diff --git a/packages/compiler-ssr/src/transforms/ssrTransformSuspense.ts b/packages/compiler-ssr/src/transforms/ssrTransformSuspense.ts
index c590eabea11..33543326922 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-ssr/src/transforms/ssrTransformSuspense.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-ssr/src/transforms/ssrTransformSuspense.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export function ssrTransformSuspense(
   return () => {
     if (node.children.length) {
       const wipEntry: WIPEntry = {
-        slotsExp: null as any,
+        slotsExp: null!, // to be immediately set
         wipSlots: []
       }
       wipMap.set(node, wipEntry)
diff --git a/packages/runtime-core/src/components/BaseTransition.ts b/packages/runtime-core/src/components/BaseTransition.ts
index cb628bf655a..dcc86cb475e 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-core/src/components/BaseTransition.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-core/src/components/BaseTransition.ts
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ if (__COMPAT__) {
 
 // export the public type for h/tsx inference
 // also to avoid inline import() in generated d.ts files
-export const BaseTransition = BaseTransitionImpl as any as {
+export const BaseTransition = BaseTransitionImpl as unknown as {
   new (): {
     $props: BaseTransitionProps<any>
   }
diff --git a/packages/runtime-core/src/components/Suspense.ts b/packages/runtime-core/src/components/Suspense.ts
index ffc900180fe..9db44f36baa 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-core/src/components/Suspense.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-core/src/components/Suspense.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,9 @@ export const SuspenseImpl = {
 }
 
 // Force-casted public typing for h and TSX props inference
-export const Suspense = (__FEATURE_SUSPENSE__ ? SuspenseImpl : null) as any as {
+export const Suspense = (__FEATURE_SUSPENSE__
+  ? SuspenseImpl
+  : null) as unknown as {
   __isSuspense: true
   new (): { $props: VNodeProps & SuspenseProps }
 }
diff --git a/packages/runtime-core/src/components/Teleport.ts b/packages/runtime-core/src/components/Teleport.ts
index 68d50a63fbd..69bf68cb84a 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-core/src/components/Teleport.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-core/src/components/Teleport.ts
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ const resolveTarget = <T = RendererElement>(
               `ideally should be outside of the entire Vue component tree.`
           )
       }
-      return target as any
+      return target as T
     }
   } else {
     if (__DEV__ && !targetSelector && !isTeleportDisabled(props)) {
       warn(`Invalid Teleport target: ${targetSelector}`)
     }
-    return targetSelector as any
+    return targetSelector as T
   }
 }
 
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ function hydrateTeleport(
 }
 
 // Force-casted public typing for h and TSX props inference
-export const Teleport = TeleportImpl as any as {
+export const Teleport = TeleportImpl as unknown as {
   __isTeleport: true
   new (): { $props: VNodeProps & TeleportProps }
 }
diff --git a/packages/runtime-dom/src/directives/vOn.ts b/packages/runtime-dom/src/directives/vOn.ts
index d4567f839f4..06e596266cf 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-dom/src/directives/vOn.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-dom/src/directives/vOn.ts
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ export const withKeys = (fn: Function, modifiers: string[]) => {
       compatUtils.isCompatEnabled(DeprecationTypes.CONFIG_KEY_CODES, instance)
     ) {
       if (instance) {
-        globalKeyCodes = (instance.appContext.config as any as LegacyConfig)
-          .keyCodes
+        globalKeyCodes = (instance.appContext.config as LegacyConfig).keyCodes
       }
     }
     if (__DEV__ && modifiers.some(m => /^\d+$/.test(m))) {
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/index.ts b/packages/shared/src/index.ts
index 8c98b3b6cc4..f53150eb578 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/index.ts
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ const cacheStringFunction = <T extends (str: string) => string>(fn: T): T => {
   return ((str: string) => {
     const hit = cache[str]
     return hit || (cache[str] = fn(str))
-  }) as any
+  }) as T
 }
 
 const camelizeRE = /-(\w)/g
diff --git a/packages/template-explorer/src/index.ts b/packages/template-explorer/src/index.ts
index 683bf0452be..31f3faa5e47 100644
--- a/packages/template-explorer/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/template-explorer/src/index.ts
@@ -241,5 +241,5 @@ function debounce<T extends (...args: any[]) => any>(
       fn(...args)
       prevTimer = null
     }, delay)
-  }) as any
+  }) as T
 }
diff --git a/packages/vue/__tests__/e2eUtils.ts b/packages/vue/__tests__/e2eUtils.ts
index 583edb030ec..9ae3cc7fd3e 100644
--- a/packages/vue/__tests__/e2eUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/vue/__tests__/e2eUtils.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export function setupPuppeteer() {
 
     page.on('console', e => {
       if (e.type() === 'error') {
-        const err = e.args()[0] as any
+        const err = e.args()[0]
         console.error(
           `Error from Puppeteer-loaded page:\n`,
           err._remoteObject.description