diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/Component.ts b/src/compiler/compile/Component.ts
index 355ad0c423..f267b7c3a5 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/Component.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/Component.ts
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ export default class Component {
 				const svelteOptions = ast.html.children.find(child => child.name === 'svelte:options') || { start: 0, end: 0 };
 				this.warn(svelteOptions, {
 					code: 'custom-element-no-tag',
-					message: `No custom element 'tag' option was specified. To automatically register a custom element, specify a name with a hyphen in it, e.g. <svelte:options tag="my-thing"/>. To hide this warning, use <svelte:options tag={null}/>`
+					message: 'No custom element \'tag\' option was specified. To automatically register a custom element, specify a name with a hyphen in it, e.g. <svelte:options tag="my-thing"/>. To hide this warning, use <svelte:options tag={null}/>'
 				});
 			}
 			this.tag = this.component_options.tag || compile_options.tag;
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ export default class Component {
 			const { compile_options, name } = this;
 			const { format = 'esm' } = compile_options;
 
-			const banner = `/* ${this.file ? `${this.file} ` : ``}generated by Svelte v${"__VERSION__"} */`;
+			const banner = `/* ${this.file ? `${this.file} ` : ''}generated by Svelte v${'__VERSION__'} */`;
 
 			result = result
 				.replace(/__svelte:self__/g, this.name)
@@ -488,16 +488,16 @@ export default class Component {
 		content.body.forEach(node => {
 			if (node.type === 'ExportDefaultDeclaration') {
 				this.error(node, {
-					code: `default-export`,
-					message: `A component cannot have a default export`
+					code: 'default-export',
+					message: 'A component cannot have a default export'
 				});
 			}
 
 			if (node.type === 'ExportNamedDeclaration') {
 				if (node.source) {
 					this.error(node, {
-						code: `not-implemented`,
-						message: `A component currently cannot have an export ... from`
+						code: 'not-implemented',
+						message: 'A component currently cannot have an export ... from'
 					});
 				}
 				if (node.declaration) {
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ export default class Component {
 			if (name[0] === '$') {
 				this.error(node, {
 					code: 'illegal-declaration',
-					message: `The $ prefix is reserved, and cannot be used for variable and import names`
+					message: 'The $ prefix is reserved, and cannot be used for variable and import names'
 				});
 			}
 
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ export default class Component {
 			if (name[0] === '$') {
 				this.error(node, {
 					code: 'illegal-subscription',
-					message: `Cannot reference store value inside <script context="module">`
+					message: 'Cannot reference store value inside <script context="module">'
 				});
 			} else {
 				this.add_var({
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ export default class Component {
 			if (name[0] === '$') {
 				this.error(node, {
 					code: 'illegal-declaration',
-					message: `The $ prefix is reserved, and cannot be used for variable and import names`
+					message: 'The $ prefix is reserved, and cannot be used for variable and import names'
 				});
 			}
 
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ export default class Component {
 									if (variable.export_name) {
 										component.error(declarator, {
 											code: 'destructured-prop',
-											message: `Cannot declare props in destructured declaration`
+											message: 'Cannot declare props in destructured declaration'
 										});
 									}
 
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ export default class Component {
 					? `; ${group.insert}`
 					: '';
 
-				const suffix = `${writable ? ` } = $$props` : ``}${insert}` + (code.original[c] === ';' ? `` : `;`);
+				const suffix = `${writable ? ' } = $$props' : ''}${insert}` + (code.original[c] === ';' ? '' : ';');
 				code.appendLeft(c, suffix);
 			}
 		});
@@ -1234,7 +1234,7 @@ export default class Component {
 	}
 
 	qualify(name) {
-		if (name === `$$props`) return `ctx.$$props`;
+		if (name === '$$props') return 'ctx.$$props';
 
 		const variable = this.var_lookup.get(name);
 
@@ -1326,15 +1326,15 @@ function process_component_options(component: Component, nodes) {
 				switch (name) {
 					case 'tag': {
 						const code = 'invalid-tag-attribute';
-						const message = `'tag' must be a string literal`;
+						const message = '\'tag\' must be a string literal';
 						const tag = get_value(attribute, code, message);
 
 						if (typeof tag !== 'string' && tag !== null) component.error(attribute, { code, message });
 
 						if (tag && !/^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]*-[a-zA-Z0-9-]+$/.test(tag)) {
 							component.error(attribute, {
-								code: `invalid-tag-property`,
-								message: `tag name must be two or more words joined by the '-' character`
+								code: 'invalid-tag-property',
+								message: 'tag name must be two or more words joined by the \'-\' character'
 							});
 						}
 
@@ -1344,7 +1344,7 @@ function process_component_options(component: Component, nodes) {
 
 					case 'namespace': {
 						const code = 'invalid-namespace-attribute';
-						const message = `The 'namespace' attribute must be a string literal representing a valid namespace`;
+						const message = 'The \'namespace\' attribute must be a string literal representing a valid namespace';
 						const ns = get_value(attribute, code, message);
 
 						if (typeof ns !== 'string') component.error(attribute, { code, message });
@@ -1353,12 +1353,12 @@ function process_component_options(component: Component, nodes) {
 							const match = fuzzymatch(ns, valid_namespaces);
 							if (match) {
 								component.error(attribute, {
-									code: `invalid-namespace-property`,
+									code: 'invalid-namespace-property',
 									message: `Invalid namespace '${ns}' (did you mean '${match}'?)`
 								});
 							} else {
 								component.error(attribute, {
-									code: `invalid-namespace-property`,
+									code: 'invalid-namespace-property',
 									message: `Invalid namespace '${ns}'`
 								});
 							}
@@ -1384,16 +1384,16 @@ function process_component_options(component: Component, nodes) {
 
 					default:
 						component.error(attribute, {
-							code: `invalid-options-attribute`,
-							message: `<svelte:options> unknown attribute`
+							code: 'invalid-options-attribute',
+							message: '<svelte:options> unknown attribute'
 						});
 				}
 			}
 
 			else {
 				component.error(attribute, {
-					code: `invalid-options-attribute`,
-					message: `<svelte:options> can only have static 'tag', 'namespace', 'accessors', 'immutable' and 'preserveWhitespace' attributes`
+					code: 'invalid-options-attribute',
+					message: '<svelte:options> can only have static \'tag\', \'namespace\', \'accessors\', \'immutable\' and \'preserveWhitespace\' attributes'
 				});
 			}
 		});
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/css/Selector.ts b/src/compiler/compile/css/Selector.ts
index 0d4ea82bb5..0501354509 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/css/Selector.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/css/Selector.ts
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ export default class Selector {
 				const selector = block.selectors[i];
 				if (selector.type === 'PseudoClassSelector' && selector.name === 'global') {
 					component.error(selector, {
-						code: `css-invalid-global`,
-						message: `:global(...) must be the first element in a compound selector`
+						code: 'css-invalid-global',
+						message: ':global(...) must be the first element in a compound selector'
 					});
 				}
 			}
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ export default class Selector {
 		for (let i = start; i < end; i += 1) {
 			if (this.blocks[i].global) {
 				component.error(this.blocks[i].selectors[0], {
-					code: `css-invalid-global`,
-					message: `:global(...) can be at the start or end of a selector sequence, but not in the middle`
+					code: 'css-invalid-global',
+					message: ':global(...) can be at the start or end of a selector sequence, but not in the middle'
 				});
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/css/Stylesheet.ts b/src/compiler/compile/css/Stylesheet.ts
index d448cda58e..6dc253bed7 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/css/Stylesheet.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/css/Stylesheet.ts
@@ -400,8 +400,8 @@ export default class Stylesheet {
 		this.children.forEach(child => {
 			child.warn_on_unused_selector((selector: Selector) => {
 				component.warn(selector.node, {
-					code: `css-unused-selector`,
-					message: `Unused CSS selector`
+					code: 'css-unused-selector',
+					message: 'Unused CSS selector'
 				});
 			});
 		});
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/index.ts b/src/compiler/compile/index.ts
index 98004ba5da..fc63df2c25 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/index.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/index.ts
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ function validate_options(options: CompileOptions, warnings: Warning[]) {
 	}
 
