIndex);
-    const result = content.slice(startIndex, startIndex + query.length); 
+    const result = content.slice(startIndex, startIndex + query.length);
     const end = content.slice(startIndex + query.length);
 
     const newNode = document.createElement('span');
     newNode.innerHTML = `${start}<span class="op-search-highlight">${result}</span>${end}`;
-    this.elementRef.nativeElement.replaceChild(newNode, textNode);
+    el.replaceChild(newNode, textNode);
   }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/spot/components/checkbox/checkbox.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/spot/components/checkbox/checkbox.component.ts
index d641a35aa9..c7765cfd97 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/spot/components/checkbox/checkbox.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/spot/components/checkbox/checkbox.component.ts
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ export class SpotCheckboxComponent implements ControlValueAccessor {
 
   onTouched = (_:SpotCheckboxState):void => {};
 
-  registerOnChange(fn:any):void {
+  registerOnChange(fn:(_:SpotCheckboxState) => void):void {
     this.onChange = fn;
   }
 
-  registerOnTouched(fn:any):void {
+  registerOnTouched(fn:(_:SpotCheckboxState) => void):void {
     this.onTouched = fn;
   }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/spot/components/chip-field/chip-field.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/spot/components/chip-field/chip-field.component.ts
index 0c72a467bb..758234a20c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/spot/components/chip-field/chip-field.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/spot/components/chip-field/chip-field.component.ts
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ export class SpotChipFieldComponent implements ControlValueAccessor {
 
   onTouched = (_:string[]):void => {};
 
-  registerOnChange(fn:any):void {
+  registerOnChange(fn:(_:string[]) => void):void {
     this.onChange = fn;
   }
 
-  registerOnTouched(fn:any):void {
+  registerOnTouched(fn:(_:string[]) => void):void {
     this.onTouched = fn;
   }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/spot/components/drop-modal/drop-modal.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/spot/components/drop-modal/drop-modal.component.ts
index a52ebe24b8..b6d05dd627 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/spot/components/drop-modal/drop-modal.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/spot/components/drop-modal/drop-modal.component.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export class SpotDropModalComponent implements OnDestroy {
 
   @Output() closed = new EventEmitter<void>();
 
-  @Input('alignment') public alignment:SpotDropModalAlignmentOption = SpotDropModalAlignmentOption.BottomLeft;
+  @Input() public alignment:SpotDropModalAlignmentOption = SpotDropModalAlignmentOption.BottomLeft;
 
   @Input('open')
   set open(value:boolean) {
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export class SpotDropModalComponent implements OnDestroy {
     document.body.removeEventListener('click', this.escapeListener);
   }
 
-  private closeEventListener = this.close.bind(this);
+  private closeEventListener = this.close.bind(this) as () => void;
 
   private onEscape = (evt:KeyboardEvent) => {
     if (evt.keyCode === KeyCodes.ESCAPE) {
@@ -88,5 +88,5 @@ export class SpotDropModalComponent implements OnDestroy {
     }
   };
 
-  private escapeListener = this.onEscape.bind(this);
+  private escapeListener = this.onEscape.bind(this) as () => void;
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/spot/components/filter-chip/filter-chip.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/spot/components/filter-chip/filter-chip.component.ts
index 528b7251da..3fabaf1089 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/spot/components/filter-chip/filter-chip.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/spot/components/filter-chip/filter-chip.component.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export class SpotFilterChipComponent {
   @Input() removable = true;
 
   @Input() title = '';
+
   @Input() icon = '';
 
   @Output() remove = new EventEmitter<void>();
@@ -25,11 +26,11 @@ export class SpotFilterChipComponent {
     remove: this.i18n.t('js.spot.filter_chip.remove'),
   };
 
-  public get iconClasses() {
+  public get iconClasses():string[] {
     return [
       'spot-icon',
       `spot-icon_${this.icon}`,
-    ]; 
+    ];
   }
 
   constructor(readonly i18n:I18nService) {}
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/spot/components/text-field/text-field.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/spot/components/text-field/text-field.component.ts
index 9ffecb5abb..bf5a41ad05 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/spot/components/text-field/text-field.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/spot/components/text-field/text-field.component.ts
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ export class SpotTextFieldComponent implements ControlValueAccessor {
 
   onTouched = (_:string):void => {};
 
-  registerOnChange(fn:any):void {
+  registerOnChange(fn:(_:string) => void):void {
     this.onChange = fn;
   }
 
-  registerOnTouched(fn:any):void {
+  registerOnTouched(fn:(_:string) => void):void {
     this.onTouched = fn;
   }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/spot/components/toggle/toggle.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/spot/components/toggle/toggle.component.ts
index 907b41993f..38823f76f3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/spot/components/toggle/toggle.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/spot/components/toggle/toggle.component.ts
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ export class SpotToggleComponent<T> implements ControlValueAccessor {
 
   onTouched = (_:T):void => {};
 
-  registerOnChange(fn:any):void {
+  registerOnChange(fn:(_:T) => void):void {
     this.onChange = fn;
   }
 
-  registerOnTouched(fn:any):void {
+  registerOnTouched(fn:(_:T) => void):void {
     this.onTouched = fn;
   }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/spot/icon-font/generate.js b/frontend/src/app/spot/icon-font/generate.js
index 7ab418bd93..e5008228d4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/spot/icon-font/generate.js
+++ b/frontend/src/app/spot/icon-font/generate.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 const webfontsGenerator = require('webfonts-generator');
 const path = require('path');
-const fs = require('fs');
 const glob = require("glob")
 
 const TEMPLATE_DIR = path.resolve(process.argv[2]);