diff --git a/e2e/components/checkbox-e2e.spec.ts b/e2e/components/checkbox-e2e.spec.ts
index c42c1abbacc..2256bf71204 100644
--- a/e2e/components/checkbox-e2e.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/components/checkbox-e2e.spec.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ describe('checkbox', () => {
     it('should be checked when clicked, and unchecked when clicked again', async () => {
       let checkboxEl = element(by.id('test-checkbox'));
       let inputEl = element(by.css('input[id=input-test-checkbox]'));
-      let checked: string;
 
       screenshot('start');
       checkboxEl.click();
diff --git a/e2e/components/icon-e2e.spec.ts b/e2e/components/icon-e2e.spec.ts
index 57fea20eabf..0c17ac1ff1f 100644
--- a/e2e/components/icon-e2e.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/components/icon-e2e.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import {browser, by, element} from 'protractor';
-import {screenshot} from '../screenshot';
 
 
 describe('icon', () => {
diff --git a/e2e/components/menu-e2e.spec.ts b/e2e/components/menu-e2e.spec.ts
index 98af13ad918..4b57e5b9357 100644
--- a/e2e/components/menu-e2e.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/components/menu-e2e.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {Key, protractor, browser, by, element, ElementFinder} from 'protractor';
+import {Key, protractor, browser, by, element} from 'protractor';
 import {screenshot} from '../screenshot';
 import {
   expectToExist,
diff --git a/src/cdk/a11y/activedescendant-key-manager.ts b/src/cdk/a11y/activedescendant-key-manager.ts
index c0df3831339..ec5d19235cf 100644
--- a/src/cdk/a11y/activedescendant-key-manager.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/a11y/activedescendant-key-manager.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {QueryList} from '@angular/core';
 import {ListKeyManager, CanDisable} from './list-key-manager';
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/cdk/bidi/index.ts b/src/cdk/bidi/index.ts
index ffb605cbe7c..d42a66e628a 100644
--- a/src/cdk/bidi/index.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/bidi/index.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import {NgModule} from '@angular/core';
 import {DOCUMENT} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {Dir} from './dir';
-import {DIR_DOCUMENT, Directionality, DIRECTIONALITY_PROVIDER} from './directionality';
+import {DIR_DOCUMENT, Directionality} from './directionality';
 
 export {
   Directionality,
diff --git a/src/cdk/table/cell.ts b/src/cdk/table/cell.ts
index 8061f7f7b74..36f319756f0 100644
--- a/src/cdk/table/cell.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/table/cell.ts
@@ -51,10 +51,8 @@ export class CdkColumnDef {
   },
 })
 export class CdkHeaderCell {
-  constructor(private columnDef: CdkColumnDef,
-              private elementRef: ElementRef,
-              private renderer: Renderer2) {
-    this.renderer.addClass(elementRef.nativeElement, `cdk-column-${columnDef.name}`);
+  constructor(columnDef: CdkColumnDef, elementRef: ElementRef, renderer: Renderer2) {
+    renderer.addClass(elementRef.nativeElement, `cdk-column-${columnDef.name}`);
   }
 }
 
@@ -67,9 +65,7 @@ export class CdkHeaderCell {
   },
 })
 export class CdkCell {
-  constructor(private columnDef: CdkColumnDef,
-              private elementRef: ElementRef,
-              private renderer: Renderer2) {
-    this.renderer.addClass(elementRef.nativeElement, `cdk-column-${columnDef.name}`);
+  constructor(columnDef: CdkColumnDef, elementRef: ElementRef, renderer: Renderer2) {
+    renderer.addClass(elementRef.nativeElement, `cdk-column-${columnDef.name}`);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/demo-app/overlay/overlay-demo.ts b/src/demo-app/overlay/overlay-demo.ts
index c4e61eba6d2..d084959cd9c 100644
--- a/src/demo-app/overlay/overlay-demo.ts
+++ b/src/demo-app/overlay/overlay-demo.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ import {
     OverlayState,
     OverlayOrigin,
     ComponentPortal,
+    // This import is only used to define a generic type. The current TypeScript version incorrectly
+    // considers such imports as unused (https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/issues/14953)
+    // tslint:disable-next-line:no-unused-variable
     Portal,
     TemplatePortalDirective,
 } from '@angular/material';
diff --git a/src/lib/autocomplete/autocomplete.spec.ts b/src/lib/autocomplete/autocomplete.spec.ts
index 0cf4f8fd8c6..6ad3319b624 100644
--- a/src/lib/autocomplete/autocomplete.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/autocomplete/autocomplete.spec.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import {Observable} from 'rxjs/Observable';
 import {Subject} from 'rxjs/Subject';
 import {createKeyboardEvent, dispatchFakeEvent, typeInElement} from '@angular/cdk/testing';
 import {ScrollDispatcher} from '../core/overlay/scroll/scroll-dispatcher';
-import {RxChain, map, startWith, filter} from '../core/rxjs/index';
+import {RxChain, map, startWith} from '../core/rxjs/index';
 
