diff --git a/packages/cli/tslint.json b/packages/cli/tslint.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 9b5a55973b371..0000000000000
--- a/packages/cli/tslint.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,127 +0,0 @@
-{
-	"linterOptions": {
-		"exclude": [
-			"node_modules/**/*"
-		]
-	},
-	"defaultSeverity": "error",
-	"jsRules": {},
-	"rules": {
-		"array-type": [
-			true,
-			"array-simple"
-		],
-		"arrow-return-shorthand": true,
-		"ban": [
-			true,
-			{
-				"name": "Array",
-				"message": "tsstyle#array-constructor"
-			}
-		],
-		"ban-types": [
-			true,
-			[
-				"Object",
-				"Use {} instead."
-			],
-			[
-				"String",
-				"Use 'string' instead."
-			],
-			[
-				"Number",
-				"Use 'number' instead."
-			],
-			[
-				"Boolean",
-				"Use 'boolean' instead."
-			]
-		],
-		"class-name": true,
-		"curly": [
-			true,
-			"ignore-same-line"
-		],
-		"forin": true,
-		"jsdoc-format": true,
-		"label-position": true,
-		"indent": [
-			true,
-			"tabs",
-			2
-		],
-		"member-access": [
-			true,
-			"no-public"
-		],
-		"new-parens": true,
-		"no-angle-bracket-type-assertion": true,
-		"no-any": true,
-		"no-arg": true,
-		"no-conditional-assignment": true,
-		"no-construct": true,
-		"no-debugger": true,
-		"no-default-export": true,
-		"no-duplicate-variable": true,
-		"no-inferrable-types": true,
-		"ordered-imports": [
-			true,
-			{
-				"import-sources-order": "any",
-				"named-imports-order": "case-insensitive"
-			}
-		],
-		"no-namespace": [
-			true,
-			"allow-declarations"
-		],
-		"no-reference": true,
-		"no-string-throw": true,
-		"no-unused-expression": true,
-		"no-var-keyword": true,
-		"object-literal-shorthand": true,
-		"only-arrow-functions": [
-			true,
-			"allow-declarations",
-			"allow-named-functions"
-		],
-		"prefer-const": true,
-		"radix": true,
-		"semicolon": [
-			true,
-			"always",
-			"ignore-bound-class-methods"
-		],
-		"switch-default": true,
-		"trailing-comma": [
-			true,
-			{
-				"multiline": {
-					"objects": "always",
-					"arrays": "always",
-					"functions": "never",
-					"typeLiterals": "ignore"
-				},
-				"esSpecCompliant": true
-			}
-		],
-		"triple-equals": [
-			true,
-			"allow-null-check"
-		],
-		"use-isnan": true,
-		"quotes": [
-			"error",
-			"single"
-		],
-		"variable-name": [
-			true,
-			"check-format",
-			"ban-keywords",
-			"allow-leading-underscore",
-			"allow-trailing-underscore"
-		]
-	},
-	"rulesDirectory": []
-}
diff --git a/packages/core/tslint.json b/packages/core/tslint.json
deleted file mode 100644
index f03bbfee37151..0000000000000
--- a/packages/core/tslint.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,127 +0,0 @@
-{
-	"linterOptions": {
-		"exclude": [
-			"node_modules/**/*"
-		]
-	},
-	"defaultSeverity": "error",
-	"jsRules": {},
-	"rules": {
-		"array-type": [
-			true,
-			"array-simple"
-		],
-		"arrow-return-shorthand": true,
-		"ban": [
-			true,
-			{
-				"name": "Array",
-				"message": "tsstyle#array-constructor"
-			}
-		],
-		"ban-types": [
-			true,
-			[
-				"Object",
-				"Use {} instead."
-			],
-			[
-				"String",
-				"Use 'string' instead."
-			],
-			[
-				"Number",
-				"Use 'number' instead."
-			],
-			[
-				"Boolean",
-				"Use 'boolean' instead."
