diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7f51356d5..c97d860fb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@
         "extends": [
             "react-app",
             "react-app/jest"
-        ]
+        ],
+        "rules": {
+            "no-useless-escape": 0
+        }
     },
     "browserslist": {
         "production": [
diff --git a/src/lib/form-elements/validator-functions/validator.functions.ts b/src/lib/form-elements/validator-functions/validator.functions.ts
index 15af4ccb2..756483910 100644
--- a/src/lib/form-elements/validator-functions/validator.functions.ts
+++ b/src/lib/form-elements/validator-functions/validator.functions.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { getFormInput } from '../form-functions'
 
 export function email(value: string | undefined): string | undefined {
 
-    // tslint:disable-next-line: no-useless-escape
     const emailRegex: RegExp = /^(([^<>()[\]\\.,;:\s@\"]+(\.[^<>()[\]\\.,;:\s@\"]+)*)|(\".+\"))@((\[[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\])|(([a-zA-Z\-0-9]+\.)+[a-zA-Z]{2,}))$/
 
     // if there is no value, do not set the error