diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
index 7a3061766..6a4185080 100644
--- a/.eslintrc
+++ b/.eslintrc
@@ -15,11 +15,7 @@
   ],
   "rules": {
     "no-console": "error",
-    "complexity": ["warn", 15],
-    "no-unused-vars": ["warn", {
-      "argsIgnorePattern": "^_",
-      "varsIgnorePattern": "^_"
-    }],
+    "no-unused-vars": "off",
     "@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars": ["warn", {
       "argsIgnorePattern": "^_",
       "varsIgnorePattern": "^_"
diff --git a/src/acl/access-controller.ts b/src/acl/access-controller.ts
index 77cb5e01e..7481dc825 100644
--- a/src/acl/access-controller.ts
+++ b/src/acl/access-controller.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@ import { graph, NamedNode, UpdateManager } from 'rdflib'
 import { AccessGroups } from './access-groups'
 import { DataBrowserContext } from 'pane-registry'
 import { shortNameForFolder } from './acl-control'
-import { currentUser } from '../authn/authn'
 import * as utils from '../utils'
 import * as debug from '../debug'
-import ns from '../ns'
 
 /**
  * Rendered HTML component used in the databrowser's Sharing pane.
diff --git a/src/authn/authn.ts b/src/authn/authn.ts
index 388892766..5757000c4 100644
--- a/src/authn/authn.ts
+++ b/src/authn/authn.ts
@@ -400,20 +400,16 @@ export async function findAppInstances (
   } catch (err) {
   }
   const index = context.index as { [key: string]: Array<NamedNode> }
-  // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-  console.log({ index, visibility })
   const thisIndex = index[visibility]
-  // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-  console.log('Failing test?', thisIndex.map(ix => solidLogicSingleton.store.each(undefined, ns.solid('forClass'), theClass, ix)))
   const registrations = thisIndex
     .map(ix => solidLogicSingleton.store.each(undefined, ns.solid('forClass'), theClass, ix))
-    .flat()
+    .reduce((acc, curr) => acc.concat(curr), [])
   const instances = registrations
     .map(reg => solidLogicSingleton.store.each(reg as NamedNode, ns.solid('instance')))
-    .flat()
+    .reduce((acc, curr) => acc.concat(curr), [])
   const containers = registrations
     .map(reg => solidLogicSingleton.store.each(reg as NamedNode, ns.solid('instanceContainer')))
-    .flat()
+    .reduce((acc, curr) => acc.concat(curr), [])
 
   function unique (arr: NamedNode[]): NamedNode[] {
     return Array.from(new Set(arr))
diff --git a/src/chat/infinite.js b/src/chat/infinite.js
index 0c7b46d36..fcf8d9fc0 100644
--- a/src/chat/infinite.js
+++ b/src/chat/infinite.js
@@ -843,9 +843,10 @@ export async function infiniteMessageArea (dom, kb, chatChannel, options) {
       const todayDocument = dateFolder.leafDocumentFromDate(now)
       live = todayDocument.sameTerm(selectedDocument)
     }
+    let selectedMessageTable
     if (options.selectedMessage && !live) {
       const selectedDate = dateFolder.dateFromLeafDocument(selectedDocument)
-      var selectedMessageTable = await createMessageTable(selectedDate, live)
+      selectedMessageTable = await createMessageTable(selectedDate, live)
       div.appendChild(selectedMessageTable)
       earliest.messageTable = selectedMessageTable
       latest.messageTable = selectedMessageTable
diff --git a/src/chat/thread.js b/src/chat/thread.js
index 45aaaa462..f4cf352e3 100644
--- a/src/chat/thread.js
+++ b/src/chat/thread.js
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ export function thread (dom, kb, subject, messageStore, options) {
     })
   }
 
-  var addMessage = function (message) {
+  const addMessage = function (message) {
     const bindings = {
       '?msg': message,
       '?creator': kb.any(message, ns.foaf('maker')),
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ export function thread (dom, kb, subject, messageStore, options) {
     renderMessage(bindings, true) // fresh from elsewhere
   }
 
