diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 63e5b7da3..fd65ac4cb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "description": "npm dev tools",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "lint": "eslint --no-warn-ignored -- ./src/js/*.js ./src/js/**/*.js ./**/*.json ./platform/**/*.js ",
+    "lint": "eslint --no-warn-ignored -- \"./src/js/*.js\" \"./src/js/**/*.js\" \"./**/*.json\" \"./platform/**/*.js\"",
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
   },
   "repository": {
diff --git a/platform/mv3/extension/js/ext.js b/platform/mv3/extension/js/ext.js
index cd63abc67..2f3285388 100644
--- a/platform/mv3/extension/js/ext.js
+++ b/platform/mv3/extension/js/ext.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export async function localRead(key) {
         const bin = await browser.storage.local.get(key);
         if ( bin instanceof Object === false ) { return; }
         return bin[key] ?? undefined;
-    } catch(ex) {
+    } catch {
     }
 }
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export async function sessionRead(key) {
         const bin = await browser.storage.session.get(key);
         if ( bin instanceof Object === false ) { return; }
         return bin[key] ?? undefined;
-    } catch(ex) {
+    } catch {
     }
 }
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export async function adminRead(key) {
         const bin = await browser.storage.managed.get(key);
         if ( bin instanceof Object === false ) { return; }
         return bin[key] ?? undefined;
-    } catch(ex) {
+    } catch {
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/platform/mv3/extension/js/fetch.js b/platform/mv3/extension/js/fetch.js
index 5570159fd..675a37eba 100644
--- a/platform/mv3/extension/js/fetch.js
+++ b/platform/mv3/extension/js/fetch.js
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@
     Home: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock
 */
 
-/* jshint esversion:11 */
-
-'use strict';
-
 /******************************************************************************/
 
 function fetchJSON(path) {
diff --git a/platform/mv3/extension/js/popup.js b/platform/mv3/extension/js/popup.js
index 98b4d54ce..761f82032 100644
--- a/platform/mv3/extension/js/popup.js
+++ b/platform/mv3/extension/js/popup.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ async function commitFilteringMode() {
             granted = await browser.permissions.request({
                 origins: [ `*://*.${targetHostname}/*` ],
             });
-        } catch(ex) {
+        } catch {
         }
         if ( granted !== true ) {
             setFilteringMode(beforeLevel);
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ dom.on('[data-i18n-title="popupTipReport"]', 'click', ev => {
     let url;
     try {
         url = new URL(currentTab.url);
-    } catch(_) {
+    } catch {
     }
     if ( url === undefined ) { return; }
     const reportURL = new URL(runtime.getURL('/report.html'));
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ async function init() {
             url = new URL(url.hash.slice(1));
         }
         tabURL.href = url.href || '';
-    } catch(ex) {
+    } catch {
     }
 
     if ( url !== undefined ) {
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ async function init() {
 async function tryInit() {
     try {
         await init();
-    } catch(ex) {
+    } catch {
         setTimeout(tryInit, 100);
     }
 }
diff --git a/platform/mv3/extension/js/report.js b/platform/mv3/extension/js/report.js
index 35c3a8509..3ce29bad1 100644
--- a/platform/mv3/extension/js/report.js
+++ b/platform/mv3/extension/js/report.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ const reportedPage = (( ) => {
             hostname: parsedURL.hostname.replace(/^(m|mobile|www)\./, ''),
             mode: url.searchParams.get('mode'),
         };
-    } catch(ex) {
+    } catch {
     }
     return null;
 })();
diff --git a/platform/mv3/extension/js/scripting/css-declarative.js b/platform/mv3/extension/js/scripting/css-declarative.js
index d5c55552f..539c97d51 100644
--- a/platform/mv3/extension/js/scripting/css-declarative.js
+++ b/platform/mv3/extension/js/scripting/css-declarative.js
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@
     Home: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock
 */
 
