diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index 55afdaf558b..4c52252b52f 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ module.exports = {
         "@typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-call": "warn", // TODO(bkendall): remove, allow to error.
         "@typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access": "warn", // TODO(bkendall): remove, allow to error.
         "@typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-return": "warn", // TODO(bkendall): remove, allow to error.
-        "@typescript-eslint/no-use-before-define": ["warn", { functions: false, typedefs: false }], // TODO(bkendall): change to error.
         "@typescript-eslint/no-var-requires": "warn", // TODO(bkendall): remove, allow to error.
         "@typescript-eslint/prefer-regexp-exec": "warn", // TODO(bkendall): remove, allow to error.
         "@typescript-eslint/restrict-plus-operands": "warn", // TODO(bkendall): remove, allow to error.
@@ -78,7 +77,6 @@ module.exports = {
         "@typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-call": "off",
         "@typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access": "off",
         "@typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-return": "off",
-        "@typescript-eslint/no-use-before-define": "off",
         "@typescript-eslint/no-var-requires": "off",
         "@typescript-eslint/prefer-includes": "off",
         "@typescript-eslint/prefer-regexp-exec": "off",
diff --git a/src/ensureApiEnabled.ts b/src/ensureApiEnabled.ts
index b2965cb1abf..c19dd821547 100644
--- a/src/ensureApiEnabled.ts
+++ b/src/ensureApiEnabled.ts
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ async function pollCheckEnabled(
   pollRetries = 0,
 ): Promise<void> {
   if (pollRetries > POLL_SETTINGS.pollsBeforeRetry) {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-use-before-define
     return enableApiWithRetries(projectId, apiName, prefix, silent, enablementRetries + 1);
   }