 	if (name && /^[a-z]/.test(name)) {
-		const message = `options.name should be capitalised`;
+		const message = 'options.name should be capitalised';
 		warnings.push({
-			code: `options-lowercase-name`,
+			code: 'options-lowercase-name',
 			message,
 			filename,
 			toString: () => message,
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Animation.ts b/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Animation.ts
index ef48b4d745..71508d0124 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Animation.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Animation.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ export default class Animation extends Node {
 
 		if (parent.animation) {
 			component.error(this, {
-				code: `duplicate-animation`,
-				message: `An element can only have one 'animate' directive`
+				code: 'duplicate-animation',
+				message: 'An element can only have one \'animate\' directive'
 			});
 		}
 
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ export default class Animation extends Node {
 		if (!block || block.type !== 'EachBlock' || !block.key) {
 			// TODO can we relax the 'immediate child' rule?
 			component.error(this, {
-				code: `invalid-animation`,
-				message: `An element that use the animate directive must be the immediate child of a keyed each block`
+				code: 'invalid-animation',
+				message: 'An element that use the animate directive must be the immediate child of a keyed each block'
 			});
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Attribute.ts b/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Attribute.ts
index ef413c31a2..5d4e56f6ab 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Attribute.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Attribute.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export default class Attribute extends Node {
 
 	get_value(block) {
 		if (this.is_true) return true;
-		if (this.chunks.length === 0) return `""`;
+		if (this.chunks.length === 0) return '""';
 
 		if (this.chunks.length === 1) {
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export default class Attribute extends Node {
 				: this.chunks[0].render(block);
 		}
 
-		return (this.chunks[0].type === 'Text' ? '' : `"" + `) +
+		return (this.chunks[0].type === 'Text' ? '' : '"" + ') +
 			this.chunks
 				.map(chunk => {
 					if (chunk.type === 'Text') {
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Binding.ts b/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Binding.ts
index e099f4405a..45262027c7 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Binding.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Binding.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import get_object from '../utils/get_object';
 import Expression from './shared/Expression';
 import Component from '../Component';
 import TemplateScope from './shared/TemplateScope';
-import {dimensions} from "../../utils/patterns";
+import {dimensions} from '../../utils/patterns';
 
 // TODO this should live in a specific binding
 const read_only_media_attributes = new Set([
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/nodes/EachBlock.ts b/src/compiler/compile/nodes/EachBlock.ts
index 225f3b441e..658d08eb19 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/nodes/EachBlock.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/nodes/EachBlock.ts
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ export default class EachBlock extends AbstractBlock {
 			if (this.children.length !== 1) {
 				const child = this.children.find(child => !!(child as Element).animation);
 				component.error((child as Element).animation, {
-					code: `invalid-animation`,
-					message: `An element that use the animate directive must be the sole child of a keyed each block`
+					code: 'invalid-animation',
+					message: 'An element that use the animate directive must be the sole child of a keyed each block'
 				});
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Element.ts b/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Element.ts
index 62bc620590..30b44afb65 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Element.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Element.ts
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ export default class Element extends Node {
 				const value_attribute = info.attributes.find(node => node.name === 'value');
 				if (value_attribute) {
 					component.error(value_attribute, {
-						code: `textarea-duplicate-value`,
-						message: `A <textarea> can have either a value attribute or (equivalently) child content, but not both`
+						code: 'textarea-duplicate-value',
+						message: 'A <textarea> can have either a value attribute or (equivalently) child content, but not both'
 					});
 				}
 
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ export default class Element extends Node {
 		if (a11y_distracting_elements.has(this.name)) {
 			// no-distracting-elements
 			this.component.warn(this, {
-				code: `a11y-distracting-elements`,
+				code: 'a11y-distracting-elements',
 				message: `A11y: Avoid <${this.name}> elements`
 			});
 		}
@@ -244,8 +244,8 @@ export default class Element extends Node {
 
 			if (!is_figure_parent) {
 				this.component.warn(this, {
-					code: `a11y-structure`,
-					message: `A11y: <figcaption> must be an immediate child of <figure>`
+					code: 'a11y-structure',
+					message: 'A11y: <figcaption> must be an immediate child of <figure>'
 				});
 			}
 		}
@@ -261,8 +261,8 @@ export default class Element extends Node {
 
 			if (index !== -1 && (index !== 0 && index !== children.length - 1)) {
 				this.component.warn(children[index], {
-					code: `a11y-structure`,
-					message: `A11y: <figcaption> must be first or last child of <figure>`
+					code: 'a11y-structure',
+					message: 'A11y: <figcaption> must be first or last child of <figure>'
 				});
 			}
 		}
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ export default class Element extends Node {
 				if (invisible_elements.has(this.name)) {
 					// aria-unsupported-elements
 					component.warn(attribute, {
-						code: `a11y-aria-attributes`,
+						code: 'a11y-aria-attributes',
 						message: `A11y: <${this.name}> should not have aria-* attributes`
 					});
 				}
@@ -300,14 +300,14 @@ export default class Element extends Node {
 					if (match) message += ` (did you mean '${match}'?)`;
 
 					component.warn(attribute, {
-						code: `a11y-unknown-aria-attribute`,
+						code: 'a11y-unknown-aria-attribute',
 						message
 					});
 				}
 
 				if (name === 'aria-hidden' && /^h[1-6]$/.test(this.name)) {
 					component.warn(attribute, {
-						code: `a11y-hidden`,
+						code: 'a11y-hidden',
 						message: `A11y: <${this.name}> element should not be hidden`
 					});
 				}
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ export default class Element extends Node {
 				if (invisible_elements.has(this.name)) {
 					// aria-unsupported-elements
 					component.warn(attribute, {
-						code: `a11y-misplaced-role`,
+						code: 'a11y-misplaced-role',
 						message: `A11y: <${this.name}> should not have role attribute`
 					});
 				}
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ export default class Element extends Node {
 					if (match) message += ` (did you mean '${match}'?)`;
 
 					component.warn(attribute, {
-						code: `a11y-unknown-role`,
+						code: 'a11y-unknown-role',
 						message
 					});
 				}
@@ -341,24 +341,24 @@ export default class Element extends Node {
 			// no-access-key
 			if (name === 'accesskey') {
 				component.warn(attribute, {
-					code: `a11y-accesskey`,
-					message: `A11y: Avoid using accesskey`
+					code: 'a11y-accesskey',
+					message: 'A11y: Avoid using accesskey'
 				});
 			}
 
