diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index a801866b9ac..2f385cdb222 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -42,4 +42,8 @@ dotnet_naming_symbols.static_fields.applicable_kinds   = field
 dotnet_naming_symbols.static_fields.required_modifiers = static
 dotnet_naming_symbols.static_fields.applicable_accessibilities = private, internal, private_protected
 dotnet_naming_style.static_prefix_style.required_prefix = 
-dotnet_naming_style.static_prefix_style.capitalization = pascal_case
\ No newline at end of file
+dotnet_naming_style.static_prefix_style.capitalization = pascal_case
+
+# don't have var preferences
+dotnet_diagnostic.IDE0007.severity = none
+dotnet_diagnostic.IDE0008.severity = none
diff --git a/src/Polly.Core/Hedging/HedgingResilienceStrategy.cs b/src/Polly.Core/Hedging/HedgingResilienceStrategy.cs
index 097bb6ef578..d020a4d0777 100644
--- a/src/Polly.Core/Hedging/HedgingResilienceStrategy.cs
+++ b/src/Polly.Core/Hedging/HedgingResilienceStrategy.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
-using Polly.Hedging.Controller;
 using Polly.Hedging.Utils;
 using Polly.Telemetry;
 
diff --git a/src/Polly.Core/Registry/ResiliencePipelineRegistry.cs b/src/Polly.Core/Registry/ResiliencePipelineRegistry.cs
index 2017894c9ef..c08f68d27fb 100644
--- a/src/Polly.Core/Registry/ResiliencePipelineRegistry.cs
+++ b/src/Polly.Core/Registry/ResiliencePipelineRegistry.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
-using Polly.Utils.Pipeline;
 
 namespace Polly.Registry;
 
diff --git a/src/Polly.Core/Retry/RetryHelper.cs b/src/Polly.Core/Retry/RetryHelper.cs
index 333a85d9b88..ec6dce016eb 100644
--- a/src/Polly.Core/Retry/RetryHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Polly.Core/Retry/RetryHelper.cs
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ private static TimeSpan DecorrelatedJitterBackoffV2(int attempt, TimeSpan baseDe
         return TimeSpan.FromTicks((long)Math.Min(formulaIntrinsicValue * RpScalingFactor * targetTicksFirstDelay, maxTimeSpanDouble));
     }
 
+#pragma warning disable IDE0047 // Remove unnecessary parentheses which offer less mental gymnastics
     private static TimeSpan ApplyJitter(TimeSpan delay, Func<double> randomizer)
     {
         var offset = (delay.TotalMilliseconds * JitterFactor) / 2;
@@ -120,4 +121,5 @@ private static TimeSpan ApplyJitter(TimeSpan delay, Func<double> randomizer)
 
         return TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(newDelay);
     }
+#pragma warning restore IDE0047 // Remove unnecessary parentheses which offer less mental gymnastics
 }
diff --git a/src/Polly.Core/Utils/Pipeline/ExternalComponent.cs b/src/Polly.Core/Utils/Pipeline/ExternalComponent.cs
index 75e7e375a30..16cb6f120d9 100644
--- a/src/Polly.Core/Utils/Pipeline/ExternalComponent.cs
+++ b/src/Polly.Core/Utils/Pipeline/ExternalComponent.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-using System;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-
-namespace Polly.Utils.Pipeline;
+namespace Polly.Utils.Pipeline;
 
 [DebuggerDisplay("{Component}")]
 internal class ExternalComponent : PipelineComponent
diff --git a/src/Polly.Core/Utils/Pipeline/PipelineComponentFactory.cs b/src/Polly.Core/Utils/Pipeline/PipelineComponentFactory.cs
index 5c992295fc8..a671dc7e0f1 100644
--- a/src/Polly.Core/Utils/Pipeline/PipelineComponentFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Polly.Core/Utils/Pipeline/PipelineComponentFactory.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using Polly.Telemetry;
+using Polly.Telemetry;
 
 namespace Polly.Utils.Pipeline;