diff --git a/.eslintignore b/.eslintignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..02fbde32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.eslintignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+build/
+gulpfile.js
+*.conf.js
+*.config.js
+demo/
diff --git a/tests/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
similarity index 86%
rename from tests/.eslintrc
rename to .eslintrc
index a0e81b95..9ac63def 100644
--- a/tests/.eslintrc
+++ b/.eslintrc
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@
     "browser": true,
     "mocha": true
   },
+  // currently eslint doesn't support extension-typed configs
   "globals": {
     "should": true,
-    "expect": true
+    "expect": true,
+    "sinon": true
   },
   "rules": {
     "quotes": [2, "single"],
diff --git a/lib/.eslintrc b/lib/.eslintrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 8274c48b..00000000
--- a/lib/.eslintrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "parser": "babel-eslint",
-  "extends": "eslint:recommended",
-  "env": {
-    "browser": true,
-  },
-  "rules": {
-    "quotes": [2, "single"],
-    "no-console": 0,
-    "comma-spacing": 2,
-    "comma-style": [2, "last"],
-    "consistent-return": 2,
-    "strict": [2, "global"],
-    "eqeqeq": [2, "smart"],
-    "curly": [2, "multi-line"],
-    "semi-spacing": [2, {"before": false, "after": true}],
-    "semi": [2, "always"],
-    "no-extra-semi": 2,
-    "comma-dangle": [2, "never"],
-    "no-sequences": 2,
-    "comma-spacing": [2, {"before": false, "after": true}],
-    "comma-style": [2, "last"]
-  }
-}