 			// no-autofocus
 			if (name === 'autofocus') {
 				component.warn(attribute, {
-					code: `a11y-autofocus`,
-					message: `A11y: Avoid using autofocus`
+					code: 'a11y-autofocus',
+					message: 'A11y: Avoid using autofocus'
 				});
 			}
 
 			// scope
 			if (name === 'scope' && this.name !== 'th') {
 				component.warn(attribute, {
-					code: `a11y-misplaced-scope`,
-					message: `A11y: The scope attribute should only be used with <th> elements`
+					code: 'a11y-misplaced-scope',
+					message: 'A11y: The scope attribute should only be used with <th> elements'
 				});
 			}
 
@@ -368,8 +368,8 @@ export default class Element extends Node {
 				// @ts-ignore todo is tabindex=true correct case?
 				if (!isNaN(value) && +value > 0) {
 					component.warn(attribute, {
-						code: `a11y-positive-tabindex`,
-						message: `A11y: avoid tabindex values above zero`
+						code: 'a11y-positive-tabindex',
+						message: 'A11y: avoid tabindex values above zero'
 					});
 				}
 			}
@@ -377,14 +377,14 @@ export default class Element extends Node {
 			if (name === 'slot') {
 				if (!attribute.is_static) {
 					component.error(attribute, {
-						code: `invalid-slot-attribute`,
-						message: `slot attribute cannot have a dynamic value`
+						code: 'invalid-slot-attribute',
+						message: 'slot attribute cannot have a dynamic value'
 					});
 				}
 
 				if (component.slot_outlets.has(name)) {
 					component.error(attribute, {
-						code: `duplicate-slot-attribute`,
+						code: 'duplicate-slot-attribute',
 						message: `Duplicate '${name}' slot`
 					});
 
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ export default class Element extends Node {
 						const message = `Cannot place slotted elements inside an ${type}-block`;
 
 						component.error(attribute, {
-							code: `invalid-slotted-content`,
+							code: 'invalid-slotted-content',
 							message
 						});
 					}
@@ -409,8 +409,8 @@ export default class Element extends Node {
 
 				if (!ancestor) {
 					component.error(attribute, {
-						code: `invalid-slotted-content`,
-						message: `Element with a slot='...' attribute must be a descendant of a component or custom element`
+						code: 'invalid-slotted-content',
+						message: 'Element with a slot=\'...\' attribute must be a descendant of a component or custom element'
 					});
 				}
 			}
@@ -427,14 +427,14 @@ export default class Element extends Node {
 
 				if (value === '' || value === '#') {
 					component.warn(attribute, {
-						code: `a11y-invalid-attribute`,
+						code: 'a11y-invalid-attribute',
 						message: `A11y: '${value}' is not a valid ${attribute.name} attribute`
 					});
 				}
 			} else {
 				component.warn(this, {
-					code: `a11y-missing-attribute`,
-					message: `A11y: <a> element should have an href attribute`
+					code: 'a11y-missing-attribute',
+					message: 'A11y: <a> element should have an href attribute'
 				});
 			}
 		}
@@ -475,8 +475,8 @@ export default class Element extends Node {
 
 			if (!attribute.is_static) {
 				component.error(attribute, {
-					code: `invalid-type`,
-					message: `'type' attribute cannot be dynamic if input uses two-way binding`
+					code: 'invalid-type',
+					message: '\'type\' attribute cannot be dynamic if input uses two-way binding'
 				});
 			}
 
@@ -484,8 +484,8 @@ export default class Element extends Node {
 
 			if (value === true) {
 				component.error(attribute, {
-					code: `missing-type`,
-					message: `'type' attribute must be specified`
+					code: 'missing-type',
+					message: '\'type\' attribute must be specified'
 				});
 			}
 
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ export default class Element extends Node {
 					this.name !== 'select'
 				) {
 					component.error(binding, {
-						code: `invalid-binding`,
+						code: 'invalid-binding',
 						message: `'value' is not a valid binding on <${this.name}> elements`
 					});
 				}
@@ -514,8 +514,8 @@ export default class Element extends Node {
 
 					if (attribute && !attribute.is_static) {
 						component.error(attribute, {
-							code: `dynamic-multiple-attribute`,
-							message: `'multiple' attribute cannot be dynamic if select uses two-way binding`
+							code: 'dynamic-multiple-attribute',
+							message: '\'multiple\' attribute cannot be dynamic if select uses two-way binding'
 						});
 					}
 				} else {
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ export default class Element extends Node {
 			} else if (name === 'checked' || name === 'indeterminate') {
 				if (this.name !== 'input') {
 					component.error(binding, {
-						code: `invalid-binding`,
+						code: 'invalid-binding',
 						message: `'${name}' is not a valid binding on <${this.name}> elements`
 					});
 				}
@@ -533,13 +533,13 @@ export default class Element extends Node {
 
 				if (type !== 'checkbox') {
 					let message = `'${name}' binding can only be used with <input type="checkbox">`;
-					if (type === 'radio') message += ` — for <input type="radio">, use 'group' binding`;
-					component.error(binding, { code: `invalid-binding`, message });
+					if (type === 'radio') message += ' — for <input type="radio">, use \'group\' binding';
+					component.error(binding, { code: 'invalid-binding', message });
 				}
 			} else if (name === 'group') {
 				if (this.name !== 'input') {
 					component.error(binding, {
-						code: `invalid-binding`,
+						code: 'invalid-binding',
 						message: `'group' is not a valid binding on <${this.name}> elements`
 					});
 				}
@@ -548,14 +548,14 @@ export default class Element extends Node {
 
 				if (type !== 'checkbox' && type !== 'radio') {
 					component.error(binding, {
-						code: `invalid-binding`,
-						message: `'group' binding can only be used with <input type="checkbox"> or <input type="radio">`
+						code: 'invalid-binding',
+						message: '\'group\' binding can only be used with <input type="checkbox"> or <input type="radio">'
 					});
 				}
 			} else if (name === 'files') {
 				if (this.name !== 'input') {
 					component.error(binding, {
-						code: `invalid-binding`,
+						code: 'invalid-binding',
 						message: `'files' is not a valid binding on <${this.name}> elements`
 					});
 				}
@@ -564,15 +564,15 @@ export default class Element extends Node {
 
 				if (type !== 'file') {
 					component.error(binding, {
-						code: `invalid-binding`,
-						message: `'files' binding can only be used with <input type="file">`
+						code: 'invalid-binding',
+						message: '\'files\' binding can only be used with <input type="file">'
 					});
 				}
 