-			]
-		],
-		"class-name": true,
-		"curly": [
-			true,
-			"ignore-same-line"
-		],
-		"forin": true,
-		"jsdoc-format": true,
-		"label-position": true,
-		"indent": [
-			true,
-			"tabs",
-			2
-		],
-		"member-access": [
-			true,
-			"no-public"
-		],
-		"new-parens": true,
-		"no-angle-bracket-type-assertion": true,
-		"no-any": true,
-		"no-arg": true,
-		"no-conditional-assignment": true,
-		"no-construct": true,
-		"no-debugger": true,
-		"no-default-export": true,
-		"no-duplicate-variable": true,
-		"no-inferrable-types": true,
-		"ordered-imports": [
-			true,
-			{
-				"import-sources-order": "any",
-				"named-imports-order": "case-insensitive"
-			}
-		],
-		"no-namespace": [
-			true,
-			"allow-declarations"
-		],
-		"no-reference": true,
-		"no-string-throw": true,
-		"no-unused-expression": true,
-		"no-var-keyword": true,
-		"object-literal-shorthand": true,
-		"only-arrow-functions": [
-			true,
-			"allow-declarations",
-			"allow-named-functions"
-		],
-		"prefer-const": true,
-		"radix": true,
-		"semicolon": [
-			true,
-			"always",
-			"ignore-bound-class-methods"
-		],
-		"switch-default": true,
-		"trailing-comma": [
-			true,
-			{
-				"multiline": {
-					"objects": "always",
-					"arrays": "always",
-					"functions": "always",
-					"typeLiterals": "ignore"
-				},
-				"esSpecCompliant": true
-			}
-		],
-		"triple-equals": [
-			true,
-			"allow-null-check"
-		],
-		"use-isnan": true,
-		"quotes": [
-			"error",
-			"single"
-		],
-		"variable-name": [
-			true,
-			"check-format",
-			"ban-keywords",
-			"allow-leading-underscore",
-			"allow-trailing-underscore"
-		]
-	},
-	"rulesDirectory": []
-}
diff --git a/packages/node-dev/tslint.json b/packages/node-dev/tslint.json
deleted file mode 100644
index f03bbfee37151..0000000000000
--- a/packages/node-dev/tslint.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,127 +0,0 @@
-{
-	"linterOptions": {
-		"exclude": [
-			"node_modules/**/*"
-		]
-	},
-	"defaultSeverity": "error",
-	"jsRules": {},
-	"rules": {
-		"array-type": [
-			true,
-			"array-simple"
-		],
-		"arrow-return-shorthand": true,
-		"ban": [
-			true,
-			{
-				"name": "Array",
-				"message": "tsstyle#array-constructor"
-			}
-		],
-		"ban-types": [
-			true,
-			[
-				"Object",
-				"Use {} instead."
-			],
-			[
-				"String",
-				"Use 'string' instead."
-			],
-			[
-				"Number",
-				"Use 'number' instead."
-			],
-			[
-				"Boolean",
-				"Use 'boolean' instead."
