diff --git a/src/Downloader.ts b/src/Downloader.ts
index 7d4bbcd6c..ec5acec6c 100644
--- a/src/Downloader.ts
+++ b/src/Downloader.ts
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ class Downloader {
     if (json.error) {
       throw json.error
     }
-    return await renderArticle(json, articleId, dump, this.mwCapabilities)
+    return renderArticle(json, articleId, dump, this.mwCapabilities)
   }
 
   public async getJSON<T>(_url: string): Promise<T> {
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ class Downloader {
           .buffer(resp.data, imageminOptions.get('webp').get(resp.headers['content-type']))
           .catch(async (err) => {
             if (/Unsupported color conversion request/.test(err.stderr)) {
-              return await (imagemin as any)
+              return (imagemin as any)
                 .buffer(await sharp(resp.data).toColorspace('srgb').toBuffer(), imageminOptions.get('webp').get(resp.headers['content-type']))
                 .catch(() => {
                   return resp.data
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ class Downloader {
                   return data
                 })
             } else {
-              return await (imagemin as any).buffer(resp.data, imageminOptions.get('default').get(resp.headers['content-type'])).catch(() => {
+              return (imagemin as any).buffer(resp.data, imageminOptions.get('default').get(resp.headers['content-type'])).catch(() => {
                 return resp.data
               })
             }
diff --git a/src/mwoffliner.lib.ts b/src/mwoffliner.lib.ts
index d9b96523c..d16259416 100644
--- a/src/mwoffliner.lib.ts
+++ b/src/mwoffliner.lib.ts
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ async function execute(argv: any) {
     logger.log('Downloading module dependencies')
     await Promise.all(
       allDependenciesWithType.map(async ({ type, moduleList }) => {
-        return await pmap(
+        return pmap(
           moduleList,
           (oneModule) => {
             return downloadAndSaveModule(zimCreator, mw, downloader, dump, oneModule, type as any)
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ async function execute(argv: any) {
     }
 
     if (customZimFavicon) {
-      return await saveFavicon(zimCreator, customZimFavicon)
+      return saveFavicon(zimCreator, customZimFavicon)
     }
     const body = await downloader.getJSON<any>(mw.siteInfoUrl())
     const entries = body.query.general
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ async function execute(argv: any) {
     const logoUrl = parsedUrl.protocol ? entries.logo : 'http:' + entries.logo
     const logoContent = await downloader.downloadContent(logoUrl)
     await writeFilePromise(faviconPath, logoContent.content, null)
-    return await saveFavicon(zimCreator, faviconPath)
+    return saveFavicon(zimCreator, faviconPath)
   }
 
   async function readFileOrUrlByLine(resourcePath: string): Promise<string[]> {
diff --git a/test/unit/webpAndRedirection.test.ts b/test/unit/webpAndRedirection.test.ts
index ba8860652..cb47fb090 100644
--- a/test/unit/webpAndRedirection.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/webpAndRedirection.test.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Real-time computer graphics`
 })
 
 async function isWebpPresent(path: string, zimFile: ZimReader) {
-  return await zimFile
+  return zimFile
     .getArticleByUrl(path)
     .then(async (result) => {
       return (await FileType.fileTypeFromBuffer(result.data))?.mime === 'image/webp'
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ async function isWebpPresent(path: string, zimFile: ZimReader) {
 }
 
 async function isRedirectionPresent(path: string, zimFile: ZimReader) {
-  return await zimFile.getArticleByUrl('A/Animation').then((result) => {
+  return zimFile.getArticleByUrl('A/Animation').then((result) => {
     return result.data.toString().includes(path)
   })
 }