From 751a47555cbe976a75ad4949dc862733c0b3a011 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrew Duthie <andrew.duthie@automattic.com>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 15:40:03 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Automated Testing: Fix and use built-in mechanism for
 flagging unused disables

---
 .../edit-site/src/components/resizable-frame/index.js     | 2 --
 test/performance/fixtures/perf-utils.ts                   | 2 --
 tools/eslint/config.mjs                                   | 8 +++-----
 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/resizable-frame/index.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/resizable-frame/index.js
index 8079488394be9f..5c65f16dac15d2 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/resizable-frame/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/resizable-frame/index.js
@@ -295,8 +295,6 @@ function ResizableFrame( {
 				[ isRTL() ? 'right' : 'left' ]: canvas === 'view' && (
 					<>
 						<WCTooltip text={ __( 'Drag to resize' ) }>
-							{ /* Disable reason: role="separator" does in fact support aria-valuenow */ }
-							{ /* eslint-disable-next-line jsx-a11y/role-supports-aria-props */ }
 							<motion.button
 								key="handle"
 								role="separator"
diff --git a/test/performance/fixtures/perf-utils.ts b/test/performance/fixtures/perf-utils.ts
index 6574189b1ab5d7..b4e01dfb7ab49e 100644
--- a/test/performance/fixtures/perf-utils.ts
+++ b/test/performance/fixtures/perf-utils.ts
@@ -198,10 +198,8 @@ export class PerfUtils {
 
 	async expectExpandedState( locator: Locator, state: 'true' | 'false' ) {
 		return await Promise.any( [
-			// eslint-disable-next-line playwright/missing-playwright-await
 			expect( locator ).toHaveAttribute( 'aria-expanded', state ),
 			// Legacy selector.
-			// eslint-disable-next-line playwright/missing-playwright-await
 			expect( locator ).toHaveAttribute( 'aria-pressed', state ),
 		] );
 	}
diff --git a/tools/eslint/config.mjs b/tools/eslint/config.mjs
index 37c9fd936a364e..765c8ee17c6b60 100644
--- a/tools/eslint/config.mjs
+++ b/tools/eslint/config.mjs
@@ -207,13 +207,9 @@ export default dedupePlugins( [
 	...wpPlugin.configs.recommended,
 
 	// eslint-comments recommended (manually converted to flat config).
-	// Register under both names so that existing `eslint-comments/*` rule
-	// references (used below) continue to work alongside the canonical
-	// `@eslint-community/eslint-comments/*` names from the recommended config.
 	{
 		plugins: {
 			'@eslint-community/eslint-comments': eslintCommentsPlugin,
-			'eslint-comments': eslintCommentsPlugin,
 		},
 		rules: eslintCommentsPlugin.configs.recommended.rules,
 	},
@@ -226,6 +222,9 @@ export default dedupePlugins( [
 
 	// Global settings applicable to all files.
 	{
+		linterOptions: {
+			reportUnusedDisableDirectives: 'error',
+		},
 		languageOptions: {
 			globals: {
 				wp: 'off',
@@ -270,7 +269,6 @@ export default dedupePlugins( [
 					},
 				},
 			],
-			'eslint-comments/no-unused-disable': 'error',
 			'import/default': 'error',
 			'import/named': 'error',
 			'no-restricted-imports': [

From b6899c70fab34d3185ceaaf94338d53cd8967fe9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrew Duthie <andrew.duthie@automattic.com>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 08:53:07 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Remove more unused disables

---
 routes/dashboard/widget-types/types.ts                          | 2 --
 .../welcome/components/feature-highlight/feature-highlight.tsx  | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/routes/dashboard/widget-types/types.ts b/routes/dashboard/widget-types/types.ts
index c860a720126e97..e7b2501d0ac292 100644
--- a/routes/dashboard/widget-types/types.ts
+++ b/routes/dashboard/widget-types/types.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
  */
 import type { ComponentProps } from 'react';
 import type { Field } from '@wordpress/dataviews';
-// Dashboard is still experimental.
-// eslint-disable-next-line @wordpress/use-recommended-components
 import type { Icon } from '@wordpress/ui';
 
 type IconProps = ComponentProps< typeof Icon >;
diff --git a/widgets/welcome/components/feature-highlight/feature-highlight.tsx b/widgets/welcome/components/feature-highlight/feature-highlight.tsx
index 1b601eec782a6c..a96641cd8ef5b5 100644
--- a/widgets/welcome/components/feature-highlight/feature-highlight.tsx
+++ b/widgets/welcome/components/feature-highlight/feature-highlight.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
  */
-import { Icon, Link, Stack, Text } from '@wordpress/ui'; // eslint-disable-line @wordpress/use-recommended-components
+import { Icon, Link, Stack, Text } from '@wordpress/ui';
 
 /**
  * Internal dependencies