diff --git a/.eslintrc.yaml b/.eslintrc.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..659dce8810
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.eslintrc.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+  env:
+    node: true
+  rules:
+    no-unused-vars: error
diff --git a/bin/node-gyp.js b/bin/node-gyp.js
index 0cc3517748..a8fd9bc529 100755
--- a/bin/node-gyp.js
+++ b/bin/node-gyp.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ if (prog.todo.length === 0) {
   } else {
     console.log('%s', prog.usage())
   }
-  return process.exit(0)
+  process.exit(0)
 }
 
 log.info('it worked if it ends with', 'ok')
diff --git a/lib/build.js b/lib/build.js
index 81494d65aa..b8389bcd7b 100644
--- a/lib/build.js
+++ b/lib/build.js
@@ -2,13 +2,11 @@
 module.exports = exports = build
 
 var fs = require('graceful-fs')
-  , rm = require('rimraf')
   , path = require('path')
   , glob = require('glob')
   , log = require('npmlog')
   , which = require('which')
   , exec = require('child_process').exec
-  , processRelease = require('./process-release')
   , win = process.platform === 'win32'
 
 exports.usage = 'Invokes `' + (win ? 'msbuild' : 'make') + '` and builds the module'
@@ -25,8 +23,7 @@ function build (gyp, argv, callback) {
     })
   }
 
-  var release = processRelease(argv, gyp, process.version, process.release)
-    , makeCommand = gyp.opts.make || process.env.MAKE || platformMake
+  var makeCommand = gyp.opts.make || process.env.MAKE || platformMake
     , command = win ? 'msbuild' : makeCommand
     , jobs = gyp.opts.jobs || process.env.JOBS
     , buildType
@@ -132,7 +129,7 @@ function build (gyp, argv, callback) {
     var cmd = 'reg query "HKLM\\Software\\Microsoft\\MSBuild\\ToolsVersions" /s'
     if (process.arch !== 'ia32')
       cmd += ' /reg:32'
-    exec(cmd, function (err, stdout, stderr) {
+    exec(cmd, function (err, stdout) {
       if (err) {
         return callback(new Error(err.message + '\n' + notfoundErr))
       }
@@ -162,7 +159,7 @@ function build (gyp, argv, callback) {
       ;(function verifyMsbuild () {
         if (!msbuilds.length) return callback(new Error(notfoundErr))
         msbuildPath = path.resolve(msbuilds.pop().path, 'msbuild.exe')
-        fs.stat(msbuildPath, function (err, stat) {
+        fs.stat(msbuildPath, function (err) {
           if (err) {
             if (err.code == 'ENOENT') {
               if (msbuilds.length) {
diff --git a/lib/configure.js b/lib/configure.js
index 8d37a7436e..0baf58dabc 100644
--- a/lib/configure.js
+++ b/lib/configure.js
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ function configure (gyp, argv, callback) {
       // into devdir. Otherwise only install if they're not already there.
       gyp.opts.ensure = gyp.opts.tarball ? false : true
 
-      gyp.commands.install([ release.version ], function (err, version) {
+      gyp.commands.install([ release.version ], function (err) {
         if (err) return callback(err)
         log.verbose('get node dir', 'target node version installed:', release.versionDir)
         nodeDir = path.resolve(gyp.devDir, release.versionDir)
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ function configure (gyp, argv, callback) {
     if (!name) return runGyp()
     var fullPath = path.resolve(name)
     log.verbose(name, 'checking for gypi file: %s', fullPath)
-    fs.stat(fullPath, function (err, stat) {
+    fs.stat(fullPath, function (err) {
       if (err) {
         if (err.code == 'ENOENT') {
           findConfigs() // check next gypi filename
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ function configure (gyp, argv, callback) {
     var gyp_script = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'gyp', 'gyp_main.py')
     var addon_gypi = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'addon.gypi')
     var common_gypi = path.resolve(nodeDir, 'include/node/common.gypi')
-    fs.stat(common_gypi, function (err, stat) {
+    fs.stat(common_gypi, function (err) {
       if (err)
         common_gypi = path.resolve(nodeDir, 'common.gypi')
 
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ function configure (gyp, argv, callback) {
     })
   }
 
-  function onCpExit (code, signal) {
+  function onCpExit (code) {
     if (code !== 0) {
       callback(new Error('`gyp` failed with exit code: ' + code))
     } else {
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ PythonFinder.prototype = {
     }
     var pythonPath = this.resolve(rootDir, 'Python27', 'python.exe')
     this.log.verbose('ensuring that file exists:', pythonPath)
-    this.stat(pythonPath, function (err, stat) {
+    this.stat(pythonPath, function (err) {
       if (err) {
         if (err.code == 'ENOENT') {
           this.failNoPython()
diff --git a/lib/install.js b/lib/install.js
index fa0fef6fe0..eea7618a01 100644
--- a/lib/install.js
+++ b/lib/install.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ exports.usage = 'Install node development files for the specified node version.'
 var fs = require('graceful-fs')
   , osenv = require('osenv')
   , tar = require('tar')
-  , rm = require('rimraf')
   , path = require('path')
   , crypto = require('crypto')
   , log = require('npmlog')
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ function install (fs, gyp, argv, callback) {
     if (err) {
       log.warn('install', 'got an error, rolling back install')
       // roll-back the install if anything went wrong
-      gyp.commands.remove([ release.versionDir ], function (err2) {
+      gyp.commands.remove([ release.versionDir ], function () {
         callback(err)
       })
     } else {
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ function install (fs, gyp, argv, callback) {
   // check if it is already installed, and only install when needed
   if (gyp.opts.ensure) {
     log.verbose('install', '--ensure was passed, so won\'t reinstall if already installed')
-    fs.stat(devDir, function (err, stat) {
+    fs.stat(devDir, function (err) {
       if (err) {
         if (err.code == 'ENOENT') {
           log.verbose('install', 'version not already installed, continuing with install', release.version)
@@ -146,7 +145,7 @@ function install (fs, gyp, argv, callback) {
 