 			} else if (name === 'open') {
 				if (this.name !== 'details') {
 					component.error(binding, {
-						code: `invalid-binding`,
+						code: 'invalid-binding',
 						message: `'${name}' binding can only be used with <details>`
 					});
 				}
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ export default class Element extends Node {
 			) {
 				if (this.name !== 'audio' && this.name !== 'video') {
 					component.error(binding, {
-						code: `invalid-binding`,
+						code: 'invalid-binding',
 						message: `'${name}' binding can only be used with <audio> or <video>`
 					});
 				}
@@ -619,18 +619,18 @@ export default class Element extends Node {
 
 				if (!contenteditable) {
 					component.error(binding, {
-						code: `missing-contenteditable-attribute`,
-						message: `'contenteditable' attribute is required for textContent and innerHTML two-way bindings`
+						code: 'missing-contenteditable-attribute',
+						message: '\'contenteditable\' attribute is required for textContent and innerHTML two-way bindings'
 					});
 				} else if (contenteditable && !contenteditable.is_static) {
 					component.error(contenteditable, {
-						code: `dynamic-contenteditable-attribute`,
-						message: `'contenteditable' attribute cannot be dynamic if element uses two-way binding`
+						code: 'dynamic-contenteditable-attribute',
+						message: '\'contenteditable\' attribute cannot be dynamic if element uses two-way binding'
 					});
 				}
 			} else if (name !== 'this') {
 				component.error(binding, {
-					code: `invalid-binding`,
+					code: 'invalid-binding',
 					message: `'${binding.name}' is not a valid binding`
 				});
 			}
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ export default class Element extends Node {
 
 		if (this.children.length === 0) {
 			this.component.warn(this, {
-				code: `a11y-missing-content`,
+				code: 'a11y-missing-content',
 				message: `A11y: <${this.name}> element should have child content`
 			});
 		}
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ export default class Element extends Node {
 			if (handler.modifiers.has('passive') && handler.modifiers.has('preventDefault')) {
 				component.error(handler, {
 					code: 'invalid-event-modifier',
-					message: `The 'passive' and 'preventDefault' modifiers cannot be used together`
+					message: 'The \'passive\' and \'preventDefault\' modifiers cannot be used together'
 				});
 			}
 
@@ -672,13 +672,13 @@ export default class Element extends Node {
 						if (handler.can_make_passive) {
 							component.warn(handler, {
 								code: 'redundant-event-modifier',
-								message: `Touch event handlers that don't use the 'event' object are passive by default`
+								message: 'Touch event handlers that don\'t use the \'event\' object are passive by default'
 							});
 						}
 					} else {
 						component.warn(handler, {
 							code: 'redundant-event-modifier',
-							message: `The passive modifier only works with wheel and touch events`
+							message: 'The passive modifier only works with wheel and touch events'
 						});
 					}
 				}
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ function should_have_attribute(
 		attributes[0];
 
 	node.component.warn(node, {
-		code: `a11y-missing-attribute`,
+		code: 'a11y-missing-attribute',
 		message: `A11y: <${name}> element should have ${article} ${sequence} attribute`
 	});
 }
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Head.ts b/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Head.ts
index 2c08dcd595..acd225e81f 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Head.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Head.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ export default class Head extends Node {
 
 		if (info.attributes.length) {
 			component.error(info.attributes[0], {
-				code: `invalid-attribute`,
-				message: `<svelte:head> should not have any attributes or directives`
+				code: 'invalid-attribute',
+				message: '<svelte:head> should not have any attributes or directives'
 			});
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/nodes/InlineComponent.ts b/src/compiler/compile/nodes/InlineComponent.ts
index 6db6f1b327..a03be22e96 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/nodes/InlineComponent.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/nodes/InlineComponent.ts
@@ -40,15 +40,15 @@ export default class InlineComponent extends Node {
 			switch (node.type) {
 				case 'Action':
 					component.error(node, {
-						code: `invalid-action`,
-						message: `Actions can only be applied to DOM elements, not components`
+						code: 'invalid-action',
+						message: 'Actions can only be applied to DOM elements, not components'
 					});
 
 				case 'Attribute':
 					if (node.name === 'slot') {
 						component.error(node, {
-							code: `invalid-prop`,
-							message: `'slot' is reserved for future use in named slots`
+							code: 'invalid-prop',
+							message: '\'slot\' is reserved for future use in named slots'
 						});
 					}
 					// fallthrough
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ export default class InlineComponent extends Node {
 
 				case 'Class':
 					component.error(node, {
-						code: `invalid-class`,
-						message: `Classes can only be applied to DOM elements, not components`
+						code: 'invalid-class',
+						message: 'Classes can only be applied to DOM elements, not components'
 					});
 
 				case 'EventHandler':
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ export default class InlineComponent extends Node {
 
 				case 'Transition':
 					component.error(node, {
-						code: `invalid-transition`,
-						message: `Transitions can only be applied to DOM elements, not components`
+						code: 'invalid-transition',
+						message: 'Transitions can only be applied to DOM elements, not components'
 					});
 
 				default:
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export default class InlineComponent extends Node {
 				if (modifier !== 'once') {
 					component.error(handler, {
 						code: 'invalid-event-modifier',
-						message: `Event modifiers other than 'once' can only be used on DOM elements`
+						message: 'Event modifiers other than \'once\' can only be used on DOM elements'
 					});
 				}
 			});
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Let.ts b/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Let.ts
index d855068c16..7d55ee2872 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Let.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Let.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default class Let extends Node {
 					if (!applicable.has(node.type)) {
 						component.error(node, {
 							code: 'invalid-let',
-							message: `let directive value must be an identifier or an object/array pattern`
+							message: 'let directive value must be an identifier or an object/array pattern'
 						});
 					}
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Slot.ts b/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Slot.ts
index a03fe8c026..87b6c1ea91 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Slot.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Slot.ts
@@ -17,24 +17,24 @@ export default class Slot extends Element {
 		info.attributes.forEach(attr => {
 			if (attr.type !== 'Attribute') {
 				component.error(attr, {
-					code: `invalid-slot-directive`,
-					message: `<slot> cannot have directives`
+					code: 'invalid-slot-directive',
+					message: '<slot> cannot have directives'
 				});
 			}
 
 			if (attr.name === 'name') {
 				if (attr.value.length !== 1 || attr.value[0].type !== 'Text') {
 					component.error(attr, {
-						code: `dynamic-slot-name`,
-						message: `<slot> name cannot be dynamic`
+						code: 'dynamic-slot-name',
+						message: '<slot> name cannot be dynamic'
 					});
 				}
 
 				this.slot_name = attr.value[0].data;
 				if (this.slot_name === 'default') {
 					component.error(attr, {
-						code: `invalid-slot-name`,
-						message: `default is a reserved word — it cannot be used as a slot name`
+						code: 'invalid-slot-name',
+						message: 'default is a reserved word — it cannot be used as a slot name'
 					});
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Title.ts b/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Title.ts
index 6ac0848053..ec1b7fe922 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Title.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Title.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ export default class Title extends Node {
 
 		if (info.attributes.length > 0) {
 			component.error(info.attributes[0], {
-				code: `illegal-attribute`,
-				message: `<title> cannot have attributes`
+				code: 'illegal-attribute',
+				message: '<title> cannot have attributes'
 			});
 		}
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default class Title extends Node {
 			if (child.type !== 'Text' && child.type !== 'MustacheTag') {
 				component.error(child, {
 					code: 'illegal-structure',
-					message: `<title> can only contain text and {tags}`
+					message: '<title> can only contain text and {tags}'
 				});
 			}
 		});
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Transition.ts b/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Transition.ts
index ceb5880e64..3741fa4206 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Transition.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Transition.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export default class Transition extends Node {
 				: `An element cannot have both ${describe(parent_transition)} directive and ${describe(this)} directive`;
 
 			component.error(info, {
-				code: `duplicate-transition`,
+				code: 'duplicate-transition',
 				message
 			});
 		}
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ export default class Transition extends Node {
 
 function describe(transition: Transition) {
 	return transition.directive === 'transition'
-		? `a 'transition'`
+		? 'a \'transition\''
 		: `an '${transition.directive}'`;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Window.ts b/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Window.ts
index d1e61fb1fc..d0ad313c6f 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Window.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/nodes/Window.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export default class Window extends Node {
 
