diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
index fd6cc99fbd..b2319265ca 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   "rules": {
     "linebreak-style": ["error", "unix"],
     "no-duplicate-imports": "error",
+    "@typescript-eslint/no-empty-function": "off",
 
     "eqeqeq": "off",
     "prefer-const": "off",
@@ -31,8 +32,6 @@
     "prefer-spread": "off",
     "prefer-rest-params": "off",
     "no-useless-escape": "off",
-    "no-empty": "off",
-    "@typescript-eslint/no-empty-function": "off",
     "no-constant-condition": "off",
     "no-async-promise-executor": "off"
   }
diff --git a/ui/analyse/src/serverSideUnderboard.ts b/ui/analyse/src/serverSideUnderboard.ts
index 1ecfd7c779..8086ba5379 100644
--- a/ui/analyse/src/serverSideUnderboard.ts
+++ b/ui/analyse/src/serverSideUnderboard.ts
@@ -98,11 +98,7 @@ export default function (element: HTMLElement, ctrl: AnalyseCtrl) {
       .filter('.' + panel)
       .addClass('active');
     if ((panel == 'move-times' || ctrl.opts.hunter) && !lichess.movetimeChart)
-      try {
-        lichess.loadScript('javascripts/chart/movetime.js').then(function () {
-          lichess.movetimeChart(data, ctrl.trans);
-        });
-      } catch (e) {}
+      lichess.loadScript('javascripts/chart/movetime.js').then(() => lichess.movetimeChart(data, ctrl.trans));
     if ((panel == 'computer-analysis' || ctrl.opts.hunter) && $('#acpl-chart').length)
       setTimeout(startAdvantageChart, 200);
   };
diff --git a/ui/ceval/src/ctrl.ts b/ui/ceval/src/ctrl.ts
index 8c9feb9c15..0be4084ffc 100644
--- a/ui/ceval/src/ctrl.ts
+++ b/ui/ceval/src/ctrl.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ export default function (opts: CevalOpts): CevalCtrl {
       try {
         sharedMem.grow(8);
         growableSharedMem = true;
-      } catch (e) {}
+      } catch (e) {
+        // memory growth not supported
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/ui/site/src/challengePage.ts b/ui/site/src/challengePage.ts
index 162eb8e449..91dd57be3b 100644
--- a/ui/site/src/challengePage.ts
+++ b/ui/site/src/challengePage.ts
@@ -61,9 +61,7 @@ export default function (opts: ChallengeOpts) {
 
   function pingNow() {
     if (document.getElementById('ping-challenge')) {
-      try {
-        lichess.socket.send('ping');
-      } catch (e) {}
+      lichess.socket.send('ping');
       setTimeout(pingNow, 9000);
     }
   }