diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
index 8e1f6d2486c..edd1712fc98 100644
--- a/.eslintrc
+++ b/.eslintrc
@@ -92,7 +92,13 @@
         "no-new-wrappers": "error",
         "no-redeclare": "off",
         "no-return-await": "error",
-        "no-restricted-globals": "off",
+        "no-restricted-globals": ["error",
+            { "name": "setTimeout" },
+            { "name": "setInterval" },
+            { "name": "clearTimeout" },
+            { "name": "setImmediate" },
+            { "name": "clearImmediate" }
+        ],
         "no-sequences": "off",
         "no-shadow": "off",
         "no-sparse-arrays": "error",
diff --git a/src/harness/harnessLanguageService.ts b/src/harness/harnessLanguageService.ts
index 03ccbb5d6de..897cbddbf3e 100644
--- a/src/harness/harnessLanguageService.ts
+++ b/src/harness/harnessLanguageService.ts
@@ -769,19 +769,22 @@ namespace Harness.LanguageService {
         }
 
         setTimeout(callback: (...args: any[]) => void, ms: number, ...args: any[]): any {
-            // tslint:disable-next-line:ban
+            // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-globals
             return setTimeout(callback, ms, args);
         }
 
         clearTimeout(timeoutId: any): void {
+            // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-globals
             clearTimeout(timeoutId);
         }
 
         setImmediate(callback: (...args: any[]) => void, _ms: number, ...args: any[]): any {
+            // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-globals
             return setImmediate(callback, args);
         }
 
         clearImmediate(timeoutId: any): void {
+            // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-globals
             clearImmediate(timeoutId);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/testRunner/parallel/host.ts b/src/testRunner/parallel/host.ts
index 3e531561e58..1f0205e2b5b 100644
--- a/src/testRunner/parallel/host.ts
+++ b/src/testRunner/parallel/host.ts
@@ -297,12 +297,15 @@ namespace Harness.Parallel.Host {
                             return process.exit(2);
                         }
                         case "timeout": {
-                            if (worker.timer) clearTimeout(worker.timer);
+                            if (worker.timer) {
+                                // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-globals
+                                clearTimeout(worker.timer);
+                            }
                             if (data.payload.duration === "reset") {
                                 worker.timer = undefined;
                             }
                             else {
-                                // tslint:disable-next-line:ban
+                                // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-globals
                                 worker.timer = setTimeout(killChild, data.payload.duration, data.payload);
                             }
                             break;
@@ -624,7 +627,7 @@ namespace Harness.Parallel.Host {
             shimNoopTestInterface(global);
         }
 
-        // tslint:disable-next-line:ban
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-globals
         setTimeout(() => startDelayed(perfData, totalCost), 0); // Do real startup on next tick, so all unit tests have been collected
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/tsserver/server.ts b/src/tsserver/server.ts
index 43dc4638418..ad999091919 100644
--- a/src/tsserver/server.ts
+++ b/src/tsserver/server.ts
@@ -482,6 +482,7 @@ namespace ts.server {
                     // so we defer until the next tick.
                     //
                     // Construction should finish before the next tick fires, so we do not need to do this recursively.
+                    // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-globals
                     setImmediate(() => this.event(body, eventName));
                 }
             };
@@ -698,7 +699,7 @@ namespace ts.server {
         // stat due to inconsistencies of fs.watch
         // and efficiency of stat on modern filesystems
         function startWatchTimer() {
-            // tslint:disable-next-line:ban
+            // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-globals
             setInterval(() => {
                 let count = 0;
                 let nextToCheck = nextFileToCheck;
@@ -881,10 +882,13 @@ namespace ts.server {
         };
     };
 
+    /* eslint-disable no-restricted-globals */
     sys.setTimeout = setTimeout;
     sys.clearTimeout = clearTimeout;
     sys.setImmediate = setImmediate;
     sys.clearImmediate = clearImmediate;
+    /* eslint-enable no-restricted-globals */
+
     if (typeof global !== "undefined" && global.gc) {
         sys.gc = () => global.gc();
     }