 
 describe('MdAutocomplete', () => {
diff --git a/src/lib/chips/chip-list.ts b/src/lib/chips/chip-list.ts
index c3c1aaae429..74ec27dbd7f 100644
--- a/src/lib/chips/chip-list.ts
+++ b/src/lib/chips/chip-list.ts
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ import {
 
 import {MdChip} from './chip';
 import {FocusKeyManager} from '../core/a11y/focus-key-manager';
-import {SPACE, LEFT_ARROW, RIGHT_ARROW, TAB} from '../core/keyboard/keycodes';
-import {coerceBooleanProperty} from '@angular/cdk';
+import {SPACE, LEFT_ARROW, RIGHT_ARROW} from '../core/keyboard/keycodes';
 import {Subscription} from 'rxjs/Subscription';
+import {coerceBooleanProperty} from '@angular/cdk';
 
 /**
  * A material design chips component (named ChipList for it's similarity to the List component).
diff --git a/src/lib/core/a11y/activedescendant-key-manager.ts b/src/lib/core/a11y/activedescendant-key-manager.ts
index c0df3831339..ec5d19235cf 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/a11y/activedescendant-key-manager.ts
+++ b/src/lib/core/a11y/activedescendant-key-manager.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {QueryList} from '@angular/core';
 import {ListKeyManager, CanDisable} from './list-key-manager';
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/lib/core/bidi/index.ts b/src/lib/core/bidi/index.ts
index 9a19368556d..98dd0cd9f39 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/bidi/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/core/bidi/index.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-
 export {
   Directionality,
   DIRECTIONALITY_PROVIDER,
diff --git a/src/lib/core/datetime/native-date-adapter.spec.ts b/src/lib/core/datetime/native-date-adapter.spec.ts
index 3269c9e6fa3..0e55b872aad 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/datetime/native-date-adapter.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/core/datetime/native-date-adapter.spec.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,9 @@
 import {NativeDateAdapter} from './native-date-adapter';
 import {Platform} from '../platform/index';
-
+import {DEC, FEB, JAN, MAR} from '../testing/month-constants';
 
 const SUPPORTS_INTL = typeof Intl != 'undefined';
 
-
-// When constructing a Date, the month is zero-based. This can be confusing, since people are
-// used to seeing them one-based. So we create these aliases to make reading the tests easier.
-const JAN = 0, FEB = 1, MAR = 2, APR = 3, MAY = 4, JUN = 5, JUL = 6, AUG = 7, SEP = 8, OCT = 9,
-      NOV = 10, DEC = 11;
-
-
 describe('NativeDateAdapter', () => {
   let adapter;
   let platform;
diff --git a/src/lib/core/error/error-options.ts b/src/lib/core/error/error-options.ts
index ec1cd71e42e..e4d1bb4d16f 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/error/error-options.ts
+++ b/src/lib/core/error/error-options.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import {InjectionToken} from '@angular/core';
-import {FormControl, FormGroupDirective, Form, NgForm} from '@angular/forms';
+import {FormControl, FormGroupDirective, NgForm} from '@angular/forms';
 
 /** Injection token that can be used to specify the global error options. */
 export const MD_ERROR_GLOBAL_OPTIONS = new InjectionToken<ErrorOptions>('md-error-global-options');
diff --git a/src/lib/core/option/optgroup.ts b/src/lib/core/option/optgroup.ts
index fa063a4d91f..0ed6506c8a8 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/option/optgroup.ts
+++ b/src/lib/core/option/optgroup.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {Component, ViewEncapsulation, ContentChildren, QueryList, Input} from '@angular/core';
+import {Component, ViewEncapsulation, Input} from '@angular/core';
 import {mixinDisabled, CanDisable} from '../common-behaviors/disabled';
 