 					// TODO is this constraint necessary?
 					component.error(node.expression, {
-						code: `invalid-binding`,
+						code: 'invalid-binding',
 						message: `Bindings on <svelte:window> must be to top-level properties, e.g. '${parts[parts.length - 1]}' rather than '${parts.join('.')}'`
 					});
 				}
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ export default class Window extends Node {
 
 					if (match) {
 						component.error(node, {
-							code: `invalid-binding`,
+							code: 'invalid-binding',
 							message: `${message} (did you mean '${match}'?)`
 						});
 					} else {
 						component.error(node, {
-							code: `invalid-binding`,
+							code: 'invalid-binding',
 							message: `${message} — valid bindings are ${list(valid_bindings)}`
 						});
 					}
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/nodes/shared/Expression.ts b/src/compiler/compile/nodes/shared/Expression.ts
index 938cd8433f..45a52221e3 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/nodes/shared/Expression.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/nodes/shared/Expression.ts
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ export default class Expression {
 
 					if (name[0] === '$' && template_scope.names.has(name.slice(1))) {
 						component.error(node, {
-							code: `contextual-store`,
-							message: `Stores must be declared at the top level of the component (this may change in a future version of Svelte)`
+							code: 'contextual-store',
+							message: 'Stores must be declared at the top level of the component (this may change in a future version of Svelte)'
 						});
 					}
 
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ export default class Expression {
 					if (pending_assignments.size > 0) {
 						if (node.type !== 'ArrowFunctionExpression') {
 							// this should never happen!
-							throw new Error(`Well that's odd`);
+							throw new Error('Well that\'s odd');
 						}
 
 						// TOOD optimisation — if this is an event handler,
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ export default class Expression {
 
 						if (/^(Break|Continue|Return)Statement/.test(node.type)) {
 							if (node.argument) {
-								code.overwrite(node.start, node.argument.start, `var $$result = `);
+								code.overwrite(node.start, node.argument.start, 'var $$result = ');
 								code.appendLeft(node.end, `${insert}; return $$result`);
 							} else {
 								code.prependRight(node.start, `${insert}; `);
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/Block.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/Block.ts
index 59beae1a39..07b1c183cc 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/Block.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/Block.ts
@@ -220,12 +220,12 @@ export default class Block {
 			this.add_variable('#current');
 
 			if (!this.builders.intro.is_empty()) {
-				this.builders.intro.add_line(`#current = true;`);
-				this.builders.mount.add_line(`#current = true;`);
+				this.builders.intro.add_line('#current = true;');
+				this.builders.mount.add_line('#current = true;');
 			}
 
 			if (!this.builders.outro.is_empty()) {
-				this.builders.outro.add_line(`#current = false;`);
+				this.builders.outro.add_line('#current = false;');
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -244,16 +244,16 @@ export default class Block {
 		}
 
 		if (this.first) {
-			properties.add_block(`first: null,`);
+			properties.add_block('first: null,');
 			this.builders.hydrate.add_line(`this.first = ${this.first};`);
 		}
 
 		if (this.builders.create.is_empty() && this.builders.hydrate.is_empty()) {
-			properties.add_line(`c: @noop,`);
+			properties.add_line('c: @noop,');
 		} else {
 			const hydrate = !this.builders.hydrate.is_empty() && (
 				this.renderer.options.hydratable
-					? `this.h()`
+					? 'this.h()'
 					: this.builders.hydrate
 			);
 
@@ -267,12 +267,12 @@ export default class Block {
 
 		if (this.renderer.options.hydratable || !this.builders.claim.is_empty()) {
 			if (this.builders.claim.is_empty() && this.builders.hydrate.is_empty()) {
-				properties.add_line(`l: @noop,`);
+				properties.add_line('l: @noop,');
 			} else {
 				properties.add_block(deindent`
 					${method_name('l', 'claim')}(nodes) {
 						${this.builders.claim}
-						${this.renderer.options.hydratable && !this.builders.hydrate.is_empty() && `this.h();`}
+						${this.renderer.options.hydratable && !this.builders.hydrate.is_empty() && 'this.h();'}
 					},
 				`);
 			}
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ export default class Block {
 		}
 
 		if (this.builders.mount.is_empty()) {
-			properties.add_line(`m: @noop,`);
+			properties.add_line('m: @noop,');
 		} else {
 			properties.add_block(deindent`
 				${method_name('m', 'mount')}(#target, anchor) {
@@ -298,11 +298,11 @@ export default class Block {
 
 		if (this.has_update_method || this.maintain_context) {
 			if (this.builders.update.is_empty() && !this.maintain_context) {
-				properties.add_line(`p: @noop,`);
+				properties.add_line('p: @noop,');
 			} else {
 				properties.add_block(deindent`
 					${method_name('p', 'update')}(changed, ${this.maintain_context ? 'new_ctx' : 'ctx'}) {
-						${this.maintain_context && `ctx = new_ctx;`}
+						${this.maintain_context && 'ctx = new_ctx;'}
 						${this.builders.update}
 					},
 				`);
@@ -327,18 +327,18 @@ export default class Block {
 
 		if (this.has_intro_method || this.has_outro_method) {
 			if (this.builders.intro.is_empty()) {
-				properties.add_line(`i: @noop,`);
+				properties.add_line('i: @noop,');
 			} else {
 				properties.add_block(deindent`
 					${method_name('i', 'intro')}(#local) {
-						${this.has_outros && `if (#current) return;`}
+						${this.has_outros && 'if (#current) return;'}
 						${this.builders.intro}
 					},
 				`);
 			}
 
 			if (this.builders.outro.is_empty()) {
-				properties.add_line(`o: @noop,`);
+				properties.add_line('o: @noop,');
 			} else {
 				properties.add_block(deindent`
 					${method_name('o', 'outro')}(#local) {
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ export default class Block {
 		}
 
 		if (this.builders.destroy.is_empty()) {
-			properties.add_line(`d: @noop`);
+			properties.add_line('d: @noop');
 		} else {
 			properties.add_block(deindent`
 				${method_name('d', 'destroy')}(detaching) {
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/index.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/index.ts
index 52006e4d8a..7c146df2a4 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/index.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/index.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export default function dom(
 	block.has_outro_method = true;
 
 	// prevent fragment being created twice (#1063)
-	if (options.customElement) block.builders.create.add_line(`this.c = @noop;`);
+	if (options.customElement) block.builders.create.add_line('this.c = @noop;');
 
 	const builder = new CodeBuilder();
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export default function dom(
 	);
 
 	const uses_props = component.var_lookup.has('$$props');
-	const $$props = uses_props ? `$$new_props` : `$$props`;
+	const $$props = uses_props ? '$$new_props' : '$$props';
 	const props = component.vars.filter(variable => !variable.module && variable.export_name);
 	const writable_props = props.filter(variable => variable.writable);
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export default function dom(
 	const set = (uses_props || writable_props.length > 0 || component.slots.size > 0)
 		? deindent`
 			${$$props} => {
-				${uses_props && component.invalidate('$$props', `$$props = @assign(@assign({}, $$props), $$new_props)`)}
+				${uses_props && component.invalidate('$$props', '$$props = @assign(@assign({}, $$props), $$new_props)')}
 				${writable_props.map(prop =>
 					`if ('${prop.export_name}' in ${$$props}) ${component.invalidate(prop.name, `${prop.name} = ${$$props}.${prop.export_name}`)};`
 				)}
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export default function dom(
 
 	const body = [];
 