-/* jshint esversion:11 */
-
-'use strict';
-
-/******************************************************************************/
-
 // Important!
 // Isolate from global scope
 (function uBOL_cssDeclarative() {
@@ -39,7 +33,7 @@ delete self.declarativeImports;
 
 const hnParts = [];
 try { hnParts.push(...document.location.hostname.split('.')); }
-catch(ex) { }
+catch { }
 const hnpartslen = hnParts.length;
 if ( hnpartslen === 0 ) { return; }
 
diff --git a/platform/mv3/extension/js/scripting/css-procedural.js b/platform/mv3/extension/js/scripting/css-procedural.js
index 58fd4d6d7..da27a6d22 100644
--- a/platform/mv3/extension/js/scripting/css-procedural.js
+++ b/platform/mv3/extension/js/scripting/css-procedural.js
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@
     Home: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock
 */
 
-/* jshint esversion:11 */
-
-/******************************************************************************/
-
 // Important!
 // Isolate from global scope
 (function uBOL_cssProcedural() {
@@ -37,7 +33,7 @@ delete self.proceduralImports;
 
 const hnParts = [];
 try { hnParts.push(...document.location.hostname.split('.')); }
-catch(ex) { }
+catch { }
 const hnpartslen = hnParts.length;
 if ( hnpartslen === 0 ) { return; }
 
@@ -621,14 +617,14 @@ class PSelectorRoot extends PSelector {
     prime(input) {
         try {
             return super.prime(input);
-        } catch (ex) {
+        } catch {
         }
         return [];
     }
     exec(input) {
         try {
             return super.exec(input);
-        } catch (ex) {
+        } catch {
         }
         return [];
     }
diff --git a/platform/mv3/extension/js/scripting/css-specific.js b/platform/mv3/extension/js/scripting/css-specific.js
index faf997cc0..c58ebd9ac 100644
--- a/platform/mv3/extension/js/scripting/css-specific.js
+++ b/platform/mv3/extension/js/scripting/css-specific.js
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@
     Home: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock
 */
 
-/* jshint esversion:11 */
-
-'use strict';
-
-/******************************************************************************/
-
 // Important!
 // Isolate from global scope
 (function uBOL_cssSpecific() {
@@ -39,7 +33,7 @@ delete self.specificImports;
 
 const hnParts = [];
 try { hnParts.push(...document.location.hostname.split('.')); }
-catch(ex) { }
+catch { }
 const hnpartslen = hnParts.length;
 if ( hnpartslen === 0 ) { return; }
 
diff --git a/platform/mv3/extension/js/settings.js b/platform/mv3/extension/js/settings.js
index d924d6f59..51ba0414a 100644
--- a/platform/mv3/extension/js/settings.js
+++ b/platform/mv3/extension/js/settings.js
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ function getStagedTrustedSites() {
             return punycode.toASCII(
                 (new URL(`https://${hn}/`)).hostname
             );
-        } catch(_) {
+        } catch {
         }
         return '';
     }).filter(hn => hn !== '');
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ sendMessage({
         renderFilterLists(cachedRulesetData);
         renderWidgets();
         dom.cl.remove(dom.body, 'loading');
-    } catch(ex) {
+    } catch {
     }
     listen();
 }).catch(reason => {
diff --git a/platform/mv3/extension/js/strictblock.js b/platform/mv3/extension/js/strictblock.js
index 3ba92aae7..eb4c25371 100644
--- a/platform/mv3/extension/js/strictblock.js
+++ b/platform/mv3/extension/js/strictblock.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ function urlToFragment(raw) {
         b.append(hn);
         fragment.append(raw.slice(0,i), b, raw.slice(i+hn.length));
         return fragment;
-    } catch(_) {
+    } catch {
     }
     return raw;
 }
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ const toFinalURL = new URL('about:blank');
 try {
     toURL.href = self.location.hash.slice(1);
     toFinalURL.href = toURL.href;
-} catch(_) {
+} catch {
 }
 
 dom.clear('#theURL > p > span:first-of-type');
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ function fragmentFromTemplate(template, placeholder, text, details) {
         let url;
         try {
             url = new URL(rawURL);
-        } catch(ex) {
+        } catch {
             return false;
         }
 
diff --git a/platform/mv3/extension/js/theme.js b/platform/mv3/extension/js/theme.js
index a61384e4a..bab0fbfd0 100644
--- a/platform/mv3/extension/js/theme.js
+++ b/platform/mv3/extension/js/theme.js
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@
     Home: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock
 */
 
