diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
index e8e6a94745..e24907b321 100644
--- a/.eslintrc
+++ b/.eslintrc
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
     "linebreak-style": 0,
     "max-len": [2, 160],
     "no-console": 0,
-    "no-underscore-dangle": 0
+    "no-underscore-dangle": 0,
+    "no-throw-literal": 0
   },
   "parser": "babel-eslint"
 }
diff --git a/src/api/install.js b/src/api/install.js
index a8caced0ce..3e2a6d77f1 100644
--- a/src/api/install.js
+++ b/src/api/install.js
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ export default async (providedOptions = {}) => {
 
   await asyncOra('Searching for Application', async (searchSpinner) => {
     if (!repo || repo.indexOf('/') === -1) {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-throw-literal
       throw 'Invalid repository name, must be in the format owner/name';
     }
 
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@ export default async (providedOptions = {}) => {
     }
 
     if (!releases || releases.message === 'Not Found' || !Array.isArray(releases)) {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-throw-literal
       throw `Failed to find releases for repository "${repo}".  Please check the name and try again.`;
     }
 
@@ -80,7 +78,6 @@ export default async (providedOptions = {}) => {
 
     const assets = latestRelease.assets;
     if (!assets || !Array.isArray(assets)) {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-throw-literal
       throw 'Could not find any assets for the latest release';
     }
 
@@ -99,7 +96,6 @@ export default async (providedOptions = {}) => {
     });
 
     if (possibleAssets.length === 0) {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-throw-literal
       throw `Failed to find any installable assets for target platform: ${`${process.platform}`.cyan}`;
     }
   });
@@ -124,7 +120,6 @@ export default async (providedOptions = {}) => {
 
       targetAsset = possibleAssets.find(asset => asset.id === assetID);
     } else {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-throw-literal
       throw 'expected a chooseAsset function to be provided but it was not';
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/api/lint.js b/src/api/lint.js
index dd3357e811..83be0a16fe 100644
--- a/src/api/lint.js
+++ b/src/api/lint.js
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ export default async (providedOptions = {}) => {
   await asyncOra('Linting Application', async (lintSpinner) => {
     dir = await resolveDir(dir);
     if (!dir) {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-throw-literal
       throw 'Failed to locate lintable Electron application';
     }
 
diff --git a/src/api/make.js b/src/api/make.js
index 2af12c9126..e3a3f5c104 100644
--- a/src/api/make.js
+++ b/src/api/make.js
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ export default async (providedOptions = {}) => {
   await asyncOra('Resolving Forge Config', async () => {
     dir = await resolveDir(dir);
     if (!dir) {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-throw-literal
       throw 'Failed to locate makeable Electron application';
     }
 
@@ -111,14 +110,12 @@ export default async (providedOptions = {}) => {
           `electron-forge-maker-${target}`,
         ]);
         if (!maker) {
-          // eslint-disable-next-line no-throw-literal
           throw `Could not find a build target with the name: ${target} for the platform: ${declaredPlatform}`;
         }
         try {
           outputs.push(await (maker.default || maker)(packageDir, appName, targetArch, forgeConfig, packageJSON));
         } catch (err) {
           if (err) {
-            // eslint-disable-next-line no-throw-literal
             throw {
               message: `An error occured while making for target: ${target}`,
               stack: `${err.message}\n${err.stack}`,
diff --git a/src/api/package.js b/src/api/package.js
index 66a0398ab5..493f9b89f0 100644
--- a/src/api/package.js
+++ b/src/api/package.js
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ export default async (providedOptions = {}) => {
 
   dir = await resolveDir(dir);
   if (!dir) {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-throw-literal
     throw 'Failed to locate compilable Electron application';
   }
 
@@ -52,7 +51,6 @@ export default async (providedOptions = {}) => {
 
   if (path.dirname(require.resolve(path.resolve(dir, packageJSON.main))) === dir) {
     console.error(`Entry point: ${packageJSON.main}`.red);
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-throw-literal
     throw 'The entry point to your application ("packageJSON.name") must be in a subfolder not in the top level directory';
   }
 
diff --git a/src/api/publish.js b/src/api/publish.js
index bbb2daf699..b0e5ec3519 100644
--- a/src/api/publish.js
+++ b/src/api/publish.js
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ export default async (providedOptions = {}) => {
 
   dir = await resolveDir(dir);
   if (!dir) {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-throw-literal
     throw 'Failed to locate publishable Electron application';
   }
 
diff --git a/src/api/start.js b/src/api/start.js
index 9dbc5033c8..e95e981d84 100644
--- a/src/api/start.js
+++ b/src/api/start.js
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ export default async (providedOptions = {}) => {
   await asyncOra('Locating Application', async () => {
     dir = await resolveDir(dir);
     if (!dir) {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-throw-literal
       throw 'Failed to locate startable Electron application';
     }
   });
diff --git a/src/init/init-custom.js b/src/init/init-custom.js
index a10c460992..3c52aab906 100644
--- a/src/init/init-custom.js
+++ b/src/init/init-custom.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ export default async (dir, template, lintStyle) => {
         templateModulePath = require(`electron-forge-template-${template}`);
         d('using local template');
       } catch (err2) {
-        // eslint-disable-next-line no-throw-literal
         throw `Failed to locate custom template: "${template}"\n\nTry \`npm install -g electron-forge-template-${template}\``;
       }
     }
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ export default async (dir, template, lintStyle) => {
     if (templateDirectory) {
       const tmplPath = templateDirectory;
       if (!path.isAbsolute(templateDirectory)) {
-        // eslint-disable-next-line no-throw-literal
         throw `Custom template path needs to be absolute, this is an issue with "electron-forge-template-${template}"`;
       }
 
diff --git a/src/installers/darwin/zip.js b/src/installers/darwin/zip.js
index ef717baf03..e996f069a1 100644
--- a/src/installers/darwin/zip.js
+++ b/src/installers/darwin/zip.js
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ export default async (filePath, installSpinner) => {
       message: `The application "${path.basename(targetApplicationPath)}" appears to already exist in /Applications. Do you want to replace it?`,
     });
     if (!confirm) {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-throw-literal
       throw 'Installation stopped by user';
     } else {
       installSpinner.start();
diff --git a/src/util/resolve-dir.js b/src/util/resolve-dir.js
index 3f1998b151..d89bb377a1 100644
--- a/src/util/resolve-dir.js
+++ b/src/util/resolve-dir.js
@@ -17,11 +17,9 @@ export default async (dir) => {
 
       if (packageJSON.devDependencies && packageJSON.devDependencies['electron-prebuilt-compile']) {
         if (!/[0-9]/.test(packageJSON.devDependencies['electron-prebuilt-compile'][0])) {
-          // eslint-disable-next-line no-throw-literal
           throw 'You must depend on an EXACT version of "electron-prebuilt-compile" not a range';
         }
       } else {
-        // eslint-disable-next-line no-throw-literal
         throw 'You must depend on "electron-prebuilt-compile" in your devDependencies';
       }