-	const not_equal = component.component_options.immutable ? `@not_equal` : `@safe_not_equal`;
+	const not_equal = component.component_options.immutable ? '@not_equal' : '@safe_not_equal';
 	let dev_props_check;
 
 	props.forEach(x => {
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export default function dom(
 		if (expected.length) {
 			dev_props_check = deindent`
 				const { ctx } = this.$$;
-				const props = ${options.customElement ? `this.attributes` : `options.props || {}`};
+				const props = ${options.customElement ? 'this.attributes' : 'options.props || {}'};
 				${expected.map(prop => deindent`
 				if (ctx.${prop.name} === undefined && !('${prop.export_name}' in props)) {
 					@_console.warn("<${component.tag}> was created without expected prop '${prop.export_name}'");
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ export default function dom(
 							if (single && !(variable.subscribable && variable.reassigned)) {
 								if (variable.referenced || variable.is_reactive_dependency || variable.export_name) {
 									code.prependRight(node.start, `$$invalidate('${name}', `);
-									code.appendLeft(node.end, `)`);
+									code.appendLeft(node.end, ')');
 								}
 							} else {
 								pending_assignments.add(name);
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ export default function dom(
 						const insert = Array.from(pending_assignments).map(name => component.invalidate(name)).join('; ');
 						pending_assignments = new Set();
 
-						code.prependRight(node.body.start, `{ const $$result = `);
+						code.prependRight(node.body.start, '{ const $$result = ');
 						code.appendLeft(node.body.end, `; ${insert}; return $$result; }`);
 
 						pending_assignments = new Set();
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ export default function dom(
 
 						if (/^(Break|Continue|Return)Statement/.test(node.type)) {
 							if (node.argument) {
-								code.overwrite(node.start, node.argument.start, `var $$result = `);
+								code.overwrite(node.start, node.argument.start, 'var $$result = ');
 								code.appendLeft(node.argument.end, `; ${insert}; return $$result`);
 							} else {
 								code.prependRight(node.start, `${insert}; `);
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ export default function dom(
 		});
 
 		if (pending_assignments.size > 0) {
-			throw new Error(`TODO this should not happen!`);
+			throw new Error('TODO this should not happen!');
 		}
 
 		component.rewrite_props(({ name, reassigned }) => {
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ export default function dom(
 	}
 
 	if (renderer.binding_groups.length > 0) {
-		filtered_declarations.push(`$$binding_groups`);
+		filtered_declarations.push('$$binding_groups');
 	}
 
 	const has_definition = (
@@ -418,9 +418,9 @@ export default function dom(
 
 				${unknown_props_check}
 
-				${component.slots.size && `let { $$slots = {}, $$scope } = $$props;`}
+				${component.slots.size && 'let { $$slots = {}, $$scope } = $$props;'}
 
-				${renderer.binding_groups.length > 0 && `const $$binding_groups = [${renderer.binding_groups.map(_ => `[]`).join(', ')}];`}
+				${renderer.binding_groups.length > 0 && `const $$binding_groups = [${renderer.binding_groups.map(_ => '[]').join(', ')}];`}
 
 				${component.partly_hoisted.length > 0 && component.partly_hoisted.join('\n\n')}
 
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ export default function dom(
 		builder.add_block(deindent`
 			class ${name} extends @${superclass} {
 				constructor(options) {
-					super(${options.dev && `options`});
+					super(${options.dev && 'options'});
 					${should_add_css && `if (!@_document.getElementById("${component.stylesheet.id}-style")) ${add_css}();`}
 					@init(this, options, ${definition}, create_fragment, ${not_equal}, ${prop_names});
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/AwaitBlock.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/AwaitBlock.ts
index ff835ddef6..74972b8972 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/AwaitBlock.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/AwaitBlock.ts
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ export default class AwaitBlockWrapper extends Wrapper {
 
 		const snippet = this.node.expression.render(block);
 
-		const info = block.get_unique_name(`info`);
-		const promise = block.get_unique_name(`promise`);
+		const info = block.get_unique_name('info');
+		const promise = block.get_unique_name('promise');
 
 		block.add_variable(promise);
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export default class AwaitBlockWrapper extends Wrapper {
 			this.catch.block.name && `catch: ${this.catch.block.name}`,
 			this.then.block.name && `value: '${this.node.value}'`,
 			this.catch.block.name && `error: '${this.node.error}'`,
-			this.pending.block.has_outro_method && `blocks: [,,,]`
+			this.pending.block.has_outro_method && 'blocks: [,,,]'
 		].filter(Boolean);
 
 		block.builders.init.add_block(deindent`
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/EachBlock.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/EachBlock.ts
index 42792efce7..45e71636d1 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/EachBlock.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/EachBlock.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export class ElseBlockWrapper extends Wrapper {
 
 		this.block = block.child({
 			comment: create_debugging_comment(node, this.renderer.component),
-			name: this.renderer.component.get_unique_name(`create_else_block`)
+			name: this.renderer.component.get_unique_name('create_else_block')
 		});
 
 		this.fragment = new FragmentWrapper(
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ export default class EachBlockWrapper extends Wrapper {
 		if (needs_anchor) {
 			block.add_element(
 				update_anchor_node,
-				`@empty()`,
-				parent_nodes && `@empty()`,
+				'@empty()',
+				parent_nodes && '@empty()',
 				parent_node
 			);
 		}
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ export default class EachBlockWrapper extends Wrapper {
 		const lookup = block.get_unique_name(`${this.var}_lookup`);
 
 		block.add_variable(iterations, '[]');
-		block.add_variable(lookup, `new @_Map()`);
+		block.add_variable(lookup, 'new @_Map()');
 
 		if (this.fragment.nodes[0].is_dom_node()) {
 			this.block.first = this.fragment.nodes[0].var;
@@ -324,8 +324,8 @@ export default class EachBlockWrapper extends Wrapper {
 			this.block.first = this.block.get_unique_name('first');
 			this.block.add_element(
 				this.block.first,
-				`@empty()`,
-				parent_nodes && `@empty()`,
+				'@empty()',
+				parent_nodes && '@empty()',
 				null
 			);
 		}
@@ -360,20 +360,20 @@ export default class EachBlockWrapper extends Wrapper {
 
 		const destroy = this.node.has_animation
 			? (this.block.has_outros
-				? `@fix_and_outro_and_destroy_block`
-				: `@fix_and_destroy_block`)
+				? '@fix_and_outro_and_destroy_block'
+				: '@fix_and_destroy_block')
 			: this.block.has_outros
-				? `@outro_and_destroy_block`
-				: `@destroy_block`;
+				? '@outro_and_destroy_block'
+				: '@destroy_block';
 
 		block.builders.update.add_block(deindent`
 			const ${this.vars.each_block_value} = ${snippet};
 
