diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8b5a03671c6..51cd96a1a50 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -114,8 +114,7 @@
     "stylelint": "^7.8.0",
     "travis-after-modes": "0.0.7",
     "ts-node": "^3.0.0",
-    "tslint": "^5.0.0",
-    "tslint-no-unused-var": "0.0.6",
+    "tslint": "^5.1.0",
     "typescript": "~2.2.1",
     "uglify-js": "^2.8.14",
     "web-animations-js": "^2.2.2"
diff --git a/tslint.json b/tslint.json
index 37fb35232b2..e8ec1dd2984 100644
--- a/tslint.json
+++ b/tslint.json
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
   "rulesDirectory": [
-    "./node_modules/tslint-no-unused-var/", 
     "./tools/tslint-rules/"
   ],
   "rules": {
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@
     "no-bitwise": true,
     "no-shadowed-variable": true,
     "no-unused-expression": true,
-    "no-unused-var": [true, {"ignore-pattern": "^(_.*)$"}],
     "no-var-keyword": true,
     "no-exposed-todo": true,
     "no-debugger": true,