diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
index fef49bba..ac055f37 100644
--- a/.eslintrc
+++ b/.eslintrc
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
       {
         "aspects": ["invalidHref"]
       }
-    ]
+    ],
+    "react/jsx-props-no-spreading": 0
   }
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index eb898df4..df20dfa8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     "@types/react": "^16.8.2",
     "all-contributors-cli": "^6.1.1",
     "babel-core": "^7.0.0-bridge.0",
-    "babel-eslint": "10.0.2",
+    "babel-eslint": "10.0.3",
     "babel-jest": "24.8.0",
     "babel-plugin-macros": "^2.5.0",
     "babel-plugin-tester": "^6.0.0",
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@
     "enzyme": "^3.8.0",
     "enzyme-adapter-react-16": "^1.9.1",
     "enzyme-adapter-react-helper": "^1.3.2",
-    "eslint": "6.1.0",
-    "eslint-config-airbnb": "18.0.0",
-    "eslint-config-prettier": "6.0.0",
+    "eslint": "6.5.1",
+    "eslint-config-airbnb": "18.0.1",
+    "eslint-config-prettier": "6.4.0",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "2.18.2",
     "eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y": "6.2.3",
-    "eslint-plugin-react": "7.14.3",
+    "eslint-plugin-react": "7.16.0",
     "husky": "^3.0.3",
     "i18next": "^17.0.8",
     "jest": "24.8.0",
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
     "test:watch": "cross-env BABEL_ENV=development jest --no-cache --watch",
     "test:coverage": "cross-env BABEL_ENV=development jest --no-cache --coverage",
     "test:coverageOldEnzymeAdapter": "enzyme-adapter-react-install 16 && cross-env BABEL_ENV=development jest --no-cache --coverage",
-    "test:lint": "./node_modules/.bin/eslint ./src",
+    "test:lint": "eslint ./src ./test",
     "test:typescript": "tslint --project tsconfig.json",
     "test:typescript:noninterop": "tslint --project tsconfig.nonEsModuleInterop.json",
     "contributors:add": "all-contributors add",
diff --git a/src/Trans.js b/src/Trans.js
index aad23152..439d1989 100644
--- a/src/Trans.js
+++ b/src/Trans.js
@@ -17,18 +17,22 @@ function hasValidReactChildren(children) {
   return children.every(child => React.isValidElement(child));
 }
 
-export function nodesToString(mem, children, index, i18nOptions) {
+function getAsArray(data) {
+  return Array.isArray(data) ? data : [data];
+}
+
+export function nodesToString(startingString, children, index, i18nOptions) {
   if (!children) return '';
-  if (Object.prototype.toString.call(children) !== '[object Array]') children = [children];
+  let stringNode = startingString;
+
+  const childrenArray = getAsArray(children);
   const keepArray = i18nOptions.transKeepBasicHtmlNodesFor || [];
 
-  children.forEach((child, i) => {
-    // const isElement = React.isValidElement(child);
-    // const elementKey = `${index !== 0 ? index + '-' : ''}${i}:${typeof child.type === 'function' ? child.type.name : child.type || 'var'}`;
+  childrenArray.forEach((child, i) => {
     const elementKey = `${i}`;
 
     if (typeof child === 'string') {
-      mem = `${mem}${child}`;
+      stringNode = `${stringNode}${child}`;
     } else if (hasChildren(child)) {
       const elementTag =
         keepArray.indexOf(child.type) > -1 &&
@@ -40,10 +44,10 @@ export function nodesToString(mem, children, index, i18nOptions) {
       if (child.props && child.props.i18nIsDynamicList) {
         // we got a dynamic list like "<ul>{['a', 'b'].map(item => ( <li key={item}>{item}</li> ))}</ul>""
         // the result should be "<0></0>" and not "<0><0>a</0><1>b</1></0>"
-        mem = `${mem}<${elementTag}></${elementTag}>`;
+        stringNode = `${stringNode}<${elementTag}></${elementTag}>`;
       } else {
         // regular case mapping the inner children
-        mem = `${mem}<${elementTag}>${nodesToString(
+        stringNode = `${stringNode}<${elementTag}>${nodesToString(
           '',
           getChildren(child),
           i + 1,
@@ -52,9 +56,9 @@ export function nodesToString(mem, children, index, i18nOptions) {
       }
     } else if (React.isValidElement(child)) {
       if (keepArray.indexOf(child.type) > -1 && Object.keys(child.props).length === 0) {
-        mem = `${mem}<${child.type}/>`;
+        stringNode = `${stringNode}<${child.type}/>`;
       } else {
-        mem = `${mem}<${elementKey}></${elementKey}>`;
+        stringNode = `${stringNode}<${elementKey}></${elementKey}>`;
       }
     } else if (typeof child === 'object') {
       const clone = { ...child };
@@ -63,9 +67,9 @@ export function nodesToString(mem, children, index, i18nOptions) {
 