-			${this.block.has_outros && `@group_outros();`}
+			${this.block.has_outros && '@group_outros();'}
 			${this.node.has_animation && `for (let #i = 0; #i < ${view_length}; #i += 1) ${iterations}[#i].r();`}
 			${iterations} = @update_keyed_each(${iterations}, changed, ${get_key}, ${dynamic ? '1' : '0'}, ctx, ${this.vars.each_block_value}, ${lookup}, ${update_mount_node}, ${destroy}, ${create_each_block}, ${update_anchor_node}, ${this.vars.get_each_context});
 			${this.node.has_animation && `for (let #i = 0; #i < ${view_length}; #i += 1) ${iterations}[#i].a();`}
-			${this.block.has_outros && `@check_outros();`}
+			${this.block.has_outros && '@check_outros();'}
 		`);
 
 		if (this.block.has_outros) {
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ export default class EachBlockWrapper extends Wrapper {
 						}
 					`;
 
-			const start = this.block.has_update_method ? '0' : `#old_length`;
+			const start = this.block.has_update_method ? '0' : '#old_length';
 
 			let remove_old_blocks;
 
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ export default class EachBlockWrapper extends Wrapper {
 				`;
 			} else {
 				remove_old_blocks = deindent`
-					for (${this.block.has_update_method ? `` : `#i = ${this.vars.each_block_value}.${length}`}; #i < ${this.block.has_update_method ? view_length : '#old_length'}; #i += 1) {
+					for (${this.block.has_update_method ? '' : `#i = ${this.vars.each_block_value}.${length}`}; #i < ${this.block.has_update_method ? view_length : '#old_length'}; #i += 1) {
 						${iterations}[#i].d(1);
 					}
 					${!fixed_length && `${view_length} = ${this.vars.each_block_value}.${length};`}
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/Attribute.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/Attribute.ts
index 3ced97dcf7..b7d869ef22 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/Attribute.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/Attribute.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export default class AttributeWrapper {
 				value = (this.node.chunks[0] as Expression).render(block);
 			} else {
 				// '{foo} {bar}' — treat as string concatenation
-				const prefix = this.node.chunks[0].type === 'Text' ? '' : `"" + `;
+				const prefix = this.node.chunks[0].type === 'Text' ? '' : '"" + ';
 
 				const text = this.node.name === 'class'
 					? this.get_class_name_text()
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export default class AttributeWrapper {
 			const dependencies = this.node.get_dependencies();
 			if (dependencies.length > 0 || is_select_value_attribute) {
 				const changed_check = (
-					(block.has_outros ? `!#current || ` : '') +
+					(block.has_outros ? '!#current || ' : '') +
 					dependencies.map(dependency => `changed.${dependency}`).join(' || ')
 				);
 
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ export default class AttributeWrapper {
 		if (this.node.is_true) return '';
 
 		const value = this.node.chunks;
-		if (value.length === 0) return `=""`;
+		if (value.length === 0) return '=""';
 
 		return `="${value.map(chunk => {
 			return chunk.type === 'Text'
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/Binding.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/Binding.ts
index 1ea65830ef..81bae8a370 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/Binding.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/Binding.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export default class BindingWrapper {
 		if (parent.node.name === 'input') {
 			const type = parent.node.get_static_attribute_value('type');
 
-			if (type === null || type === "" || type === "text" || type === "email" || type === "password") {
+			if (type === null || type === '' || type === 'text' || type === 'email' || type === 'password') {
 				update_conditions.push(`(${parent.var}.${this.node.name} !== ${this.snippet})`);
 			}
 		}
@@ -294,14 +294,14 @@ function get_value_from_dom(
 	const { name } = binding.node;
 
 	if (name === 'this') {
-		return `$$node`;
+		return '$$node';
 	}
 
 	// <select bind:value='selected>
 	if (node.name === 'select') {
 		return node.get_static_attribute_value('multiple') === true ?
-			`@select_multiple_value(this)` :
-			`@select_value(this)`;
+			'@select_multiple_value(this)' :
+			'@select_value(this)';
 	}
 
 	const type = node.get_static_attribute_value('type');
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ function get_value_from_dom(
 			return `@get_binding_group_value($$binding_groups[${binding_group}])`;
 		}
 
-		return `this.__value`;
+		return 'this.__value';
 	}
 
 	// <input type='range|number' bind:value>
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/StyleAttribute.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/StyleAttribute.ts
index ab764a8583..f6b4cfcc24 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/StyleAttribute.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/StyleAttribute.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export default class StyleAttributeWrapper extends AttributeWrapper {
 				const prop_dependencies = new Set();
 
 				value =
-					((prop.value.length === 1 || prop.value[0].type === 'Text') ? '' : `"" + `) +
+					((prop.value.length === 1 || prop.value[0].type === 'Text') ? '' : '"" + ') +
 					prop.value
 						.map((chunk) => {
 							if (chunk.type === 'Text') {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export default class StyleAttributeWrapper extends AttributeWrapper {
 				if (prop_dependencies.size) {
 					const dependencies = Array.from(prop_dependencies);
 					const condition = (
-						(block.has_outros ? `!#current || ` : '') +
+						(block.has_outros ? '!#current || ' : '') +
 						dependencies.map(dependency => `changed.${dependency}`).join(' || ')
 					);
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/index.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/index.ts
index 7480c31cc7..ba5e12224e 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/index.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Element/index.ts
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ export default class ElementWrapper extends Wrapper {
 
 		return `@claim_element(${nodes}, "${name}", ${attributes
 			? `{ ${attributes} }`
-			: `{}`}, ${this.node.namespace === namespaces.svg ? true : false})`;
+			: '{}'}, ${this.node.namespace === namespaces.svg ? true : false})`;
 	}
 
 	add_bindings(block: Block) {
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ export default class ElementWrapper extends Wrapper {
 			}
 
 			this.renderer.component.partly_hoisted.push(deindent`
-				function ${handler}(${contextual_dependencies.size > 0 ? `{ ${Array.from(contextual_dependencies).join(', ')} }` : ``}) {
+				function ${handler}(${contextual_dependencies.size > 0 ? `{ ${Array.from(contextual_dependencies).join(', ')} }` : ''}) {
 					${group.bindings.map(b => b.handler.mutation)}
 					${Array.from(dependencies).filter(dep => dep[0] !== '$').map(dep => `${this.renderer.component.invalidate(dep)};`)}
 				}
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Fragment.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Fragment.ts
index d81bd6bcc9..a32505c519 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Fragment.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Fragment.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export default class FragmentWrapper {
 			const child = nodes[i];
 
 			if (!child.type) {
-				throw new Error(`missing type`);
+				throw new Error('missing type');
 			}
 
 			if (!(child.type in wrappers)) {
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/IfBlock.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/IfBlock.ts
index fe870df862..c795297d81 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/IfBlock.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/IfBlock.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class IfBlockBranch extends Wrapper {
 		this.block = block.child({
 			comment: create_debugging_comment(node, parent.renderer.component),
 			name: parent.renderer.component.get_unique_name(
-				(node as IfBlock).expression ? `create_if_block` : `create_else_block`
+				(node as IfBlock).expression ? 'create_if_block' : 'create_else_block'
 			)
 		});
 
