1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/packages/base-contract/src/index.ts b/packages/base-contract/src/index.ts
index d9e28f9f2..cb9042415 100644
--- a/packages/base-contract/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/base-contract/src/index.ts
@@ -37,13 +37,14 @@ export class BaseContract {
     protected static _lowercaseAddress(type: string, value: string): string {
         return type === 'address' ? value.toLowerCase() : value;
     }
-    protected static _bigNumberToString(type: string, value: any): any {
+    protected static _bigNumberToString(_type: string, value: any): any {
         return _.isObject(value) && value.isBigNumber ? value.toString() : value;
     }
     protected static _lookupConstructorAbi(abi: ContractAbi): ConstructorAbi {
         const constructorAbiIfExists = _.find(
             abi,
             (abiDefinition: AbiDefinition) => abiDefinition.type === AbiType.Constructor,
+            // tslint:disable-next-line:no-unnecessary-type-assertion
         ) as ConstructorAbi | undefined;
         if (!_.isUndefined(constructorAbiIfExists)) {
             return constructorAbiIfExists;
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ export class BaseContract {
             return defaultConstructorAbi;
         }
     }
-    protected static _bnToBigNumber(type: string, value: any): any {
+    protected static _bnToBigNumber(_type: string, value: any): any {
         return _.isObject(value) && value._bn ? new BigNumber(value.toString()) : value;
     }
     protected static async _applyDefaultsToTxDataAsync<T extends Partial<TxData | TxDataPayable>>(
@@ -79,8 +80,7 @@ export class BaseContract {
             // Awaiting https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/pull/13288 to be merged
         } as any;
         if (_.isUndefined(txDataWithDefaults.gas) && !_.isUndefined(estimateGasAsync)) {
-            const estimatedGas = await estimateGasAsync(txData);
-            txDataWithDefaults.gas = estimatedGas;
+            txDataWithDefaults.gas = await estimateGasAsync(txData);
         }
         return txDataWithDefaults;
     }