       // checks if a file to be extracted from the tarball is valid.
       // only .h header files and the gyp files get extracted
-      function isValid (path, entry) {
+      function isValid (path) {
         var isValid = valid(path)
         if (isValid) {
           log.verbose('extracted file from tarball', path)
@@ -265,8 +264,6 @@ function install (fs, gyp, argv, callback) {
 
       function downloadShasums(done) {
         log.verbose('check download content checksum, need to download `SHASUMS256.txt`...')
-        var shasumsPath = path.resolve(devDir, 'SHASUMS256.txt')
-
         log.verbose('checksum url', release.shasumsUrl)
         try {
           var req = download(gyp, process.env, release.shasumsUrl)
diff --git a/lib/list.js b/lib/list.js
index cda4fd2f2f..90f6447180 100644
--- a/lib/list.js
+++ b/lib/list.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ module.exports = exports = list
 exports.usage = 'Prints a listing of the currently installed node development files'
 
 var fs = require('graceful-fs')
-  , path = require('path')
   , log = require('npmlog')
 
 function list (gyp, args, callback) {
diff --git a/lib/node-gyp.js b/lib/node-gyp.js
index b35a5ebe44..8dd551bf3d 100644
--- a/lib/node-gyp.js
+++ b/lib/node-gyp.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 
 module.exports = exports = gyp
 
-var fs = require('graceful-fs')
-  , path = require('path')
+var path = require('path')
   , nopt = require('nopt')
   , log = require('npmlog')
   , child_process = require('child_process')
diff --git a/lib/remove.js b/lib/remove.js
index 213af2b9d3..46a1a3d4c2 100644
--- a/lib/remove.js
+++ b/lib/remove.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function remove (gyp, argv, callback) {
   log.verbose('remove', 'removing development files for version:', version)
 
   // first check if its even installed
-  fs.stat(versionPath, function (err, stat) {
+  fs.stat(versionPath, function (err) {
     if (err) {
       if (err.code == 'ENOENT') {
         callback(null, 'version was already uninstalled: ' + version)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d0a299ecf7..accb86b44b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -38,12 +38,15 @@
     "node": ">= 4.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "tape": "~4.2.0",
+    "babel-eslint": "^8.2.5",
     "bindings": "~1.2.1",
+    "eslint": "^5.0.1",
     "nan": "^2.0.0",
-    "require-inject": "~1.3.0"
+    "require-inject": "~1.3.0",
+    "tape": "~4.2.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "tape test/test-*"
+    "lint": "eslint bin lib test",
+    "test": "npm run lint && tape test/test-*"
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/test-configure-python.js b/test/test-configure-python.js
index f235bdbba1..07cdce2b17 100644
--- a/test/test-configure-python.js
+++ b/test/test-configure-python.js
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ var gyp = require('../lib/node-gyp')
 var requireInject = require('require-inject')
 var configure = requireInject('../lib/configure', {
   'graceful-fs': {
-    'openSync': function (file, mode) { return 0; },
-    'closeSync': function (fd) { },
+    'openSync': function () { return 0; },
+    'closeSync': function () { },
     'writeFile': function (file, data, cb) { cb() },
     'stat': function (file, cb) { cb(null, {}) }
   }
diff --git a/test/test-find-accessible-sync.js b/test/test-find-accessible-sync.js
index d336243dd0..114403e278 100644
--- a/test/test-find-accessible-sync.js
+++ b/test/test-find-accessible-sync.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var path = require('path')
 var requireInject = require('require-inject')
 var configure = requireInject('../lib/configure', {
   'graceful-fs': {
-    'closeSync': function (fd) { return undefined },
+    'closeSync': function () { return undefined },
     'openSync': function (path) {
       if (readableFiles.some(function (f) { return f === path} )) {
         return 0
diff --git a/test/test-find-python.js b/test/test-find-python.js
index 570eb180de..250e37f4fe 100644
--- a/test/test-find-python.js
+++ b/test/test-find-python.js
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ test('find python - python too old', function (t) {
   }
   f.checkPython()
 
-  function done(err, python) {
+  function done(err) {
     t.ok(/is not supported by gyp/.test(err))
   }
 })
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ test('find python - python too new', function (t) {
   }
   f.checkPython()
 
-  function done(err, python) {
+  function done(err) {
     t.ok(/is not supported by gyp/.test(err))
   }
 })
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ test('find python - no python', function (t) {
   }
   f.checkPython()
 
-  function done(err, python) {
+  function done(err) {
     t.ok(/Can't find Python executable/.test(err))
   }
 })
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ test('find python - no python2, no python, unix', function (t) {
   }
   f.checkPython()
 
-  function done(err, python) {
+  function done(err) {
     t.ok(/Can't find Python executable/.test(err))
   }
 })
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ test('find python - python 3, use python launcher, python 2 too old',
   }
   f.checkPython()
 
-  function done(err, python) {
+  function done(err) {
     t.ok(/is not supported by gyp/.test(err))
   }
 })
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ test('find python - no python, no python launcher, bad guess', function (t) {
   }
   f.checkPython()
 
-  function done(err, python) {
+  function done(err) {
     t.ok(/Can't find Python executable/.test(err))
   }
 })