diff --git a/eslint.config.js b/eslint.config.js
index 7090f7a6300..73465fb2464 100644
--- a/eslint.config.js
+++ b/eslint.config.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import eslint from '@eslint/js';
+import erasableSyntaxOnly from 'eslint-plugin-erasable-syntax-only';
 import tseslint from 'typescript-eslint';
 
 export default tseslint.config(
@@ -6,6 +7,7 @@ export default tseslint.config(
         ignores: ['dist/', 'docs/', 'node_modules/', 'src/gen/'],
     },
     eslint.configs.recommended,
+    erasableSyntaxOnly.configs.recommended,
     tseslint.configs.strict,
     {
         languageOptions: {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2f2f01ac744..f7ae14aa9df 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
                 "@types/mock-fs": "^4.13.1",
                 "c8": "^10.0.0",
                 "eslint": "^9.18.0",
+                "eslint-plugin-erasable-syntax-only": "^0.3.0",
                 "husky": "^9.0.6",
                 "mocha": "^11.0.1",
                 "mock-fs": "^5.2.0",
@@ -1403,6 +1404,16 @@
                 }
             }
         },
+        "node_modules/cached-factory": {
+            "version": "0.1.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cached-factory/-/cached-factory-0.1.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-IGOSWu+NuED5UzCRmBeqQPZ8z7SkgrD/nN67W2iY1Qv83CVhevyMexkGclJ86saXisIqxoOnbeiTWvsCHRqJBw==",
+            "dev": true,
+            "license": "MIT",
+            "engines": {
+                "node": ">=18"
+            }
+        },
         "node_modules/call-bind-apply-helpers": {
             "version": "1.0.2",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/call-bind-apply-helpers/-/call-bind-apply-helpers-1.0.2.tgz",
@@ -1813,6 +1824,25 @@
                 }
             }
         },
+        "node_modules/eslint-plugin-erasable-syntax-only": {
+            "version": "0.3.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eslint-plugin-erasable-syntax-only/-/eslint-plugin-erasable-syntax-only-0.3.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-bKtSWTIPGT89AEgQc67/i01DtIdEfiS3iYsqdbSSEECIQwOYs1xEi19jPQ5ZncDp1gzIRf8gWUpJE65a3XYt0A==",
+            "dev": true,
+            "license": "MIT",
+            "dependencies": {
+                "@typescript-eslint/utils": "^8.24.0",
+                "cached-factory": "^0.1.0"
+            },
+            "engines": {
+                "node": ">=20.18.0"
+            },
+            "peerDependencies": {
+                "@typescript-eslint/parser": ">=8",
+                "eslint": ">=9",
+                "typescript": ">=5"
+            }
+        },
         "node_modules/eslint-scope": {
             "version": "8.2.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eslint-scope/-/eslint-scope-8.2.0.tgz",
@@ -5004,6 +5034,12 @@
                 "yargs-parser": "^21.1.1"
             }
         },
+        "cached-factory": {
+            "version": "0.1.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cached-factory/-/cached-factory-0.1.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-IGOSWu+NuED5UzCRmBeqQPZ8z7SkgrD/nN67W2iY1Qv83CVhevyMexkGclJ86saXisIqxoOnbeiTWvsCHRqJBw==",
+            "dev": true
+        },
         "call-bind-apply-helpers": {
             "version": "1.0.2",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/call-bind-apply-helpers/-/call-bind-apply-helpers-1.0.2.tgz",
@@ -5303,6 +5339,16 @@
                 }
             }
         },
+        "eslint-plugin-erasable-syntax-only": {
+            "version": "0.3.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eslint-plugin-erasable-syntax-only/-/eslint-plugin-erasable-syntax-only-0.3.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-bKtSWTIPGT89AEgQc67/i01DtIdEfiS3iYsqdbSSEECIQwOYs1xEi19jPQ5ZncDp1gzIRf8gWUpJE65a3XYt0A==",
+            "dev": true,
+            "requires": {
+                "@typescript-eslint/utils": "^8.24.0",
+                "cached-factory": "^0.1.0"
+            }
+        },
         "eslint-scope": {
             "version": "8.2.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eslint-scope/-/eslint-scope-8.2.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 89982480020..4dbc638e755 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
         "@types/mock-fs": "^4.13.1",
         "c8": "^10.0.0",
         "eslint": "^9.18.0",
+        "eslint-plugin-erasable-syntax-only": "^0.3.0",
         "husky": "^9.0.6",
         "mocha": "^11.0.1",
         "mock-fs": "^5.2.0",
diff --git a/src/object_test.ts b/src/object_test.ts
index 1da88931dbf..31114501cac 100644
--- a/src/object_test.ts
+++ b/src/object_test.ts
@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@ describe('KubernetesObject', () => {
     });
 
     class KubernetesObjectApiTest extends KubernetesObjectApi {
-        constructor(public configuration: Configuration) {
+        public configuration: Configuration;
+        public constructor(configuration: Configuration) {
             super(configuration);
+            this.configuration = configuration;
         }
 
         public static makeApiClient(kc?: KubeConfig): KubernetesObjectApiTest {
diff --git a/src/test/match-buffer.ts b/src/test/match-buffer.ts
index 5bb3a2c387d..636b52beea9 100644
--- a/src/test/match-buffer.ts
+++ b/src/test/match-buffer.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ export function matchBuffer(channel: number, contents: string): StringBufferMatc
 }
 
 class StringBufferMatcher extends Matcher {
-    constructor(
-        private channel: number,
-        private contents: string,
-    ) {
+    private channel: number;
+    private contents: string;
+    constructor(channel: number, contents: string) {
         super();
+        this.channel = channel;
+        this.contents = contents;
     }
 
     public valueOf(): string {