diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
index 6e46a9573c..d4a286300d 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -73,13 +73,6 @@
         "no-undef-init": "error",
         "no-unneeded-ternary": ["error", {"defaultAssignment": false}],
         "no-unused-expressions": "error",
-        "no-unused-vars": [
-            "error",
-            {
-                "vars": "local",
-                "varsIgnorePattern": "print_elapsed_time|check_duplicate_ids"
-            }
-        ],
         "no-use-before-define": ["error", {"functions": false}],
         "no-useless-concat": "error",
         "no-useless-constructor": "error",
diff --git a/static/js/page_params.js b/static/js/page_params.js
index 8364c82540..e61f9a9bac 100644
--- a/static/js/page_params.js
+++ b/static/js/page_params.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 "use strict";
 
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 /* global __webpack_public_path__:writable */
 
 const t1 = performance.now();