-  var renderMessage = function (bindings, fresh) {
+  const renderMessage = function (bindings, fresh) {
     const creator = bindings['?creator']
     const message = bindings['?msg']
     const date = bindings['?date']
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ export function thread (dom, kb, subject, messageStore, options) {
           },
           false
         )
-        var sureButton = dom.createElement('button')
+        const sureButton = dom.createElement('button')
         sureButton.textContent = 'Delete message'
         td3.appendChild(sureButton).addEventListener(
           'click',
diff --git a/src/folders.js b/src/folders.js
index 1b50a7d2c..3a853ad6d 100644
--- a/src/folders.js
+++ b/src/folders.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import { store } from './logic'
 import * as ns from './ns'
 import * as rdf from 'rdflib' // pull in first avoid cross-refs
 import * as style from './style'
-import * as utils from './utils'
 import * as widgets from './widgets'
 
 const UI = { authn, icons, ns, rdf, store, style, widgets }
diff --git a/src/messageArea.js b/src/messageArea.js
index b4229fa8e..307602c67 100644
--- a/src/messageArea.js
+++ b/src/messageArea.js
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ export function messageArea (dom, kb, subject, messageStore, options) {
     })
   }
 
-  var addMessage = function (message) {
+  const addMessage = function (message) {
     const bindings = {
       '?msg': message,
       '?creator': kb.any(message, ns.foaf('maker')),
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ export function messageArea (dom, kb, subject, messageStore, options) {
     renderMessage(bindings, true) // fresh from elsewhere
   }
 
-  var renderMessage = function (bindings, fresh) {
+  const renderMessage = function (bindings, fresh) {
     const creator = bindings['?creator']
     const message = bindings['?msg']
     const date = bindings['?date']
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ export function messageArea (dom, kb, subject, messageStore, options) {
           },
           false
         )
-        var sureButton = dom.createElement('button')
+        const sureButton = dom.createElement('button')
         sureButton.textContent = 'Delete message'
         td3.appendChild(sureButton).addEventListener(
           'click',
diff --git a/src/table.js b/src/table.js
index bcc73616c..7be80ae76 100644
--- a/src/table.js
+++ b/src/table.js
@@ -13,14 +13,12 @@
 // 2014 Core table widget moved into common/table.js - timbl
 //
 
-import { authn } from './authn/index'
 import * as debug from './debug'
 import { icons } from './iconBase'
 import { store } from './logic'
 import * as log from './log'
 import * as ns from './ns'
 import * as rdf from 'rdflib' // pull in first avoid cross-refs
-import * as style from './style'
 import * as utils from './utils'
 import * as widgets from './widgets'
 
@@ -109,8 +107,9 @@ export function renderTableViewPane (doc, options) {
   }
 
   // A specifically asked-for query
+  let table
   if (givenQuery) {
-    var table = renderTableForQuery(givenQuery)
+    table = renderTableForQuery(givenQuery)
     // lastQuery = givenQuery
     tableDiv.appendChild(table)
   } else {
@@ -1440,7 +1439,7 @@ export function renderTableViewPane (doc, options) {
     for (let i = 0; i < columns.length; ++i) {
       const column = columns[i]
       const td = doc.createElement('td')
-      var orig
+      let orig
 
       const columnKey = column.getKey()
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/buttons.ts b/src/widgets/buttons.ts
index 45d07e1c4..11240a969 100644
--- a/src/widgets/buttons.ts
+++ b/src/widgets/buttons.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { linkIcon, createLinkForURI } from './buttons/iconLinks'
 
 /* global alert */
 
-const { iconBase, originalIconBase } = icons
+const { iconBase } = icons
 
 const cancelIconURI = iconBase + 'noun_1180156.svg' // black X
 const checkIconURI = iconBase + 'noun_1180158.svg' // green checkmark; Continue
diff --git a/src/widgets/forms.js b/src/widgets/forms.js
index 84d67c1cb..77ee57eb1 100644
--- a/src/widgets/forms.js
+++ b/src/widgets/forms.js
@@ -1217,8 +1217,9 @@ export function makeDescription (
   }
 
   const editable = kb.updater.editable(dataDoc.uri)
+  let submit
   if (editable) {
-    var submit = widgets.continueButton(dom, saveChange)
+    submit = widgets.continueButton(dom, saveChange)
     submit.disabled = true // until the filled has been modified
     submit.style.visibility = 'hidden'
     submit.style.float = 'right'
@@ -1293,7 +1294,7 @@ export function makeSelectForOptions (
     return errorMessageBlock(dom, "Selector: can't mint new with no subform.")
   }
   log.debug('makeSelectForOptions: dataDoc=' + dataDoc)
-
+  let actual
   const getActual = function () {
     actual = {}
     if (predicate.sameTerm(ns.rdf('type'))) {
@@ -1305,7 +1306,7 @@ export function makeSelectForOptions (
     }
     return actual
   }
-  var actual = getActual()
+  actual = getActual()
 
