diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 1055b93bdb0f..3d6ce46e553c 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
     "moduleResolution": "node",
     "noEmitOnError": true,
     "noImplicitAny": true,
+    "noUnusedParameters": true,
+    "noUnusedLocals": true,
     "outDir": "./dist",
     "rootDir": ".",
     "sourceMap": true,
diff --git a/tslint.json b/tslint.json
index 6cb5eba50936..76d10b577016 100644
--- a/tslint.json
+++ b/tslint.json
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
     "no-trailing-whitespace": true,
     "no-bitwise": true,
     "no-unused-expression": true,
-    "no-unused-variable": true,
     "no-var-keyword": true,
     "one-line": [
       true,