 // Boilerplate for applying mixins to MdOptgroup.
diff --git a/src/lib/core/option/option.ts b/src/lib/core/option/option.ts
index 7e0ecf022c7..cb92fa27da8 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/option/option.ts
+++ b/src/lib/core/option/option.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import {
   EventEmitter,
   Input,
   Output,
-  NgModule,
   ViewEncapsulation,
   Inject,
   Optional,
diff --git a/src/lib/core/overlay/overlay-directives.ts b/src/lib/core/overlay/overlay-directives.ts
index 5700835186d..57ec25d30eb 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/overlay/overlay-directives.ts
+++ b/src/lib/core/overlay/overlay-directives.ts
@@ -26,11 +26,13 @@ import {TemplatePortal} from '../portal/portal';
 import {OverlayState} from './overlay-state';
 import {
     ConnectionPositionPair,
+    // This import is only used to define a generic type. The current TypeScript version incorrectly
+    // considers such imports as unused (https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/issues/14953)
+    // tslint:disable-next-line:no-unused-variable
     ConnectedOverlayPositionChange
 } from './position/connected-position';
 import {ConnectedPositionStrategy} from './position/connected-position-strategy';
 import {Directionality, Direction} from '../bidi/index';
-import {Scrollable} from './scroll/scrollable';
 import {ScrollStrategy} from './scroll/scroll-strategy';
 import {coerceBooleanProperty} from '@angular/cdk';
 import {ESCAPE} from '../keyboard/keycodes';
diff --git a/src/lib/core/overlay/overlay.spec.ts b/src/lib/core/overlay/overlay.spec.ts
index a9100d91bc2..cc96eaa8146 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/overlay/overlay.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/core/overlay/overlay.spec.ts
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ import {
   OverlayContainer,
   Overlay,
   PositionStrategy,
-  ViewportRuler,
   ScrollStrategy,
-  ScrollDispatcher,
 } from './index';
 
 
@@ -336,7 +334,6 @@ describe('Overlay', () => {
       overlayRef.attach(componentPortal);
       viewContainerFixture.detectChanges();
 
-      let backdrop = overlayContainerElement.querySelector('.cdk-overlay-backdrop') as HTMLElement;
       let completeHandler = jasmine.createSpy('backdrop complete handler');
 
       overlayRef.backdropClick().subscribe(undefined, undefined, completeHandler);
diff --git a/src/lib/core/overlay/scroll/scroll-strategy-options.ts b/src/lib/core/overlay/scroll/scroll-strategy-options.ts
index be6a2dec0b8..2ecbf3cc72a 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/overlay/scroll/scroll-strategy-options.ts
+++ b/src/lib/core/overlay/scroll/scroll-strategy-options.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
  */
 
 import {Injectable} from '@angular/core';
-import {ScrollStrategy} from './scroll-strategy';
 import {CloseScrollStrategy} from './close-scroll-strategy';
 import {NoopScrollStrategy} from './noop-scroll-strategy';
 import {BlockScrollStrategy} from './block-scroll-strategy';
diff --git a/src/lib/core/testing/month-constants.ts b/src/lib/core/testing/month-constants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5d8de9dd25e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/core/testing/month-constants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+/**
+ * When constructing a Date, the month is zero-based. This can be confusing, since people are
+ * used to seeing them one-based. So we create these aliases to make writing the tests easier.
+ */
+export const JAN = 0, FEB = 1, MAR = 2, APR = 3, MAY = 4, JUN = 5, JUL = 6, AUG = 7, SEP = 8,
+    OCT = 9, NOV = 10, DEC = 11;
diff --git a/src/lib/datepicker/calendar.spec.ts b/src/lib/datepicker/calendar.spec.ts
index 42fd8699ecb..c7e82c13d27 100644
--- a/src/lib/datepicker/calendar.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/datepicker/calendar.spec.ts
@@ -21,13 +21,7 @@ import {MdDatepickerIntl} from './datepicker-intl';
 import {MdNativeDateModule} from '../core/datetime/index';
 import {NoConflictStyleCompatibilityMode} from '../core';
 import {MdButtonModule} from '../button/index';
-
-
-// When constructing a Date, the month is zero-based. This can be confusing, since people are
-// used to seeing them one-based. So we create these aliases to make reading the tests easier.
-const JAN = 0, FEB = 1, MAR = 2, APR = 3, MAY = 4, JUN = 5, JUL = 6, AUG = 7, SEP = 8, OCT = 9,
-      NOV = 10, DEC = 11;
-
+import {AUG, DEC, FEB, JAN, JUL, NOV, MAR, MAY, JUN, SEP} from '../core/testing/month-constants';
 