       const keys = Object.keys(clone);
       if (format && keys.length === 1) {
-        mem = `${mem}{{${keys[0]}, ${format}}}`;
+        stringNode = `${stringNode}{{${keys[0]}, ${format}}}`;
       } else if (keys.length === 1) {
-        mem = `${mem}{{${keys[0]}}}`;
+        stringNode = `${stringNode}{{${keys[0]}}}`;
       } else {
         // not a valid interpolation object (can only contain one value plus format)
         warn(
@@ -81,7 +85,7 @@ export function nodesToString(mem, children, index, i18nOptions) {
     }
   });
 
-  return mem;
+  return stringNode;
 }
 
 function renderNodes(children, targetString, i18n, i18nOptions, combinedTOpts) {
@@ -97,17 +101,21 @@ function renderNodes(children, targetString, i18n, i18nOptions, combinedTOpts) {
 
   // v2 -> interpolates upfront no need for "some <0>{{var}}</0>"" -> will be just "some {{var}}" in translation file
   const data = {};
+
   function getData(childs) {
-    if (Object.prototype.toString.call(childs) !== '[object Array]') childs = [childs];
-    childs.forEach(child => {
+    const childrenArray = getAsArray(childs);
+
+    childrenArray.forEach(child => {
       if (typeof child === 'string') return;
       if (hasChildren(child)) getData(getChildren(child));
       else if (typeof child === 'object' && !React.isValidElement(child))
         Object.assign(data, child);
     });
   }
+
   getData(children);
-  targetString = i18n.services.interpolator.interpolate(
+
+  const interpolatedString = i18n.services.interpolator.interpolate(
     targetString,
     { ...data, ...combinedTOpts },
     i18n.language,
@@ -115,11 +123,11 @@ function renderNodes(children, targetString, i18n, i18nOptions, combinedTOpts) {
 
   // parse ast from string with additional wrapper tag
   // -> avoids issues in parser removing prepending text nodes
-  const ast = HTML.parse(`<0>${targetString}</0>`);
+  const ast = HTML.parse(`<0>${interpolatedString}</0>`);
 
-  function mapAST(reactNodes, astNodes) {
-    if (Object.prototype.toString.call(reactNodes) !== '[object Array]') reactNodes = [reactNodes];
-    if (Object.prototype.toString.call(astNodes) !== '[object Array]') astNodes = [astNodes];
+  function mapAST(reactNode, astNode) {
+    const reactNodes = getAsArray(reactNode);
+    const astNodes = getAsArray(astNode);
 
     return astNodes.reduce((mem, node, i) => {
       const translationContent = node.children && node.children[0] && node.children[0].content;
@@ -148,7 +156,7 @@ function renderNodes(children, targetString, i18n, i18nOptions, combinedTOpts) {
           // so we just need to map the inner stuff
           const inner = mapAST(reactNodes /* wrong but we need something */, node.children);
           mem.push(React.cloneElement(child, { ...child.props, key: i }, inner));
-        } else if (isNaN(node.name)) {
+        } else if (Number.isNaN(parseFloat(node.name))) {
           if (i18nOptions.transSupportBasicHtmlNodes && keepArray.indexOf(node.name) > -1) {
             if (node.voidElement) {
               mem.push(React.createElement(node.name, { key: `${node.name}-${i}` }));
diff --git a/src/Translation.js b/src/Translation.js
index 15677425..c4547347 100644
--- a/src/Translation.js
+++ b/src/Translation.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import React from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from './useTranslation';
 
 export function Translation(props) {
diff --git a/src/withTranslation.js b/src/withTranslation.js
index bc46c0c4..67458f6b 100644
--- a/src/withTranslation.js
+++ b/src/withTranslation.js
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ export function withTranslation(ns, options = {}) {
 