-/* jshint esversion:11 */
-
-'use strict';
-
 import { dom } from './dom.js';
 
 /******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/platform/mv3/extension/js/utils.js b/platform/mv3/extension/js/utils.js
index 7bf6e1350..dfbe235f3 100644
--- a/platform/mv3/extension/js/utils.js
+++ b/platform/mv3/extension/js/utils.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 function parsedURLromOrigin(origin) {
     try {
         return new URL(origin);
-    } catch(ex) {
+    } catch {
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/platform/mv3/scriptlets/css-declarative.template.js b/platform/mv3/scriptlets/css-declarative.template.js
index c1f480fab..a4ac2a280 100644
--- a/platform/mv3/scriptlets/css-declarative.template.js
+++ b/platform/mv3/scriptlets/css-declarative.template.js
@@ -19,14 +19,8 @@
     Home: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock
 */
 
-/* jshint esversion:11 */
-
-'use strict';
-
 // ruleset: $rulesetId$
 
-/******************************************************************************/
-
 // Important!
 // Isolate from global scope
 (function uBOL_cssDeclarativeImport() {
diff --git a/platform/mv3/scriptlets/css-generic.template.js b/platform/mv3/scriptlets/css-generic.template.js
index a1f1d6c04..5c06ead0c 100644
--- a/platform/mv3/scriptlets/css-generic.template.js
+++ b/platform/mv3/scriptlets/css-generic.template.js
@@ -19,11 +19,7 @@
     Home: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock
 */
 
-/* jshint esversion:11 */
-
-'use strict';
-
-/******************************************************************************/
+// $rulesetId$
 
 // Important!
 // Isolate from global scope
@@ -31,8 +27,6 @@
 
 /******************************************************************************/
 
-// $rulesetId$
-
 const toImport = self.$genericSelectorMap$;
 
 const genericSelectorMap = self.genericSelectorMap || new Map();
diff --git a/platform/mv3/scriptlets/css-procedural.template.js b/platform/mv3/scriptlets/css-procedural.template.js
index 61c95e606..f9f5682d5 100644
--- a/platform/mv3/scriptlets/css-procedural.template.js
+++ b/platform/mv3/scriptlets/css-procedural.template.js
@@ -19,14 +19,8 @@
     Home: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock
 */
 
-/* jshint esversion:11 */
-
-'use strict';
-
 // ruleset: $rulesetId$
 
-/******************************************************************************/
-
 // Important!
 // Isolate from global scope
 (function uBOL_cssProceduralImport() {
diff --git a/platform/mv3/scriptlets/css-specific.template.js b/platform/mv3/scriptlets/css-specific.template.js
index 68589312f..e164e2e58 100644
--- a/platform/mv3/scriptlets/css-specific.template.js
+++ b/platform/mv3/scriptlets/css-specific.template.js
@@ -19,14 +19,8 @@
     Home: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock
 */
 
-/* jshint esversion:11 */
-
-'use strict';
-
 // ruleset: $rulesetId$
 
-/******************************************************************************/
-
 // Important!
 // Isolate from global scope
 (function uBOL_cssSpecificImports() {
diff --git a/platform/mv3/scriptlets/scriptlet.template.js b/platform/mv3/scriptlets/scriptlet.template.js
index 19560c8ae..4cef174f6 100644
--- a/platform/mv3/scriptlets/scriptlet.template.js
+++ b/platform/mv3/scriptlets/scriptlet.template.js
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 
 // ruleset: $rulesetId$
 
-/******************************************************************************/
-
 // Important!
 // Isolate from global scope
 
@@ -66,8 +64,8 @@ try {
     const pos = origin.lastIndexOf('://');
     if ( pos === -1 ) { return; }
     hnParts.push(...origin.slice(pos+3).split('.'));
+} catch {
 }
-catch(ex) { }
 const hnpartslen = hnParts.length;
 if ( hnpartslen === 0 ) { return; }
 
@@ -124,7 +122,7 @@ if ( entitiesMap.size !== 0 ) {
 // Apply scriplets
 for ( const i of todoIndices ) {
     try { $scriptletName$(...argsList[i]); }
-    catch(ex) {}
+    catch { }
 }
 argsList.length = 0;