 describe('MdCalendar', () => {
   beforeEach(async(() => {
diff --git a/src/lib/datepicker/datepicker.spec.ts b/src/lib/datepicker/datepicker.spec.ts
index 42a60c43e12..ea7f05288c3 100644
--- a/src/lib/datepicker/datepicker.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/datepicker/datepicker.spec.ts
@@ -10,13 +10,7 @@ import {MdInputModule} from '../input/index';
 import {MdNativeDateModule, DateAdapter, NativeDateAdapter} from '../core/datetime/index';
 import {ESCAPE} from '../core';
 import {dispatchFakeEvent, dispatchMouseEvent, dispatchKeyboardEvent} from '@angular/cdk/testing';
-
-
-// When constructing a Date, the month is zero-based. This can be confusing, since people are
-// used to seeing them one-based. So we create these aliases to make reading the tests easier.
-const JAN = 0, FEB = 1, MAR = 2, APR = 3, MAY = 4, JUN = 5, JUL = 6, AUG = 7, SEP = 8, OCT = 9,
-      NOV = 10, DEC = 11;
-
+import {DEC, JAN} from '../core/testing/month-constants';
 
 describe('MdDatepicker', () => {
   describe('with MdNativeDateModule', () => {
diff --git a/src/lib/datepicker/datepicker.ts b/src/lib/datepicker/datepicker.ts
index 6bcfc105011..7d4bedf51d4 100644
--- a/src/lib/datepicker/datepicker.ts
+++ b/src/lib/datepicker/datepicker.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import {MdDialogRef} from '../dialog/dialog-ref';
 import {PositionStrategy} from '../core/overlay/position/position-strategy';
 import {MdDatepickerInput} from './datepicker-input';
 import {Subscription} from 'rxjs/Subscription';
-import {MdDialogConfig} from '../dialog/dialog-config';
 import {DateAdapter} from '../core/datetime/index';
 import {createMissingDateImplError} from './datepicker-errors';
 import {ESCAPE} from '../core/keyboard/keycodes';
diff --git a/src/lib/datepicker/month-view.spec.ts b/src/lib/datepicker/month-view.spec.ts
index 9220cd2a067..aae098c596d 100644
--- a/src/lib/datepicker/month-view.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/datepicker/month-view.spec.ts
@@ -4,13 +4,7 @@ import {By} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {MdMonthView} from './month-view';
 import {MdCalendarBody} from './calendar-body';
 import {MdNativeDateModule, DateAdapter, NativeDateAdapter} from '../core/datetime/index';
-
-
-// When constructing a Date, the month is zero-based. This can be confusing, since people are
-// used to seeing them one-based. So we create these aliases to make reading the tests easier.
-const JAN = 0, FEB = 1, MAR = 2, APR = 3, MAY = 4, JUN = 5, JUL = 6, AUG = 7, SEP = 8, OCT = 9,
-      NOV = 10, DEC = 11;
-
+import {JAN, MAR} from '../core/testing/month-constants';
 
 describe('MdMonthView', () => {
   beforeEach(async(() => {
diff --git a/src/lib/datepicker/year-view.spec.ts b/src/lib/datepicker/year-view.spec.ts
index 9c6b14523d8..d81a1978ce1 100644
--- a/src/lib/datepicker/year-view.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/datepicker/year-view.spec.ts
@@ -4,13 +4,7 @@ import {By} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {MdYearView} from './year-view';
 import {MdCalendarBody} from './calendar-body';
 import {MdNativeDateModule, DateAdapter, NativeDateAdapter} from '../core/datetime/index';
-
-
-// When constructing a Date, the month is zero-based. This can be confusing, since people are
-// used to seeing them one-based. So we create these aliases to make reading the tests easier.
-const JAN = 0, FEB = 1, MAR = 2, APR = 3, MAY = 4, JUN = 5, JUL = 6, AUG = 7, SEP = 8, OCT = 9,
-      NOV = 10, DEC = 11;
-
+import {FEB, JAN, MAR} from '../core/testing/month-constants';
 