     I18nextWithTranslation.WrappedComponent = WrappedComponent;
 
-    return options.withRef
-      ? React.forwardRef((props, ref) => <I18nextWithTranslation {...props} forwardedRef={ref} />)
-      : I18nextWithTranslation;
+    const forwardRef = (props, ref) => <I18nextWithTranslation {...props} forwardedRef={ref} />;
+
+    return options.withRef ? React.forwardRef(forwardRef) : I18nextWithTranslation;
   };
 }
diff --git a/test/Translation.spec.js b/test/Translation.spec.js
index 36cf0015..7c89e97b 100644
--- a/test/Translation.spec.js
+++ b/test/Translation.spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { mount } from 'enzyme';
-import i18n from './i18n';
+import './i18n';
 import { Translation } from '../src/Translation';
 
 jest.unmock('../src/Translation');
diff --git a/test/i18n.js b/test/i18n.js
index 1d0bdd25..264a06e1 100644
--- a/test/i18n.js
+++ b/test/i18n.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ i18n.init({
   interpolation: {
     escapeValue: false, // not needed for react!!
     formatSeparator: ',',
-    format(value, format, lng) {
+    format(value, format) {
       if (format === 'uppercase') return value.toUpperCase();
       return value;
     },
diff --git a/test/trans.nodeToString.spec.js b/test/trans.nodeToString.spec.js
index c8df68e0..7b6e6c6d 100644
--- a/test/trans.nodeToString.spec.js
+++ b/test/trans.nodeToString.spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import React from 'react';
 import { nodesToString } from '../src/Trans';
 
 describe('trans nodeToString', () => {
diff --git a/test/trans.render.spec.js b/test/trans.render.spec.js
index 2b380dde..d2db8dda 100644
--- a/test/trans.render.spec.js
+++ b/test/trans.render.spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { shallow, render, mount } from 'enzyme';
-import ifReact from 'enzyme-adapter-react-helper/build/ifReact';
+import { mount } from 'enzyme';
 import i18n from './i18n';
 import { withTranslation } from '../src/withTranslation';
 import { Trans } from '../src/Trans';
@@ -10,15 +9,11 @@ function Link({ to, children }) {
 }
 
 describe('trans simple', () => {
-  const TestElement = ({ t, parent }) => {
-    const count = 10;
-    const name = 'Jan';
-    return (
-      <Trans i18nKey="transTest1" parent={parent}>
-        Open <Link to="/msgs">here</Link>.
-      </Trans>
-    );
-  };
+  const TestElement = ({ parent }) => (
+    <Trans i18nKey="transTest1" parent={parent}>
+      Open <Link to="/msgs">here</Link>.
+    </Trans>
+  );
 
   it('should render correct content', () => {
     const wrapper = mount(<TestElement />);
@@ -76,7 +71,7 @@ describe('trans simple', () => {
 });
 
 describe('trans simple using ns prop', () => {
-  const TestElement = ({ t, parent }) => (
+  const TestElement = ({ parent }) => (
     <Trans i18nKey="transTest1" ns="other" parent={parent}>
       Open <Link to="/msgs">here</Link>.
     </Trans>
@@ -96,19 +91,15 @@ describe('trans simple using ns prop', () => {
 });
 
 describe('trans simple with custom html tag', () => {
-  const TestElement = ({ t, parent }) => (
+  const TestElement = ({ parent }) => (
     <Trans i18nKey="transTest1_customHtml" parent={parent}>
       Open <Link to="/msgs">here</Link>.
     </Trans>
   );
 
-  const TestElement2 = ({ t, parent }) => (
-    <Trans i18nKey="transTest1_customHtml2" parent={parent} />
-  );
+  const TestElement2 = ({ parent }) => <Trans i18nKey="transTest1_customHtml2" parent={parent} />;
 
