diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
index ca9f0d0c57..4b2b523137 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
         "no-unused-vars": "off",
         "no-inner-declarations": "off",
         "no-case-declarations": "off",
-        "no-useless-escape": "off",
         "no-undef": "off",
         "no-prototype-builtins": "off",
         "local-rules/no-budibase-imports": "error"
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@
         "no-unused-vars": "off",
         "no-inner-declarations": "off",
         "no-case-declarations": "off",
-        "no-useless-escape": "off",
         "no-undef": "off",
         "no-prototype-builtins": "off",
         "local-rules/no-test-com": "error",
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/db/lucene.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/db/lucene.ts
index f982ee67d0..7055ec8031 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/db/lucene.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/db/lucene.ts
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ export class QueryBuilder<T> {
     }
     // Escape characters
     if (!this.#noEscaping && escape && originalType === "string") {
-      value = `${value}`.replace(/[ \/#+\-&|!(){}\]^"~*?:\\]/g, "\\$&")
+      value = `${value}`.replace(/[ /#+\-&|!(){}\]^"~*?:\\]/g, "\\$&")
     }
 
     // Wrap in quotes
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/redis/tests/redlockImpl.spec.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/redis/tests/redlockImpl.spec.ts
index 2bab3e168e..e647b63bf5 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/redis/tests/redlockImpl.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/redis/tests/redlockImpl.spec.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ describe("redlockImpl", () => {
             executionTimeMs: lockTtl * 2,
           })
         ).rejects.toThrow(
-          `Unable to fully release the lock on resource \"lock:${config.tenantId}_persist_writethrough\".`
+          `Unable to fully release the lock on resource "lock:${config.tenantId}_persist_writethrough".`
         )
       }
     )
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/oracle.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/oracle.ts
index 08f3058d63..83803906be 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/oracle.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/oracle.ts
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ class OracleIntegration extends Sql implements DatasourcePlus {
           operation !== Operation.DELETE
         ) {
           const lastRow = await this.internalQuery({
-            sql: `SELECT * FROM \"${json.endpoint.entityId}\" WHERE ROWID = '${response.lastRowid}'`,
+            sql: `SELECT * FROM "${json.endpoint.entityId}" WHERE ROWID = '${response.lastRowid}'`,
           })
           return lastRow.rows as Row[]
         } else {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/sql.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/sql.spec.ts
index e9e2b1fbb8..c0b92b3849 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/sql.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/tests/sql.spec.ts
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ describe("SQL query builder", () => {
     )
     expect(query).toEqual({
       bindings: [10],
-      sql: `select * from (select * from \"${TABLE_NAME}\" where \"${TABLE_NAME}\".\"age\"::jsonb @> '[20]' and \"${TABLE_NAME}\".\"name\"::jsonb @> '["John"]' limit $1) as \"${TABLE_NAME}\"`,
+      sql: `select * from (select * from "${TABLE_NAME}" where "${TABLE_NAME}"."age"::jsonb @> '[20]' and "${TABLE_NAME}"."name"::jsonb @> '["John"]' limit $1) as "${TABLE_NAME}"`,
     })
   })
 
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ describe("SQL query builder", () => {
     )
     expect(query).toEqual({
       bindings: [10],
-      sql: `select * from (select * from \"${TABLE_NAME}\" where NOT \"${TABLE_NAME}\".\"age\"::jsonb @> '[20]' and NOT \"${TABLE_NAME}\".\"name\"::jsonb @> '["John"]' limit $1) as \"${TABLE_NAME}\"`,
+      sql: `select * from (select * from "${TABLE_NAME}" where NOT "${TABLE_NAME}"."age"::jsonb @> '[20]' and NOT "${TABLE_NAME}"."name"::jsonb @> '["John"]' limit $1) as "${TABLE_NAME}"`,
     })
   })
 
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ describe("SQL query builder", () => {
     )
     expect(query).toEqual({
       bindings: [10],
-      sql: `select * from (select * from \"${TABLE_NAME}\" where \"${TABLE_NAME}\".\"age\"::jsonb ?| array [20,25] and \"${TABLE_NAME}\".\"name\"::jsonb ?| array ['John','Mary'] limit $1) as \"${TABLE_NAME}\"`,
+      sql: `select * from (select * from "${TABLE_NAME}" where "${TABLE_NAME}"."age"::jsonb ?| array [20,25] and "${TABLE_NAME}"."name"::jsonb ?| array ['John','Mary'] limit $1) as "${TABLE_NAME}"`,
     })
   })
 
