diff --git a/extensions/apps-menu/extension.js b/extensions/apps-menu/extension.js
index fb5d6fd3..0c991231 100644
--- a/extensions/apps-menu/extension.js
+++ b/extensions/apps-menu/extension.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class ActivitiesMenuItem extends PopupMenu.PopupBaseMenuItem {
     constructor(button) {
         super();
         this._button = button;
-        this.actor.add_child(new St.Label({ text: _("Activities Overview") }));
+        this.actor.add_child(new St.Label({ text: _('Activities Overview') }));
     }
 
     activate(event) {
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class CategoryMenuItem extends PopupMenu.PopupBaseMenuItem {
         if (this._category)
             name = this._category.get_name();
         else
-            name = _("Favorites");
+            name = _('Favorites');
 
         this.actor.add_child(new St.Label({ text: name }));
         this.actor.connect('motion-event', this._onMotionEvent.bind(this));
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ class ApplicationsButton extends PanelMenu.Button {
         let hbox = new St.BoxLayout({ style_class: 'panel-status-menu-box' });
 
         this._label = new St.Label({
-            text: _("Applications"),
+            text: _('Applications'),
             y_expand: true,
             y_align: Clutter.ActorAlign.CENTER
         });
diff --git a/extensions/auto-move-windows/prefs.js b/extensions/auto-move-windows/prefs.js
index 3b3a70e6..f808347c 100644
--- a/extensions/auto-move-windows/prefs.js
+++ b/extensions/auto-move-windows/prefs.js
@@ -57,25 +57,25 @@ const Widget = GObject.registerClass({
         let appColumn = new Gtk.TreeViewColumn({
             expand: true,
             sort_column_id: Columns.DISPLAY_NAME,
-            title: _("Application")
+            title: _('Application')
         });
         let iconRenderer = new Gtk.CellRendererPixbuf;
         appColumn.pack_start(iconRenderer, false);
-        appColumn.add_attribute(iconRenderer, "gicon", Columns.ICON);
+        appColumn.add_attribute(iconRenderer, 'gicon', Columns.ICON);
         let nameRenderer = new Gtk.CellRendererText;
         appColumn.pack_start(nameRenderer, true);
-        appColumn.add_attribute(nameRenderer, "text", Columns.DISPLAY_NAME);
+        appColumn.add_attribute(nameRenderer, 'text', Columns.DISPLAY_NAME);
         this._treeView.append_column(appColumn);
 
         let workspaceColumn = new Gtk.TreeViewColumn({
-            title: _("Workspace"),
+            title: _('Workspace'),
             sort_column_id: Columns.WORKSPACE
         });
         let workspaceRenderer = new Gtk.CellRendererSpin({ editable: true });
         workspaceRenderer.connect('edited', this._workspaceEdited.bind(this));
         workspaceColumn.pack_start(workspaceRenderer, true);
-        workspaceColumn.add_attribute(workspaceRenderer, "adjustment", Columns.ADJUSTMENT);
-        workspaceColumn.add_attribute(workspaceRenderer, "text", Columns.WORKSPACE);
+        workspaceColumn.add_attribute(workspaceRenderer, 'adjustment', Columns.ADJUSTMENT);
+        workspaceColumn.add_attribute(workspaceRenderer, 'text', Columns.WORKSPACE);
         this._treeView.append_column(workspaceColumn);
 
         scrolled.add(this._treeView);
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ const Widget = GObject.registerClass({
 
         let newButton = new Gtk.ToolButton({
             icon_name: 'bookmark-new-symbolic',
-            label: _("Add Rule"),
+            label: _('Add Rule'),
             is_important: true
         });
         newButton.connect('clicked', this._createNew.bind(this));
@@ -108,13 +108,13 @@ const Widget = GObject.registerClass({
 
     _createNew() {
         let dialog = new Gtk.Dialog({
-            title: _("Create new matching rule"),
+            title: _('Create new matching rule'),
             transient_for: this.get_toplevel(),
             use_header_bar: true,
             modal: true
         });
         dialog.add_button(Gtk.STOCK_CANCEL, Gtk.ResponseType.CANCEL);
-        let addButton = dialog.add_button(_("Add"), Gtk.ResponseType.OK);
+        let addButton = dialog.add_button(_('Add'), Gtk.ResponseType.OK);
         dialog.set_default_response(Gtk.ResponseType.OK);
 
         let grid = new Gtk.Grid({
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ const Widget = GObject.registerClass({
 
         grid.attach(dialog._appChooser, 0, 0, 2, 1);
         grid.attach(new Gtk.Label({
-            label: _("Workspace"),
+            label: _('Workspace'),
             halign: Gtk.Align.END
         }), 0, 1, 1, 1);
         let adjustment = new Gtk.Adjustment({
diff --git a/extensions/drive-menu/extension.js b/extensions/drive-menu/extension.js
index 47537f5e..51b4aa67 100644
--- a/extensions/drive-menu/extension.js
+++ b/extensions/drive-menu/extension.js
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class MountMenuItem extends PopupMenu.PopupBaseMenuItem {
 
