diff --git a/.eslintrc.yml b/.eslintrc.yml
index 0cccb8c..14c1daf 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.yml
+++ b/.eslintrc.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,3 @@
     - error
     - 4
   camelcase: off
-  padded-blocks: off
-  operator-linebreak: off
-  no-throw-literal: off
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index 3f8ae47..4984ad4 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 const { build, collectModules } = require('./build-tools');
 
 module.exports = function (grunt) {
-
     grunt.initConfig({
         pkg: grunt.file.readJSON('package.json'),
         compile: {
diff --git a/src/common/init.js b/src/common/init.js
index 34b253c..031ca9b 100644
--- a/src/common/init.js
+++ b/src/common/init.js
@@ -137,5 +137,4 @@
     channel.join(function () {
         require('cordova').fireDocumentEvent('deviceready');
     }, channel.deviceReadyChannelsArray);
-
 }, platformInitChannelsArray);
diff --git a/src/common/utils.js b/src/common/utils.js
index d0edc7f..82274ff 100644
--- a/src/common/utils.js
+++ b/src/common/utils.js
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@
     var F = function () {};
     // extend Child from Parent
     return function (Child, Parent) {
-
         F.prototype = Parent.prototype;
         Child.prototype = new F();
         Child.__super__ = Parent.prototype;
diff --git a/src/scripts/require.js b/src/scripts/require.js
index 5656bfa..b8c8b2c 100644
--- a/src/scripts/require.js
+++ b/src/scripts/require.js
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@
 
     require = function (id) {
         if (!modules[id]) {
-            throw 'module ' + id + ' not found';
+            throw new Error('module ' + id + ' not found');
         } else if (id in inProgressModules) {
             var cycle = requireStack.slice(inProgressModules[id]).join('->') + '->' + id;
-            throw 'Cycle in require graph: ' + cycle;
+            throw new Error('Cycle in require graph: ' + cycle);
         }
         if (modules[id].factory) {
             try {
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 
     define = function (id, factory) {
         if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(modules, id)) {
-            throw 'module ' + id + ' already defined';
+            throw new Error('module ' + id + ' already defined');
         }
 
         modules[id] = {
diff --git a/test/test.builder.js b/test/test.builder.js
index ba71e18..8901d2c 100644
--- a/test/test.builder.js
+++ b/test/test.builder.js
@@ -20,11 +20,9 @@
 */
 
 describe('builder', function () {
-
     var builder = cordova.require('cordova/builder');
 
     it('Test#001 : includes the module into the target', function () {
-
         var target = {};
         var objects = {
             foo: {
@@ -47,7 +45,6 @@
     });
 
     it('Test#003 : builds out the children', function () {
-
         var target = {};
         var objects = {
             homer: {
diff --git a/test/test.require.js b/test/test.require.js
index ace7616..986f913 100644
--- a/test/test.require.js
+++ b/test/test.require.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
             define('cordova', function () {});
             expect(function () {
                 define('cordova', function () {});
-            }).toThrow('module cordova already defined');
+            }).toThrowError('module cordova already defined');
         });
 
         it("Test#004 : doesn't call the factory method when defining", function () {
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         it("Test#005 : throws an exception when module doesn't exist", function () {
             expect(function () {
                 require('your mom');
-            }).toThrow('module your mom not found');
+            }).toThrowError('module your mom not found');
         });
 
         it('Test#006 : throws an exception when modules depend on each other', function () {
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 
             expect(function () {
                 require('ModuleA');
-            }).toThrow('Cycle in require graph: ModuleA->ModuleB->ModuleA');
+            }).toThrowError('Cycle in require graph: ModuleA->ModuleB->ModuleA');
         });
 
         it('Test#007 : throws an exception when a cycle of requires occurs', function () {
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 
             expect(function () {
                 require('ModuleA');
-            }).toThrow('Cycle in require graph: ModuleA->ModuleB->ModuleC->ModuleA');
+            }).toThrowError('Cycle in require graph: ModuleA->ModuleB->ModuleC->ModuleA');
         });
 
         it('Test#008 : calls the factory method when requiring', function () {
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
             define('submodule.a', function (require, exports, module) {
                 expect(() => {
                     require('a');
-                }).toThrow('module a not found');
+                }).toThrowError('module a not found');
             });
 
             require('submodule.a');
diff --git a/test/test.urlutil.js b/test/test.urlutil.js
index e5749a9..a3a7df6 100644
--- a/test/test.urlutil.js
+++ b/test/test.urlutil.js
@@ -66,5 +66,4 @@
         var rootUrl = window.location.href.replace(/:.*/, '');
         expect(urlutil.makeAbsolute('//www.foo.com/baz%20?foo#bar')).toBe(rootUrl + '://www.foo.com/baz%20?foo#bar');
     });
-
 });
diff --git a/test/test.utils.js b/test/test.utils.js
index bde0cb4..30c8f25 100644
--- a/test/test.utils.js
+++ b/test/test.utils.js
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@
         });
 
         it('Test#020 : can clone an object', function () {
-
             var orig = {
                 a: {
                     b: {
@@ -173,5 +172,4 @@
         expect(uuid).toMatch(/^(\{{0,1}([0-9a-fA-F]){8}-([0-9a-fA-F]){4}-([0-9a-fA-F]){4}-([0-9a-fA-F]){4}-([0-9a-fA-F]){12}\}{0,1})$/);
         expect(uuid).not.toEqual(utils.createUUID());
     });
-
 });