-  const TestElement3 = ({ t, parent }) => (
-    <Trans i18nKey="transTest1_customHtml3" parent={parent} />
-  );
+  const TestElement3 = ({ parent }) => <Trans i18nKey="transTest1_customHtml3" parent={parent} />;
 
   it('should not skip custom html tags', () => {
     const wrapper = mount(<TestElement />);
@@ -150,7 +141,7 @@ describe('trans simple with custom html tag', () => {
 });
 
 describe('trans testTransKey1 singular', () => {
-  const TestElement = ({ t }) => {
+  const TestElement = () => {
     const numOfItems = 1;
     return (
       <Trans i18nKey="testTransKey1" count={numOfItems}>
@@ -167,7 +158,7 @@ describe('trans testTransKey1 singular', () => {
 });
 
 describe('trans testTransKey1 plural', () => {
-  const TestElement = ({ t }) => {
+  const TestElement = () => {
     const numOfItems = 10;
     return (
       <Trans i18nKey="testTransKey1" count={numOfItems}>
@@ -184,7 +175,7 @@ describe('trans testTransKey1 plural', () => {
 });
 
 describe('trans testTransKey2', () => {
-  const TestElement = ({ t }) => {
+  const TestElement = () => {
     const numOfItems = 10;
     return (
       <Trans i18nKey="testTransKey2" count={numOfItems}>
@@ -207,7 +198,7 @@ describe('trans testTransKey2', () => {
 });
 
 describe('trans testTransKey3', () => {
-  const TestElement = ({ t }) => {
+  const TestElement = () => {
     const numOfItems = 10;
     return (
       <Trans i18nKey="testTransKey3" count={numOfItems}>
@@ -230,7 +221,7 @@ describe('trans testTransKey3', () => {
 });
 
 describe('trans complex', () => {
-  const TestElement = ({ t }) => {
+  const TestElement = () => {
     const count = 10;
     const name = 'Jan';
     // prettier-ignore
@@ -255,7 +246,7 @@ describe('trans complex', () => {
 });
 
 describe('trans complex - count only in props', () => {
-  const TestElement = ({ t }) => {
+  const TestElement = () => {
     const count = 10;
     const name = 'Jan';
     // prettier-ignore
@@ -280,7 +271,7 @@ describe('trans complex - count only in props', () => {
 });
 
 describe('trans complex v2 no extra pseudo elements for interpolation', () => {
-  const TestElement = ({ t }) => {
+  const TestElement = () => {
     const count = 10;
     const name = 'Jan';
     // prettier-ignore
diff --git a/test/useTranslation.usedNamespaces.spec.js b/test/useTranslation.usedNamespaces.spec.js
index a5adde97..27430e01 100644
--- a/test/useTranslation.usedNamespaces.spec.js
+++ b/test/useTranslation.usedNamespaces.spec.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe('useTranslation', () => {
   }
 
   it('should render correct content if ready (having all ns)', () => {
-    const wrapper = mount(<TestComponent />, {});
+    mount(<TestComponent />, {});
     // console.log(wrapper.debug());
     expect(i18n.reportNamespaces.getUsedNamespaces()).toEqual(['ns1', 'ns2', 'ns3']);
   });
diff --git a/test/withSSR.spec.js b/test/withSSR.spec.js
index 2523a6f4..c9797133 100644
--- a/test/withSSR.spec.js
+++ b/test/withSSR.spec.js
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ const mockI18n = {
 
 describe('withSSR', () => {
   function TestComponent() {
-    const { t } = useTranslation('ns1');
+    useTranslation('ns1');
     return <div>SSR</div>;
   }
 
-  TestComponent.getInitialProps = async ctx => ({ foo: 'bar' });
+  TestComponent.getInitialProps = async () => ({ foo: 'bar' });
 
   beforeAll(() => {
     setI18n(mockI18n);
diff --git a/test/withTranslation.spec.js b/test/withTranslation.spec.js
index e70da4db..ab93956e 100644
--- a/test/withTranslation.spec.js
+++ b/test/withTranslation.spec.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ describe('withTranslation', () => {
   it('should has ref', () => {
     const HocElement = withTranslation('translation', { withRef: true })(TestComponent);
     const hocRef = React.createRef();
-    const parentWrapper = mount(<HocElement ref={hocRef} />);
+    mount(<HocElement ref={hocRef} />);
     expect(hocRef.current).not.toBeNull();
   });
 });