diff --git a/build/tslint.json b/build/tslint.json
deleted file mode 100644
index c826ba6e304..00000000000
--- a/build/tslint.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-{
-	"rules": {
-		"no-unused-expression": true,
-		"no-duplicate-variable": true,
-		"curly": true,
-		"class-name": true,
-		"semicolon": [
-			true,
-			"always"
-		],
-		"triple-equals": true
-	},
-	"defaultSeverity": "off"
-}
diff --git a/tslint.json b/tslint.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 4083adf49b0..00000000000
--- a/tslint.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,619 +0,0 @@
-{
-	"rulesDirectory": [
-		"build/lib/tslint"
-	],
-	"rules": {
-		"no-arg": true,
-		"no-construct": true,
-		"no-debugger": true,
-		"no-duplicate-super": true,
-		"no-duplicate-switch-case": true,
-		"no-duplicate-variable": true,
-		"no-for-in-array": true,
-		"no-eval": true,
-		"no-redundant-jsdoc": true,
-		"no-restricted-globals": true,
-		"no-sparse-arrays": true,
-		"no-string-throw": true,
-		"no-unsafe-finally": true,
-		"no-unused-expression": true,
-		"no-var-keyword": true,
-		"number-literal-format": true,
-		"curly": true,
-		"class-name": true,
-		"label-position": true,
-		"semicolon": [
-			true,
-			"always"
-		],
-		"triple-equals": true,
-		"no-unexternalized-strings": [
-			true,
-			{
-				"signatures": [
-					"localize",
-					"nls.localize"
-				],
-				"keyIndex": 0,
-				"messageIndex": 1
-			}
-		],
-		"layering": [
-			true,
-			{
-				"common": [],
-				"node": [
-					"common"
-				],
-				"browser": [
-					"common"
-				],
-				"electron-main": [
-					"common",
-					"node"
-				],
-				"electron-browser": [
-					"common",
-					"browser",
-					"node"
-				]
-			}
-		],
-		"import-patterns": [
-			true,
-			// !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-			// !!! Do not relax these rules !!!
-			// !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/base/common/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"vs/nls",
-					"**/vs/base/common/**"
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/base/test/common/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"assert",
-					"sinon",
-					"vs/nls",
-					"**/vs/base/common/**",
-					"**/vs/base/test/common/**"
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/base/browser/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"vs/nls",
-					"vs/css!./**/*",
-					"**/vs/base/{common,browser}/**"
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/base/node/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"vs/nls",
-					"**/vs/base/{common,node}/**",
-					"!path" // node modules (except path where we have our own impl)
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				// vs/base/test/browser contains tests for vs/base/browser
-				"target": "**/vs/base/test/browser/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"assert",
-					"sinon",
-					"vs/nls",
-					"**/vs/base/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/base/test/{common,browser}/**"
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/base/parts/*/common/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"vs/nls",
-					"**/vs/base/common/**",
-					"**/vs/base/parts/*/common/**"
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/base/parts/*/browser/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"vs/nls",
-					"vs/css!./**/*",
-					"**/vs/base/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/base/parts/*/{common,browser}/**"
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/base/parts/*/node/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"vs/nls",
-					"**/vs/base/{common,node}/**",
-					"**/vs/base/parts/*/{common,node}/**",
-					"!path" // node modules (except path where we have our own impl)
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/base/parts/*/electron-browser/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"vs/nls",
-					"vs/css!./**/*",
-					"**/vs/base/{common,browser,node,electron-browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/base/parts/*/{common,browser,node,electron-browser}/**",
-					"!path" // node modules (except path where we have our own impl)
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/base/parts/*/electron-main/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"vs/nls",
-					"**/vs/base/{common,node,electron-main}/**",
-					"**/vs/base/parts/*/{common,node,electron-main}/**",
-					"!path" // node modules (except path where we have our own impl)
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/platform/*/common/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"vs/nls",
-					"**/vs/base/common/**",
-					"**/vs/base/parts/*/common/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/*/common/**"
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/platform/*/test/common/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"assert",
-					"sinon",
-					"vs/nls",
-					"**/vs/base/common/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/*/common/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/*/test/common/**"
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/platform/*/browser/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"vs/nls",
-					"vs/css!./**/*",
-					"**/vs/base/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/base/parts/*/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/*/{common,browser}/**"
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/platform/*/node/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"vs/nls",
-					"**/vs/base/{common,node}/**",
-					"**/vs/base/parts/*/{common,node}/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/*/{common,node}/**",
-					"!path" // node modules (except path where we have our own impl)
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/platform/*/electron-browser/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"vs/nls",
-					"vs/css!./**/*",
-					"**/vs/base/{common,browser,node}/**",
-					"**/vs/base/parts/*/{common,browser,node,electron-browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/*/{common,browser,node,electron-browser}/**",
-					"!path" // node modules (except path where we have our own impl)
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/platform/*/electron-main/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"vs/nls",
-					"**/vs/base/{common,node,electron-main}/**",
-					"**/vs/base/parts/*/{common,node,electron-main}/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/*/{common,node,electron-main}/**",
-					"!path" // node modules (except path where we have our own impl)
