diff --git a/tslint.json b/tslint.json
index e521ee081b..e6e1fe8702 100644
--- a/tslint.json
+++ b/tslint.json
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
     "no-require-imports": true,
     "no-string-throw": true,
     "no-unused-expression": true,
-    "no-unused-variable": true,
     "no-var-keyword": true,
     "object-literal-shorthand": true,
     "only-arrow-functions": [