diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-sdk/src/index.js b/packages/eslint-config-sdk/src/index.js
index 4076f507c4b3..ef5d219bcc6e 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-sdk/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-sdk/src/index.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ module.exports = {
         '@sentry-internal/sdk/no-eq-empty': 'error',
 
         // Unused variables should be removed unless they are marked with and underscore (ex. _varName).
-        '@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars': ['warn', { argsIgnorePattern: '^_' }],
+        '@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars': ['error', { argsIgnorePattern: '^_' }],
 
         // Make sure that all ts-ignore comments are given a description.
         '@typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment': [
diff --git a/packages/typescript/tsconfig.json b/packages/typescript/tsconfig.json
index 1eb5750178ce..107a5888e432 100644
--- a/packages/typescript/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/typescript/tsconfig.json
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
     "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
     "noImplicitReturns": true,
     "noImplicitUseStrict": true,
-    "noUnusedLocals": true,
-    "noUnusedParameters": true,
+    "noUnusedLocals": false,
+    "noUnusedParameters": false,
     "preserveWatchOutput": true,
     "sourceMap": true,
     "strict": true,