     _reportFailure(exception) {
         // TRANSLATORS: %s is the filesystem name
-        let msg = _("Ejecting drive “%s” failed:").format(this.mount.get_name());
+        let msg = _('Ejecting drive “%s” failed:').format(this.mount.get_name());
         Main.notifyError(msg, exception.message);
     }
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class MountMenuItem extends PopupMenu.PopupBaseMenuItem {
 let DriveMenu = GObject.registerClass(
 class DriveMenu extends PanelMenu.Button {
     _init() {
-        super._init(0.0, _("Removable devices"));
+        super._init(0.0, _('Removable devices'));
 
         let hbox = new St.BoxLayout({ style_class: 'panel-status-menu-box' });
         let icon = new St.Icon({
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class DriveMenu extends PanelMenu.Button {
         this._monitor.get_mounts().forEach(this._addMount.bind(this));
 
         this.menu.addMenuItem(new PopupMenu.PopupSeparatorMenuItem());
-        this.menu.addAction(_("Open Files"), event => {
+        this.menu.addAction(_('Open Files'), event => {
             let appSystem = Shell.AppSystem.get_default();
             let app = appSystem.lookup_app('org.gnome.Nautilus.desktop');
             app.activate_full(-1, event.get_time());
diff --git a/extensions/places-menu/extension.js b/extensions/places-menu/extension.js
index 11090e18..c477a4ac 100644
--- a/extensions/places-menu/extension.js
+++ b/extensions/places-menu/extension.js
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ const SECTIONS = [
 let PlacesMenu = GObject.registerClass(
 class PlacesMenu extends PanelMenu.Button {
     _init() {
-        super._init(0.0, _("Places"));
+        super._init(0.0, _('Places'));
 
         let hbox = new St.BoxLayout({ style_class: 'panel-status-menu-box' });
         let label = new St.Label({
-            text: _("Places"),
+            text: _('Places'),
             y_expand: true,
             y_align: Clutter.ActorAlign.CENTER
         });
diff --git a/extensions/places-menu/placeDisplay.js b/extensions/places-menu/placeDisplay.js
index 79d401de..037a3394 100644
--- a/extensions/places-menu/placeDisplay.js
+++ b/extensions/places-menu/placeDisplay.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class PlaceInfo {
                             if (e.matches(Gio.IOErrorEnum, Gio.IOErrorEnum.FAILED_HANDLED))
                                 // e.g. user canceled the password dialog
                                 return;
-                            Main.notifyError(_("Failed to mount volume for “%s”").format(this.name), e.message);
+                            Main.notifyError(_('Failed to mount volume for “%s”').format(this.name), e.message);
                             return;
                         }
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class PlaceInfo {
                         }
                     });
                 } else {
-                    Main.notifyError(_("Failed to launch “%s”").format(this.name), e.message);
+                    Main.notifyError(_('Failed to launch “%s”').format(this.name), e.message);
                 }
             }
         };
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ Signals.addSignalMethods(PlaceInfo.prototype);
 
 class RootInfo extends PlaceInfo {
     _init() {
-        super._init('devices', Gio.File.new_for_path('/'), _("Computer"));
+        super._init('devices', Gio.File.new_for_path('/'), _('Computer'));
 
         let busName = 'org.freedesktop.hostname1';
         let objPath = '/org/freedesktop/hostname1';
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class RootInfo extends PlaceInfo {
         // GDBusProxy will emit a g-properties-changed when hostname1 goes down
         // ignore it
         if (proxy.g_name_owner) {
-            this.name = proxy.PrettyHostname || _("Computer");
+            this.name = proxy.PrettyHostname || _('Computer');
             this.emit('changed');
         }
     }
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class PlaceDeviceInfo extends PlaceInfo {
     }
 
