diff --git a/src/content/hinting.ts b/src/content/hinting.ts
index 68d3a93f..b408084f 100644
--- a/src/content/hinting.ts
+++ b/src/content/hinting.ts
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export function hintPage(
     contentState.mode = "hint"
     modeState = new HintState(filterHints, resolve, reject, rapid)
 
-    if (rapid == false) {
+    if (!rapid) {
         buildHints(hintableElements, hint => {
             modeState.cleanUpHints()
             hint.result = onSelect(hint.target)
diff --git a/src/excmds.ts b/src/excmds.ts
index a587289b..16186f97 100644
--- a/src/excmds.ts
+++ b/src/excmds.ts
@@ -4113,7 +4113,7 @@ export async function updatecheck(polite = false) {
             const today = new Date()
             // any here are to shut up TS - it doesn't think Dates have subtraction defined :S
             const days_since = ((today as any) - (releasedate as any)) / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24)
-            if (polite == false || (days_since > config.get("updatenagwait") && semverCompare(latest, config.get("updatenaglastversion")) > 0)) {
+            if (!polite || (days_since > config.get("updatenagwait") && semverCompare(latest, config.get("updatenaglastversion")) > 0)) {
                 config.set("updatenaglastversion", latest)
                 fillcmdline_tmp(30000, "Tridactyl " + latest + " is available. Visit about:addons, right click Tridactyl, click 'Find Updates'. Restart Firefox once it has downloaded.")
             }
diff --git a/src/lib/native.ts b/src/lib/native.ts
index edeb7be4..c082de33 100644
--- a/src/lib/native.ts
+++ b/src/lib/native.ts
@@ -187,17 +187,18 @@ export async function nativegate(
     // desiredOS = ["mac", "win", "android", "cros", "linux", "openbsd"]
 ): Promise<boolean> {
     if (!desiredOS.includes((await browserBg.runtime.getPlatformInfo()).os)) {
-        if (interactive == true)
+        if (interactive) {
             logger.error(
                 "# Tridactyl's native messenger doesn't support your operating system, yet.",
             )
+        }
         return false
     }
     try {
         const actualVersion = await getNativeMessengerVersion()
         if (actualVersion !== undefined) {
             if (semverCompare(version, actualVersion) > 0) {
-                if (interactive == true)
+                if (interactive)
                     logger.error(
                         "# Please update to native messenger " +
                             version +
@@ -207,13 +208,13 @@ export async function nativegate(
                 return false
             }
             return true
-        } else if (interactive == true)
+        } else if (interactive)
             logger.error(
                 "# Native messenger not found. Please run `:installnative` and follow the instructions.",
             )
         return false
     } catch (e) {
-        if (interactive == true)
+        if (interactive)
             logger.error(
                 "# Native messenger not found. Please run `:installnative` and follow the instructions.",
             )
diff --git a/tslint.json b/tslint.json
index 68f6591e..e2ac7aef 100644
--- a/tslint.json
+++ b/tslint.json
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
     "no-ignored-return": false,
     "no-map-without-using": false,
     "no-misleading-array-reverse": false,
-    "no-redundant-boolean": false,
     "no-redundant-jump": false,
     "no-self-assignment": false,
     "no-shadowed-variable": false,