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ describe("SQL query builder", () => {
     )
     expect(query).toEqual({
       bindings: ["2000-01-01 00:00:00", 500],
-      sql: `select * from (select * from \"${TABLE_NAME}\" where \"${TABLE_NAME}\".\"dob\" > $1 limit $2) as \"${TABLE_NAME}\"`,
+      sql: `select * from (select * from "${TABLE_NAME}" where "${TABLE_NAME}"."dob" > $1 limit $2) as "${TABLE_NAME}"`,
     })
   })
 
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ describe("SQL query builder", () => {
     )
     expect(query).toEqual({
       bindings: ["2010-01-01 00:00:00", 500],
-      sql: `select * from (select * from \"${TABLE_NAME}\" where \"${TABLE_NAME}\".\"dob\" < $1 limit $2) as \"${TABLE_NAME}\"`,
+      sql: `select * from (select * from "${TABLE_NAME}" where "${TABLE_NAME}"."dob" < $1 limit $2) as "${TABLE_NAME}"`,
     })
   })
 
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ describe("SQL query builder", () => {
     )
     expect(query).toEqual({
       bindings: ["john%", limit],
-      sql: `select * from (select * from (select * from \"test\" where LOWER(\"test\".\"name\") LIKE :1) where rownum <= :2) \"test\"`,
+      sql: `select * from (select * from (select * from "test" where LOWER("test"."name") LIKE :1) where rownum <= :2) "test"`,
     })
 
     query = new Sql(SqlClient.ORACLE, limit)._query(
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ describe("SQL query builder", () => {
     )
     expect(query).toEqual({
       bindings: ["%20%", "%25%", `%"john"%`, `%"mary"%`, limit],
-      sql: `select * from (select * from (select * from \"test\" where (LOWER(\"test\".\"age\") LIKE :1 AND LOWER(\"test\".\"age\") LIKE :2) and (LOWER(\"test\".\"name\") LIKE :3 AND LOWER(\"test\".\"name\") LIKE :4)) where rownum <= :5) \"test\"`,
+      sql: `select * from (select * from (select * from "test" where (LOWER("test"."age") LIKE :1 AND LOWER("test"."age") LIKE :2) and (LOWER("test"."name") LIKE :3 AND LOWER("test"."name") LIKE :4)) where rownum <= :5) "test"`,
     })
 
     query = new Sql(SqlClient.ORACLE, limit)._query(
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ describe("SQL query builder", () => {
     )
     expect(query).toEqual({
       bindings: [`%jo%`, limit],
-      sql: `select * from (select * from (select * from \"test\" where LOWER(\"test\".\"name\") LIKE :1) where rownum <= :2) \"test\"`,
+      sql: `select * from (select * from (select * from "test" where LOWER("test"."name") LIKE :1) where rownum <= :2) "test"`,
     })
   })
 
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ describe("SQL query builder", () => {
     )
     expect(query).toEqual({
       bindings: ['{ "created_at":"2023-09-09T03:21:06.024Z" }'],
-      sql: `insert into \"test\" (\"name\") values ($1) returning *`,
+      sql: `insert into "test" ("name") values ($1) returning *`,
     })
   })
 
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ describe("SQL query builder", () => {
     )
     expect(query).toEqual({
       bindings: [dateObj],
-      sql: `insert into \"test\" (\"name\") values ($1) returning *`,
+      sql: `insert into "test" ("name") values ($1) returning *`,
     })
   })
 
diff --git a/packages/string-templates/test/manifest.spec.ts b/packages/string-templates/test/manifest.spec.ts
index d8fee0fb1a..de0e3355fd 100644
--- a/packages/string-templates/test/manifest.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/string-templates/test/manifest.spec.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe("manifest", () => {
         const arrays = hbs.match(/\[[^/\]]+\]/)
         arrays?.forEach((arrayString, i) => {
           hbs = hbs.replace(new RegExp(escapeRegExp(arrayString)), `array${i}`)
-          context[`array${i}`] = JSON.parse(arrayString.replace(/\'/g, '"'))
+          context[`array${i}`] = JSON.parse(arrayString.replace(/'/g, '"'))
         })
 
         let result = await processString(hbs, context)