diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3dd8f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "extends": ["./node_modules/@itsmapleleaf/configs/eslint"],
+  "ignorePatterns": [
+    "**/node_modules/**",
+    "**/coverage/**",
+    "**/dist/**",
+    "**/.vscode/**"
+  ],
+  "parserOptions": {
+    "project": "./tsconfig.json"
+  },
+  "rules": {
+    // this rule causes a bunch of error notifications to pop up when moving files around
+    // disabling this for now
+    "import/no-unused-modules": "off"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 539cbca..cf54318 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -74,19 +74,5 @@
   "resolutions": {
     "esbuild": "latest"
   },
-  "eslintConfig": {
-    "extends": [
-      "./node_modules/@itsmapleleaf/configs/eslint"
-    ],
-    "ignorePatterns": [
-      "**/node_modules/**",
-      "**/coverage/**",
-      "**/dist/**",
-      "**/.vscode/**"
-    ],
-    "parserOptions": {
-      "project": "./tsconfig.json"
-    }
-  },
   "prettier": "@itsmapleleaf/configs/prettier"
 }