-			]
-		],
-		"class-name": true,
-		"curly": [
-			true,
-			"ignore-same-line"
-		],
-		"forin": true,
-		"jsdoc-format": true,
-		"label-position": true,
-		"indent": [
-			true,
-			"tabs",
-			2
-		],
-		"member-access": [
-			true,
-			"no-public"
-		],
-		"new-parens": true,
-		"no-angle-bracket-type-assertion": true,
-		"no-any": true,
-		"no-arg": true,
-		"no-conditional-assignment": true,
-		"no-construct": true,
-		"no-debugger": true,
-		"no-default-export": true,
-		"no-duplicate-variable": true,
-		"no-inferrable-types": true,
-		"ordered-imports": [
-			true,
-			{
-				"import-sources-order": "any",
-				"named-imports-order": "case-insensitive"
-			}
-		],
-		"no-namespace": [
-			true,
-			"allow-declarations"
-		],
-		"no-reference": true,
-		"no-string-throw": true,
-		"no-unused-expression": true,
-		"no-var-keyword": true,
-		"object-literal-shorthand": true,
-		"only-arrow-functions": [
-			true,
-			"allow-declarations",
-			"allow-named-functions"
-		],
-		"prefer-const": true,
-		"radix": true,
-		"semicolon": [
-			true,
-			"always",
-			"ignore-bound-class-methods"
-		],
-		"switch-default": true,
-		"trailing-comma": [
-			true,
-			{
-				"multiline": {
-					"objects": "always",
-					"arrays": "always",
-					"functions": "always",
-					"typeLiterals": "ignore"
-				},
-				"esSpecCompliant": true
-			}
-		],
-		"triple-equals": [
-			true,
-			"allow-null-check"
-		],
-		"use-isnan": true,
-		"quotes": [
-			"error",
-			"single"
-		],
-		"variable-name": [
-			true,
-			"check-format",
-			"ban-keywords",
-			"allow-leading-underscore",
-			"allow-trailing-underscore"
-		]
-	},
-	"rulesDirectory": []
-}
diff --git a/packages/workflow/tslint.json b/packages/workflow/tslint.json
deleted file mode 100644
index f03bbfee37151..0000000000000
--- a/packages/workflow/tslint.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,127 +0,0 @@
-{
-	"linterOptions": {
-		"exclude": [
-			"node_modules/**/*"
-		]
-	},
-	"defaultSeverity": "error",
-	"jsRules": {},
-	"rules": {
-		"array-type": [
-			true,
-			"array-simple"
-		],
-		"arrow-return-shorthand": true,
-		"ban": [
-			true,
-			{
-				"name": "Array",
-				"message": "tsstyle#array-constructor"
-			}
-		],
-		"ban-types": [
-			true,
-			[
-				"Object",
-				"Use {} instead."
-			],
-			[
-				"String",
-				"Use 'string' instead."
-			],
-			[
-				"Number",
-				"Use 'number' instead."
-			],
-			[
-				"Boolean",
-				"Use 'boolean' instead."
-			]
-		],
-		"class-name": true,
-		"curly": [
-			true,
-			"ignore-same-line"
-		],
-		"forin": true,
-		"jsdoc-format": true,
-		"label-position": true,
-		"indent": [
-			true,
-			"tabs",
-			2
-		],
-		"member-access": [
-			true,
-			"no-public"
-		],
-		"new-parens": true,
-		"no-angle-bracket-type-assertion": true,
-		"no-any": true,
-		"no-arg": true,
-		"no-conditional-assignment": true,
-		"no-construct": true,
-		"no-debugger": true,
-		"no-default-export": true,
-		"no-duplicate-variable": true,
-		"no-inferrable-types": true,
-		"ordered-imports": [
-			true,
-			{
-				"import-sources-order": "any",
-				"named-imports-order": "case-insensitive"
-			}
-		],
-		"no-namespace": [
-			true,
-			"allow-declarations"
-		],
-		"no-reference": true,
-		"no-string-throw": true,
-		"no-unused-expression": true,
-		"no-var-keyword": true,
-		"object-literal-shorthand": true,
-		"only-arrow-functions": [
-			true,
-			"allow-declarations",
-			"allow-named-functions"
-		],
-		"prefer-const": true,
-		"radix": true,
-		"semicolon": [
-			true,
-			"always",
-			"ignore-bound-class-methods"
-		],
-		"switch-default": true,
-		"trailing-comma": [
-			true,
-			{
-				"multiline": {
-					"objects": "always",
-					"arrays": "always",
-					"functions": "always",
-					"typeLiterals": "ignore"
-				},
-				"esSpecCompliant": true
-			}
-		],
-		"triple-equals": [
-			true,
-			"allow-null-check"
-		],
-		"use-isnan": true,
-		"quotes": [
-			"error",
-			"single"
-		],
-		"variable-name": [
-			true,
-			"check-format",
-			"ban-keywords",
-			"allow-leading-underscore",
-			"allow-trailing-underscore"
-		]
-	},
-	"rulesDirectory": []
-}