 describe('MdYearView', () => {
   beforeEach(async(() => {
diff --git a/src/lib/dialog/dialog-container.ts b/src/lib/dialog/dialog-container.ts
index 9798875dfc5..5768c706e03 100644
--- a/src/lib/dialog/dialog-container.ts
+++ b/src/lib/dialog/dialog-container.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import {
   ViewChild,
   ViewEncapsulation,
   NgZone,
-  OnDestroy,
   ElementRef,
   EventEmitter,
   Inject,
diff --git a/src/lib/dialog/dialog-injector.ts b/src/lib/dialog/dialog-injector.ts
index a29299143a9..9dc99537d13 100644
--- a/src/lib/dialog/dialog-injector.ts
+++ b/src/lib/dialog/dialog-injector.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
  */
 
 import {Injector} from '@angular/core';
-import {MdDialogRef} from './dialog-ref';
-import {MdDialogContainer} from './dialog-container';
 
 /** Custom injector type specifically for instantiating components with a dialog. */
 export class DialogInjector implements Injector {
diff --git a/src/lib/dialog/dialog.spec.ts b/src/lib/dialog/dialog.spec.ts
index 85f833f8399..fb347799cba 100644
--- a/src/lib/dialog/dialog.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/dialog/dialog.spec.ts
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ describe('MdDialog', () => {
   });
 
   it('should allow setting the layout direction', () => {
-    let dialogRef = dialog.open(PizzaMsg, { direction: 'rtl' });
+    dialog.open(PizzaMsg, { direction: 'rtl' });
 
     viewContainerFixture.detectChanges();
 
diff --git a/src/lib/expansion/index.ts b/src/lib/expansion/index.ts
index 63fafd75991..5defdbbc2b5 100644
--- a/src/lib/expansion/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/expansion/index.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {NgModule, ModuleWithProviders} from '@angular/core';
+import {NgModule} from '@angular/core';
 import {CommonModule} from '@angular/common';
 import {CompatibilityModule, UNIQUE_SELECTION_DISPATCHER_PROVIDER} from '../core';
 import {
diff --git a/src/lib/paginator/index.ts b/src/lib/paginator/index.ts
index 70de22c7311..156d4527bde 100644
--- a/src/lib/paginator/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/paginator/index.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 import {NgModule} from '@angular/core';
 import {CommonModule} from '@angular/common';
 import {FormsModule} from '@angular/forms';
-import {MdCommonModule, OverlayModule} from '../core';
 import {MdButtonModule} from '../button/index';
 import {MdSelectModule} from '../select/index';
 import {MdPaginator} from './paginator';
diff --git a/src/lib/paginator/paginator.spec.ts b/src/lib/paginator/paginator.spec.ts
index 72af2fbc806..be69864e468 100644
--- a/src/lib/paginator/paginator.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/paginator/paginator.spec.ts
@@ -248,15 +248,6 @@ class MdPaginatorApp {
   }
 }
 
