diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
index ce96fe0f..43f463c6 100644
--- a/.eslintrc
+++ b/.eslintrc
@@ -9,10 +9,5 @@
   "rules": {
     "@typescript-eslint/explicit-module-boundary-types": "off",
     "@typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment": "off"
-  },
-  "ignorePatterns": [
-    "dist",
-    "vendor",
-    "**/interface.js"
-  ]
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/bases/interface.js b/src/bases/interface.js
index d9b3f4f7..29f46ac5 100644
--- a/src/bases/interface.js
+++ b/src/bases/interface.js
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 // this is dummy module overlayed by interface.ts
+// just trying to stop eslint from campaining about
+// no named exports
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-void, no-shadow-restricted-names
+export const undefined = void 0
diff --git a/src/block/interface.js b/src/block/interface.js
index d9b3f4f7..29f46ac5 100644
--- a/src/block/interface.js
+++ b/src/block/interface.js
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 // this is dummy module overlayed by interface.ts
+// just trying to stop eslint from campaining about
+// no named exports
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-void, no-shadow-restricted-names
+export const undefined = void 0
diff --git a/src/cid/interface.js b/src/cid/interface.js
index d9b3f4f7..29f46ac5 100644
--- a/src/cid/interface.js
+++ b/src/cid/interface.js
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 // this is dummy module overlayed by interface.ts
+// just trying to stop eslint from campaining about
+// no named exports
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-void, no-shadow-restricted-names
+export const undefined = void 0
diff --git a/src/codecs/interface.js b/src/codecs/interface.js
index d9b3f4f7..29f46ac5 100644
--- a/src/codecs/interface.js
+++ b/src/codecs/interface.js
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 // this is dummy module overlayed by interface.ts
+// just trying to stop eslint from campaining about
+// no named exports
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-void, no-shadow-restricted-names
+export const undefined = void 0
diff --git a/src/interface.js b/src/interface.js
index 5c0d6577..2814b920 100644
--- a/src/interface.js
+++ b/src/interface.js
@@ -3,3 +3,8 @@ export * from './hashes/interface.js'
 export * from './codecs/interface.js'
 export * from './cid/interface.js'
 export * from './block/interface.js'
+
+// just trying to stop eslint from campaining about
+// no named exports
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-void, no-shadow-restricted-names
+export const undefined = void 0