diff --git a/scripts/gulp/util.ts b/scripts/gulp/util.ts
index 65a0cdb374..3333d637c1 100644
--- a/scripts/gulp/util.ts
+++ b/scripts/gulp/util.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@ export function createTempTsConfig(includeGlob: string[], target: string, module
   if (config.compilerOptions && config.compilerOptions.outDir) {
     delete config.compilerOptions.outDir;
   }
+
+  // remove linting checks that we do not want in dist
+  if (config.compilerOptions.noUnusedLocals) {
+    delete config.compilerOptions.noUnusedLocals;
+  }
+  if (config.compilerOptions.noUnusedParameters) {
+    delete config.compilerOptions.noUnusedParameters;
+  }
+
   if (config.compilerOptions) {
     config.compilerOptions.module = moduleType;
     config.compilerOptions.target = target;