-@Component({
-  template: `
-    <md-paginator [length]="100"></md-paginator>
-  `,
-})
-class MdPaginatorWithoutPageSizeOrOptionsApp {
-  @ViewChild(MdPaginator) mdPaginator: MdPaginator;
-}
-
 @Component({
   template: `
     <md-paginator [pageSizeOptions]="[10, 20, 30]"></md-paginator>
diff --git a/src/lib/sidenav/sidenav.spec.ts b/src/lib/sidenav/sidenav.spec.ts
index dcaad4e0086..659be958519 100644
--- a/src/lib/sidenav/sidenav.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/sidenav/sidenav.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {fakeAsync, async, tick, ComponentFixture, TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {Component, ElementRef, ViewChild} from '@angular/core';
 import {By} from '@angular/platform-browser';
-import {MdSidenav, MdSidenavModule, MdSidenavToggleResult, MdSidenavContainer} from './index';
+import {MdSidenav, MdSidenavModule, MdSidenavContainer} from './index';
 import {A11yModule} from '../core/a11y/index';
 import {PlatformModule} from '../core/platform/index';
 import {ESCAPE} from '../core/keyboard/keycodes';
diff --git a/src/lib/snack-bar/snack-bar-container.ts b/src/lib/snack-bar/snack-bar-container.ts
index c3856a94603..a0db0cad104 100644
--- a/src/lib/snack-bar/snack-bar-container.ts
+++ b/src/lib/snack-bar/snack-bar-container.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import {
 import {
   BasePortalHost,
   ComponentPortal,
-  TemplatePortal,
   PortalHostDirective,
 } from '../core';
 import {MdSnackBarConfig} from './snack-bar-config';
diff --git a/src/lib/tabs/tab-header.ts b/src/lib/tabs/tab-header.ts
index 661ecb149ed..f7c323c857c 100644
--- a/src/lib/tabs/tab-header.ts
+++ b/src/lib/tabs/tab-header.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import {
 import {MdTabLabelWrapper} from './tab-label-wrapper';
 import {MdInkBar} from './ink-bar';
 import {Subscription} from 'rxjs/Subscription';
-import {applyCssTransform} from '../core/style/apply-transform';
 import {auditTime, startWith} from '../core/rxjs/index';
 import {of as observableOf} from 'rxjs/observable/of';
 import {merge} from 'rxjs/observable/merge';
diff --git a/src/material-examples/table-filtering/table-filtering-example.ts b/src/material-examples/table-filtering/table-filtering-example.ts
index ad5226f4fbb..b4def33bcbb 100644
--- a/src/material-examples/table-filtering/table-filtering-example.ts
+++ b/src/material-examples/table-filtering/table-filtering-example.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import {Component, ElementRef, ViewChild} from '@angular/core';
 import {DataSource} from '@angular/cdk';
-import {MdSort} from '@angular/material';
 import {BehaviorSubject} from 'rxjs/BehaviorSubject';
 import {Observable} from 'rxjs/Observable';
 import 'rxjs/add/operator/startWith';
diff --git a/src/tsconfig.json b/src/tsconfig.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 16ab41cbf40..00000000000
--- a/src/tsconfig.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-// TypeScript config file that matches all source files in the project. This file is read by
-// IDEs and ensures that `experimentalDecorator` warnings are not showing up.
-{
-  "compilerOptions": {
-    "experimentalDecorators": true,
-    "module": "es2015",
-    "moduleResolution": "node",
-    "noUnusedParameters": true,
-    "strictNullChecks": true,
-    "outDir": "../dist/packages/all",
-    "sourceMap": true,
-    "inlineSources": true,
-    "target": "es2015",
-    "lib": ["es2015", "dom"],
-    "types": ["jasmine"],
-    "baseUrl": ".",
-    "paths": {
-      "@angular/material": ["./lib/public_api.ts"],
-      "@angular/cdk": ["./cdk/public_api.ts"],
-      "@angular/cdk/testing": ["./cdk/testing"]
-    }
-  },
-  "exclude": [
-    // Exclude files that depend on Node APIs because those depend on the Node types and therefore
-    // cause ambiguous imports. For example `setTimeout()` will return a Timer instead of a number.
-    "universal-app/prerender.ts"
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/src/universal-app/kitchen-sink/kitchen-sink.ts b/src/universal-app/kitchen-sink/kitchen-sink.ts
index 9320e7459e8..4002e7e89af 100644
--- a/src/universal-app/kitchen-sink/kitchen-sink.ts
+++ b/src/universal-app/kitchen-sink/kitchen-sink.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ import {BrowserModule} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {
   MdAutocompleteModule,
   MdButtonModule,
-  MdButtonToggleModule,
   MdCardModule,
-  MdCheckboxModule,
   MdChipsModule,
   MdDatepickerModule,
   MdDialogModule,
diff --git a/tools/gulp/tasks/lint.ts b/tools/gulp/tasks/lint.ts
index ed3d2e864b7..32a2acb07bb 100644
--- a/tools/gulp/tasks/lint.ts
+++ b/tools/gulp/tasks/lint.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ import {buildConfig} from 'material2-build-tools';
 const stylesGlob = '+(tools|src)/**/*.+(css|scss)';
 
 /** List of flags that will passed to the different TSLint tasks. */
-const tsLintBaseFlags = [
-  '-c', 'tslint.json', '+(src|e2e|tools)/**/*.ts', '--exclude', '**/node_modules/**/*'
-];
+const tsLintBaseFlags = ['-c', 'tslint.json', '--project', './tsconfig.json'];
 