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/platform/*/test/browser/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"assert",
-					"sinon",
-					"vs/nls",
-					"**/vs/base/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/*/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/*/test/{common,browser}/**"
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/editor/common/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"vs/nls",
-					"**/vs/base/common/**",
-					"**/vs/base/worker/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/*/common/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/common/**"
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/editor/test/common/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"assert",
-					"sinon",
-					"vs/nls",
-					"**/vs/base/common/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/*/common/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/*/test/common/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/common/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/test/common/**"
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/editor/browser/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"vs/nls",
-					"vs/css!./**/*",
-					"**/vs/base/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/*/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/{common,browser}/**"
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/editor/test/browser/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"assert",
-					"sinon",
-					"vs/nls",
-					"**/vs/base/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/*/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/*/test/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/test/{common,browser}/**"
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/editor/standalone/common/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"vs/nls",
-					"**/vs/base/common/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/*/common/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/common/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/standalone/common/**"
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/editor/standalone/test/common/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"assert",
-					"sinon",
-					"vs/nls",
-					"**/vs/base/common/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/*/common/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/*/test/common/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/common/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/test/common/**"
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/editor/standalone/browser/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"vs/nls",
-					"vs/css!./**/*",
-					"**/vs/base/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/base/parts/*/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/*/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/contrib/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/standalone/{common,browser}/**"
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/editor/standalone/test/browser/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"assert",
-					"sinon",
-					"vs/nls",
-					"**/vs/base/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/*/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/*/test/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/standalone/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/test/{common,browser}/**"
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/editor/contrib/*/test/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"assert",
-					"sinon",
-					"vs/nls",
-					"**/vs/base/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/base/test/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/base/parts/*/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/*/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/*/test/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/test/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/contrib/**"
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/editor/contrib/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"vs/nls",
-					"vs/css!./**/*",
-					"**/vs/base/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/base/parts/*/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/*/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/contrib/**"
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/workbench/common/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"vs/nls",
-					"**/vs/base/common/**",
-					"**/vs/base/parts/*/common/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/*/common/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/common/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/contrib/*/common/**",
-					"**/vs/workbench/common/**",
-					"**/vs/workbench/services/*/common/**",
-					"assert"
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/workbench/browser/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"vs/nls",
-					"vs/css!./**/*",
-					"**/vs/base/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/base/parts/*/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/*/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/contrib/**", // editor/contrib is equivalent to /browser/ by convention
-					"**/vs/workbench/workbench.web.api",
-					"**/vs/workbench/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/workbench/services/*/{common,browser}/**",
-					"assert"
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.ts",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"**"
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/workbench/api/common/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"vscode",
-					"vs/nls",
-					"**/vs/base/common/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/*/common/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/common/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/contrib/*/common/**",
-					"**/vs/workbench/api/common/**",
-					"**/vs/workbench/common/**",
-					"**/vs/workbench/services/*/common/**",
-					"**/vs/workbench/contrib/*/common/**"
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/workbench/api/worker/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"vscode",
-					"vs/nls",
-					"**/vs/**/{common,worker}/**"
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/workbench/electron-browser/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"vs/nls",
-					"vs/css!./**/*",