     _reportFailure(exception) {
-        let msg = _("Ejecting drive “%s” failed:").format(this._mount.get_name());
+        let msg = _('Ejecting drive “%s” failed:').format(this._mount.get_name());
         Main.notifyError(msg, exception.message);
     }
 }
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ var PlacesManager = class {
 
         this._places.special.push(new PlaceInfo('special',
                                                 Gio.File.new_for_path(homePath),
-                                                _("Home")));
+                                                _('Home')));
 
         let specials = [];
         let dirs = DEFAULT_DIRECTORIES.slice();
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ var PlacesManager = class {
         this._places.devices.push(new RootInfo());
         this._places.network.push(new PlaceInfo('network',
                                                 Gio.File.new_for_uri('network:///'),
-                                                _("Browse Network"),
+                                                _('Browse Network'),
                                                 'network-workgroup-symbolic'));
 
         /* first go through all connected drives */
diff --git a/extensions/window-list/extension.js b/extensions/window-list/extension.js
index 24cd2334..9e2ee94c 100644
--- a/extensions/window-list/extension.js
+++ b/extensions/window-list/extension.js
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class WindowContextMenu extends PopupMenu.PopupMenu {
                                      this._updateMaximizeItem.bind(this));
         this._updateMaximizeItem();
 
-        this._closeItem = new PopupMenu.PopupMenuItem(_("Close"));
+        this._closeItem = new PopupMenu.PopupMenuItem(_('Close'));
         this._closeItem.connect('activate', () => {
             this._metaWindow.delete(global.get_current_time());
         });
@@ -117,14 +117,14 @@ class WindowContextMenu extends PopupMenu.PopupMenu {
 
     _updateMinimizeItem() {
         this._minimizeItem.label.text = this._metaWindow.minimized ?
-            _("Unminimize") : _("Minimize");
+            _('Unminimize') : _('Minimize');
     }
 
     _updateMaximizeItem() {
         let maximized = this._metaWindow.maximized_vertically &&
                         this._metaWindow.maximized_horizontally;
         this._maximizeItem.label.text = maximized ?
-            _("Unmaximize") : _("Maximize");
+            _('Unmaximize') : _('Maximize');
     }
 
     _onDestroy() {
@@ -405,19 +405,19 @@ class AppContextMenu extends PopupMenu.PopupMenu {
 
         this._appButton = appButton;
 
-        this._minimizeItem = new PopupMenu.PopupMenuItem(_("Minimize all"));
+        this._minimizeItem = new PopupMenu.PopupMenuItem(_('Minimize all'));
         this._minimizeItem.connect('activate', () => {
             this._appButton.getWindowList().forEach(w => w.minimize());
         });
         this.addMenuItem(this._minimizeItem);
 
-        this._unminimizeItem = new PopupMenu.PopupMenuItem(_("Unminimize all"));
+        this._unminimizeItem = new PopupMenu.PopupMenuItem(_('Unminimize all'));
         this._unminimizeItem.connect('activate', () => {
             this._appButton.getWindowList().forEach(w => w.unminimize());
         });
         this.addMenuItem(this._unminimizeItem);
 
-        this._maximizeItem = new PopupMenu.PopupMenuItem(_("Maximize all"));
+        this._maximizeItem = new PopupMenu.PopupMenuItem(_('Maximize all'));
         this._maximizeItem.connect('activate', () => {
             this._appButton.getWindowList().forEach(w => {
                 w.maximize(Meta.MaximizeFlags.HORIZONTAL |
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ class AppContextMenu extends PopupMenu.PopupMenu {
         });
         this.addMenuItem(this._maximizeItem);
 
-        this._unmaximizeItem = new PopupMenu.PopupMenuItem(_("Unmaximize all"));
+        this._unmaximizeItem = new PopupMenu.PopupMenuItem(_('Unmaximize all'));
         this._unmaximizeItem.connect('activate', () => {
             this._appButton.getWindowList().forEach(w => {
                 w.unmaximize(Meta.MaximizeFlags.HORIZONTAL |
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ class AppContextMenu extends PopupMenu.PopupMenu {
         });
         this.addMenuItem(this._unmaximizeItem);
 
