diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index 5bf7b7a..a5b429b 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ module.exports = {
     es2021: true,
   },
   extends: ['standard'],
+  globals: {
+    app: 'readonly',
+  },
   parser: '@typescript-eslint/parser',
   parserOptions: {
     ecmaVersion: 13,
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index b16b101..ca41bbe 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/* global app */ // make eslint happy with Obisidian's global app reference
 import { MarkdownView, Plugin, TFile } from 'obsidian'
 import {
   addToIndex,