-					"**/vs/base/{common,browser,node,electron-browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/base/parts/*/{common,browser,node,electron-browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/*/{common,browser,node,electron-browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/{common,browser,node,electron-browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/contrib/**", // editor/contrib is equivalent to /browser/ by convention
-					"**/vs/workbench/{common,browser,node,electron-browser,api}/**",
-					"**/vs/workbench/services/*/{common,browser,node,electron-browser}/**",
-					"!path" // node modules (except path where we have our own impl)
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/workbench/services/**/test/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"vs/nls",
-					"vs/css!./**/*",
-					"**/vs/base/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/**",
-					"**/vs/workbench/{common,browser,node,electron-browser}/**",
-					"vs/workbench/contrib/files/common/editors/fileEditorInput",
-					"**/vs/workbench/services/**",
-					"**/vs/workbench/test/**",
-					"!path" // node modules (except path where we have our own impl)
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/workbench/services/**/common/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"vs/nls",
-					"**/vs/base/**/common/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/**/common/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/common/**",
-					"**/vs/workbench/workbench.web.api",
-					"**/vs/workbench/common/**",
-					"**/vs/workbench/services/**/common/**",
-					"**/vs/workbench/api/**/common/**",
-					"vscode-textmate"
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/workbench/services/**/worker/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"vs/nls",
-					"**/vs/base/**/common/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/**/common/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/common/**",
-					"**/vs/workbench/**/common/**",
-					"**/vs/workbench/**/worker/**",
-					"**/vs/workbench/services/**/common/**",
-					"vscode"
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/workbench/services/**/browser/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"vs/nls",
-					"vs/css!./**/*",
-					"**/vs/base/**/{common,browser,worker}/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/**/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/workbench/workbench.web.api",
-					"**/vs/workbench/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/workbench/api/{common,browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/workbench/services/**/{common,browser}/**",
-					"vscode-textmate",
-					"onigasm-umd"
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/workbench/services/**/node/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"vs/nls",
-					"**/vs/base/**/{common,node}/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/**/{common,node}/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/{common,node}/**",
-					"**/vs/workbench/{common,node}/**",
-					"**/vs/workbench/api/{common,node}/**",
-					"**/vs/workbench/services/**/{common,node}/**",
-					"!path" // node modules (except path where we have our own impl)
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/workbench/services/**/electron-browser/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"vs/nls",
-					"vs/css!./**/*",
-					"**/vs/base/**/{common,browser,worker,node,electron-browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/**/{common,browser,node,electron-browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/editor/**",
-					"**/vs/workbench/{common,browser,node,electron-browser,api}/**",
-					"**/vs/workbench/services/**/{common,browser,node,electron-browser}/**",
-					"!path" // node modules (except path where we have our own impl)
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					// xterm and its addons are strictly browser-only components
-					"xterm",
-					"xterm-addon-*",
-					"**/vs/**"
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"semver-umd",
-					"**/vs/**"
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/workbench/contrib/update/browser/update.ts",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"semver-umd",
-					"**/vs/**"
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/code/node/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"vs/nls",
-					"**/vs/base/**/{common,node}/**",
-					"**/vs/base/parts/**/{common,node}/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/**/{common,node}/**",
-					"**/vs/code/**/{common,node}/**",
-					"!path" // node modules (except path where we have our own impl)
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/code/electron-browser/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"vs/nls",
-					"vs/css!./**/*",
-					"**/vs/base/**/{common,browser,node,electron-browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/base/parts/**/{common,browser,node,electron-browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/**/{common,browser,node,electron-browser}/**",
-					"**/vs/code/**/{common,browser,node,electron-browser}/**",
-					"!path" // node modules (except path where we have our own impl)
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/code/electron-main/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"vs/nls",
-					"**/vs/base/**/{common,node,electron-main}/**",
-					"**/vs/base/parts/**/{common,node,electron-main}/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/**/{common,node,electron-main}/**",
-					"**/vs/code/**/{common,node,electron-main}/**",
-					"!path" // node modules (except path where we have our own impl)
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/vs/server/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"vs/nls",
-					"**/vs/base/**/{common,node}/**",
-					"**/vs/base/parts/**/{common,node}/**",
-					"**/vs/platform/**/{common,node}/**",
-					"**/vs/workbench/**/{common,node}/**",
-					"**/vs/server/**",
-					"**/vs/code/**/{common,node}/**",
-					"!path" // node modules (except path where we have our own impl)
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/{node,electron-browser,electron-main}/**",
-				"restrictions": "**/*"
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/extensions/**",
-				"restrictions": "**/*"
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/test/smoke/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"**/test/smoke/**",
-					"*"
-				]
-			},
-			{
-				"target": "**/test/automation/**",
-				"restrictions": [
-					"**/test/automation/**",
-					"*"
-				]
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