   const onChange = function (_e) {
     select.disabled = true // until data written back - gives user feedback too
@@ -1316,10 +1317,10 @@ export function makeSelectForOptions (
         ds.push($rdf.st(subject, predicate, t, dataDoc))
       }
     }
+    let newObject
     for (let i = 0; i < select.options.length; i++) {
       const opt = select.options[i]
       if (opt.selected && opt.AJAR_mint) {
-        var newObject
         if (options.mintClass) {
           const thisForm = promptForNew(
             dom,
diff --git a/src/widgets/forms/autocomplete/autocompleteField.ts b/src/widgets/forms/autocomplete/autocompleteField.ts
index 8c3b4fb29..416f08814 100644
--- a/src/widgets/forms/autocomplete/autocompleteField.ts
+++ b/src/widgets/forms/autocomplete/autocompleteField.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export function autocompleteField (
     callbackFunction(true, '')
   }
 
-  async function deleteOne (result:NamedNode | Literal, name: Literal) {
+  async function deleteOne (_result:NamedNode | Literal, _name: Literal) {
     const oldValue = kb.the(subject, property as any, null, doc)
     if (!oldValue) {
       callbackFunction(false, 'NO data to elete')
diff --git a/src/widgets/forms/autocomplete/autocompletePicker.ts b/src/widgets/forms/autocomplete/autocompletePicker.ts
index b494c29e9..8bfa071e0 100644
--- a/src/widgets/forms/autocomplete/autocompletePicker.ts
+++ b/src/widgets/forms/autocomplete/autocompletePicker.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import { filterByLanguage, getPreferredLanguages, defaultPreferedLangages } from
 const AUTOCOMPLETE_THRESHOLD = 4 // don't check until this many characters typed
 const AUTOCOMPLETE_ROWS = 20 // 20?
 const AUTOCOMPLETE_ROWS_STRETCH = 40
-const AUTOCOMPLETE_DEBOUNCE_MS = 300
 
 /*
 Autocomplete happens in 6 phases:
@@ -271,7 +270,6 @@ export async function renderAutoComplete (dom: HTMLDocument,
   // var candidatesLoaded = false
   let lastBindings
   let loadedEnough = false
-  const runningTimeout = undefined as any
   let inputEventHandlerLock = false
   let allDisplayed = false
   let lastFilter = undefined as (string | undefined)
diff --git a/src/widgets/index.js b/src/widgets/index.js
index a9957d27d..e17319a25 100644
--- a/src/widgets/index.js
+++ b/src/widgets/index.js
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
  */
 /* eslint-disable no-console */
 
-import * as debug from '../debug'
-
 // Each widget should ideally live in its own file.  In order to break up this
 // monolithic widget index over time, we should add new widgets to the
 // 'lib/widgets/' directory, and re-export them by merging the module namespaces:
diff --git a/test/unit/widgets/buttons/iconLink.test.ts b/test/unit/widgets/buttons/iconLink.test.ts
index bc42be078..08bf00971 100644
--- a/test/unit/widgets/buttons/iconLink.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/widgets/buttons/iconLink.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { silenceDebugMessages } from '../../../helpers/setup'
 import { JSDOM, DOMWindow } from 'jsdom'
-import { sym, NamedNode } from 'rdflib'
+import { NamedNode } from 'rdflib'
 import {
   linkIcon,
   createLinkForURI
diff --git a/test/unit/widgets/forms/index.test.ts b/test/unit/widgets/forms/index.test.ts
index b3c1ad0ad..27a376726 100644
--- a/test/unit/widgets/forms/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/widgets/forms/index.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { silenceDebugMessages } from '../../../helpers/setup'
-import { namedNode, graph } from 'rdflib'
+import { namedNode } from 'rdflib'
 import * as ns from '../../../../src/ns'
-import { solidLogicSingleton, store, kb } from '../../../../src/logic'
+import { kb } from '../../../../src/logic'
 
 // console.log('@@ solidLogicSingleton', solidLogicSingleton)
 // @ts-ignore