-        let item = new PopupMenu.PopupMenuItem(_("Close all"));
+        let item = new PopupMenu.PopupMenuItem(_('Close all'));
         item.connect('activate', () => {
             this._appButton.getWindowList().forEach(w => {
                 w.delete(global.get_current_time());
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ class AppButton extends BaseButton {
 let WorkspaceIndicator = GObject.registerClass(
 class WorkspaceIndicator extends PanelMenu.Button {
     _init() {
-        super._init(0.0, _("Workspace Indicator"), true);
+        super._init(0.0, _('Workspace Indicator'), true);
         this.setMenu(new PopupMenu.PopupMenu(this, 0.0, St.Side.BOTTOM));
         this.add_style_class_name('window-list-workspace-indicator');
         this.menu.actor.remove_style_class_name('panel-menu');
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ class WindowList {
             trackFullscreen: true
         });
         Main.uiGroup.set_child_above_sibling(this.actor, Main.layoutManager.panelBox);
-        Main.ctrlAltTabManager.addGroup(this.actor, _("Window List"), 'start-here-symbolic');
+        Main.ctrlAltTabManager.addGroup(this.actor, _('Window List'), 'start-here-symbolic');
 
         this.actor.width = this._monitor.width;
         this.actor.connect('notify::height', this._updatePosition.bind(this));
diff --git a/extensions/window-list/prefs.js b/extensions/window-list/prefs.js
index 3c2960a6..78792b5a 100644
--- a/extensions/window-list/prefs.js
+++ b/extensions/window-list/prefs.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class WindowListPrefsWidget extends Gtk.Grid {
         this.row_spacing = 6;
         this.orientation = Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL;
 
-        let groupingLabel = '<b>%s</b>'.format(_("Window Grouping"));
+        let groupingLabel = '<b>%s</b>'.format(_('Window Grouping'));
         this.add(new Gtk.Label({
             label: groupingLabel, use_markup: true,
             halign: Gtk.Align.START
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ class WindowListPrefsWidget extends Gtk.Grid {
         let modes = range.deep_unpack()[1].deep_unpack();
 
         let modeLabels = {
-            'never': _("Never group windows"),
-            'auto': _("Group windows when space is limited"),
-            'always': _("Always group windows")
+            'never': _('Never group windows'),
+            'auto': _('Group windows when space is limited'),
+            'always': _('Always group windows')
         };
 
         let radio = null;
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class WindowListPrefsWidget extends Gtk.Grid {
         }
 
         let check = new Gtk.CheckButton({
-            label: _("Show on all monitors"),
+            label: _('Show on all monitors'),
             margin_top: 6
         });
         this._settings.bind('show-on-all-monitors', check, 'active', Gio.SettingsBindFlags.DEFAULT);
diff --git a/extensions/workspace-indicator/extension.js b/extensions/workspace-indicator/extension.js
index 38ed8703..3be12686 100644
--- a/extensions/workspace-indicator/extension.js
+++ b/extensions/workspace-indicator/extension.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const WORKSPACE_KEY = 'workspace-names';
 let WorkspaceIndicator = GObject.registerClass(
 class WorkspaceIndicator extends PanelMenu.Button {
     _init() {
-        super._init(0.0, _("Workspace Indicator"));
+        super._init(0.0, _('Workspace Indicator'));
 
         let workspaceManager = global.workspace_manager;
 
diff --git a/extensions/workspace-indicator/prefs.js b/extensions/workspace-indicator/prefs.js
index ed5c4785..d8640559 100644
--- a/extensions/workspace-indicator/prefs.js
+++ b/extensions/workspace-indicator/prefs.js
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class WorkspaceSettingsWidget extends Gtk.Grid {
         this.orientation = Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL;
 
         this.add(new Gtk.Label({
-            label: '<b>%s</b>'.format(_("Workspace Names")),
+            label: '<b>%s</b>'.format(_('Workspace Names')),
             use_markup: true,
             margin_bottom: 6,
             hexpand: true,
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class WorkspaceSettingsWidget extends Gtk.Grid {
             vexpand: true
         });
 
-        let column = new Gtk.TreeViewColumn({ title: _("Name") });
+        let column = new Gtk.TreeViewColumn({ title: _('Name') });
         let renderer = new Gtk.CellRendererText({ editable: true });
         renderer.connect('edited', this._cellEdited.bind(this));
         column.pack_start(renderer, true);
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class WorkspaceSettingsWidget extends Gtk.Grid {
         let iter = this._store.append();
         let index = this._store.get_path(iter).get_indices()[0];
 
-        let label = _("Workspace %d").format(index + 1);
+        let label = _('Workspace %d').format(index + 1);
         this._store.set(iter, [this._store.Columns.LABEL], [label]);
     }
 
diff --git a/lint/eslintrc-legacy.json b/lint/eslintrc-legacy.json
index 1c57f080..aca79adf 100644
--- a/lint/eslintrc-legacy.json
+++ b/lint/eslintrc-legacy.json
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
                 "CallExpression": { "arguments": "first" },
                 "MemberExpression": "off"
             }
-        ],
-        "quotes": "off"
+        ]
    }
 }