 /** Path to the output of the Material package. */
 const materialOutPath = join(buildConfig.outputDir, 'packages', 'material');
diff --git a/tools/package-tools/build-bundles.ts b/tools/package-tools/build-bundles.ts
index 8d3f1b93454..61c381fc13d 100644
--- a/tools/package-tools/build-bundles.ts
+++ b/tools/package-tools/build-bundles.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ import {remapSourcemap} from './sourcemap-remap';
 import {transpileFile} from './typescript-transpile';
 import {buildConfig} from './build-config';
 
-// There are no type definitions available for these imports.
-const uglify = require('uglify-js');
-const sorcery = require('sorcery');
-
 /** Directory where all bundles will be created in. */
 const bundlesDir = join(buildConfig.outputDir, 'bundles');
 
diff --git a/tools/screenshot-test/functions/util/github.ts b/tools/screenshot-test/functions/util/github.ts
index 405be48a45a..0d60343ff46 100644
--- a/tools/screenshot-test/functions/util/github.ts
+++ b/tools/screenshot-test/functions/util/github.ts
@@ -28,15 +28,13 @@ export function setGithubStatus(commitSHA: string,
     'Content-Type': 'application/json'
   };
 
-  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     request({
       url: `https://api.github.com/repos/${repoSlug}/statuses/${commitSHA}`,
       method: 'POST',
       form: data,
       headers: headers
-    }, function (error: any, response: any) {
-      console.log(response.statusCode);
-      resolve(response.statusCode);
-    });
-  });
+    }, (error: any, response: any) => error ? reject(error) : resolve(response.statusCode));
+
+});
 }
diff --git a/tools/screenshot-test/src/app/viewer/viewer.component.ts b/tools/screenshot-test/src/app/viewer/viewer.component.ts
index 709b7c5675f..71ce327bd18 100644
--- a/tools/screenshot-test/src/app/viewer/viewer.component.ts
+++ b/tools/screenshot-test/src/app/viewer/viewer.component.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export class ViewerComponent {
   }
 
   approve() {
-    this._service.approvePullRequest().then((result) => {
+    this._service.approvePullRequest().then(() => {
       this.snackBar.open(`Approved`, '', this.messageDuration);
     }).catch((error) => {
       this.snackBar.open(`Error ${error}`, '', this.messageDuration);
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export class ViewerComponent {
   }
 
   updateGithubStatus() {
-    this._service.updatePullRequestResult().then((result) => {
+    this._service.updatePullRequestResult().then(() => {
       this.snackBar.open(`Approved`, '', this.messageDuration);
     }).catch((error) => {
       this.snackBar.open(error.message, '', this.messageDuration);
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cbbbcf6a8e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// TypeScript config file that matches all source files in the project. This file is read by 
+// IDEs and TSLint. For IDEs it ensures that `experimentalDecorator` warnings are not showing up.
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "rootDir": ".",
+    "experimentalDecorators": true,
+    "module": "es2015",
+    "moduleResolution": "node",
+    "noUnusedParameters": true,
+    "strictNullChecks": true,
+    "skipLibCheck": true,
+    "outDir": "./dist/packages/all",
+    "target": "es2015",
+    "lib": ["es5", "es2015", "dom"],
+    "types": ["jasmine"],
+    "baseUrl": ".",
+    "paths": {
+      "@angular/material": ["./src/lib/public_api.ts"],
+      "@angular/cdk": ["./src/cdk/public_api.ts"],
+      "@angular/cdk/testing": ["./cdk/testing"]
+    }
+  },
+  "include": [
+    "src/**/*.ts",
+    "tools/**.ts"
+  ],
+  "exclude": [
+    // Exclude files that depend on Node APIs because those depend on the Node types and therefore
+    // cause ambiguous imports. For example `setTimeout()` will return a Timer instead of a number.
+    "./src/universal-app/prerender.ts",
+
+    // IDEs should not type-check the different node_modules directories of the different packages.
+    // This would cause the IDEs to be slower and also linters would check the node_modules.
+    "**/node_modules"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/tslint.json b/tslint.json
index 67023ce54be..2c9ee2c5518 100644
--- a/tslint.json
+++ b/tslint.json
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     "no-var-keyword": true,
     "no-exposed-todo": true,
     "no-debugger": true,
+    "no-unused-variable": [true, {"ignore-pattern": "^_"}],
     "no-rxjs-patch-imports": [
       true,
       "src/lib",