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@ export default class IfBlockWrapper extends Wrapper {
 		if (needs_anchor) {
 			block.add_element(
 				anchor,
-				`@empty()`,
-				parent_nodes && `@empty()`,
+				'@empty()',
+				parent_nodes && '@empty()',
 				parent_node
 			);
 		}
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ export default class IfBlockWrapper extends Wrapper {
 		{ name, anchor, has_else, if_name, has_transitions },
 		detaching
 	) {
-		const select_block_type = this.renderer.component.get_unique_name(`select_block_type`);
-		const current_block_type = block.get_unique_name(`current_block_type`);
+		const select_block_type = this.renderer.component.get_unique_name('select_block_type');
+		const current_block_type = block.get_unique_name('current_block_type');
 		const current_block_type_and = has_else ? '' : `${current_block_type} && `;
 
 		/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/indent,indent */
@@ -272,11 +272,11 @@ export default class IfBlockWrapper extends Wrapper {
 		{ name, anchor, has_else, has_transitions },
 		detaching
 	) {
-		const select_block_type = this.renderer.component.get_unique_name(`select_block_type`);
-		const current_block_type_index = block.get_unique_name(`current_block_type_index`);
-		const previous_block_index = block.get_unique_name(`previous_block_index`);
-		const if_block_creators = block.get_unique_name(`if_block_creators`);
-		const if_blocks = block.get_unique_name(`if_blocks`);
+		const select_block_type = this.renderer.component.get_unique_name('select_block_type');
+		const current_block_type_index = block.get_unique_name('current_block_type_index');
+		const previous_block_index = block.get_unique_name('previous_block_index');
+		const if_block_creators = block.get_unique_name('if_block_creators');
+		const if_blocks = block.get_unique_name('if_blocks');
 
 		const if_current_block_type_index = has_else
 			? ''
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ export default class IfBlockWrapper extends Wrapper {
 				${this.branches
 					.map(({ condition }, i) => `${condition ? `if (${condition}) ` : ''}return ${i};`)
 					.join('\n')}
-				${!has_else && `return -1;`}
+				${!has_else && 'return -1;'}
 			}
 		`);
 		/* eslint-enable @typescript-eslint/indent,indent */
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/InlineComponent/index.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/InlineComponent/index.ts
index fb3a4186db..419ce376b2 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/InlineComponent/index.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/InlineComponent/index.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export default class InlineComponentWrapper extends Wrapper {
 		if (this.node.children.length) {
 			const default_slot = block.child({
 				comment: create_debugging_comment(node, renderer.component),
-				name: renderer.component.get_unique_name(`create_default_slot`)
+				name: renderer.component.get_unique_name('create_default_slot')
 			});
 
 			this.renderer.blocks.push(default_slot);
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export default class InlineComponentWrapper extends Wrapper {
 		const slot_props = Array.from(this.slots).map(([name, slot]) => `${quote_name_if_necessary(name)}: [${slot.block.name}${slot.fn ? `, ${slot.fn}` : ''}]`);
 
 		const initial_props = slot_props.length > 0
-			? [`$$slots: ${stringify_props(slot_props)}`, `$$scope: { ctx }`]
+			? [`$$slots: ${stringify_props(slot_props)}`, '$$scope: { ctx }']
 			: [];
 
 		const attribute_object = uses_spread
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ export default class InlineComponentWrapper extends Wrapper {
 			// will complain that options.target is missing. This would
 			// work better if components had separate public and private
 			// APIs
-			component_opts.push(`$$inline: true`);
+			component_opts.push('$$inline: true');
 		}
 
 		const fragment_dependencies = new Set(this.fragment ? ['$$scope'] : []);
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Slot.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Slot.ts
index 3585d27358..530d56ad10 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Slot.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Slot.ts
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export default class SlotWrapper extends Wrapper {
 		);
 
 		const mount_leadin = block.builders.mount.toString() !== mount_before
-			? `else`
+			? 'else'
 			: `if (${slot})`;
 
 		block.builders.mount.add_block(deindent`
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Text.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Text.ts
index e51ab5c370..5ebf16762e 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Text.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Text.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export default class TextWrapper extends Wrapper {
 
 		block.add_element(
 			this.var,
-			this.use_space() ? `@space()` : `@text(${stringify(this.data)})`,
+			this.use_space() ? '@space()' : `@text(${stringify(this.data)})`,
 			parent_nodes && `@claim_text(${parent_nodes}, ${stringify(this.data)})`,
 			parent_node
 		);
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Title.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Title.ts
index 302c9f1aa9..40858760ba 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Title.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Title.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export default class TitleWrapper extends Wrapper {
 			} else {
 				// '{foo} {bar}' — treat as string concatenation
 				value =
-					(this.node.children[0].type === 'Text' ? '' : `"" + `) +
+					(this.node.children[0].type === 'Text' ? '' : '"" + ') +
 					this.node.children
 						.map((chunk) => {
 							if (chunk.type === 'Text') {
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export default class TitleWrapper extends Wrapper {
 			}
 
 			const last = this.node.should_cache && block.get_unique_name(
-				`title_value`
+				'title_value'
 			);
 
 			if (this.node.should_cache) block.add_variable(last);
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export default class TitleWrapper extends Wrapper {
 			if (all_dependencies.size) {
 				const dependencies = Array.from(all_dependencies);
 				const changed_check = (
-					(block.has_outros ? `!#current || ` : '') +
+					(block.has_outros ? '!#current || ' : '') +
 					dependencies.map(dependency => `changed.${dependency}`).join(' || ')
 				);
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Window.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Window.ts
index c47f12593c..b39965775c 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Window.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/Window.ts
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ export default class WindowWrapper extends Wrapper {
 			});
 		});
 
-		const scrolling = block.get_unique_name(`scrolling`);
-		const clear_scrolling = block.get_unique_name(`clear_scrolling`);
-		const scrolling_timeout = block.get_unique_name(`scrolling_timeout`);
+		const scrolling = block.get_unique_name('scrolling');
+		const clear_scrolling = block.get_unique_name('clear_scrolling');
+		const scrolling_timeout = block.get_unique_name('scrolling_timeout');
 
 		Object.keys(events).forEach(event => {
 			const handler_name = block.get_unique_name(`onwindow${event}`);
@@ -148,9 +148,9 @@ export default class WindowWrapper extends Wrapper {
 					${scrolling} = true;
 					@_clearTimeout(${scrolling_timeout});
 					@_scrollTo(${
-						bindings.scrollX ? `ctx.${bindings.scrollX}` : `@_window.pageXOffset`
+						bindings.scrollX ? `ctx.${bindings.scrollX}` : '@_window.pageXOffset'
 					}, ${
-						bindings.scrollY ? `ctx.${bindings.scrollY}` : `@_window.pageYOffset`
+						bindings.scrollY ? `ctx.${bindings.scrollY}` : '@_window.pageYOffset'
 					});
 					${scrolling_timeout} = @_setTimeout(${clear_scrolling}, 100);
 				}
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export default class WindowWrapper extends Wrapper {
 
 		// another special case. (I'm starting to think these are all special cases.)
 		if (bindings.online) {
-			const handler_name = block.get_unique_name(`onlinestatuschanged`);
+			const handler_name = block.get_unique_name('onlinestatuschanged');
 			const name = bindings.online;
 
 			component.add_var({
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/shared/Tag.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/shared/Tag.ts
index 7340bce8e1..762db0c319 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/shared/Tag.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/shared/Tag.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export default class Tag extends Wrapper {
 
 		if (dependencies.length > 0) {
 			const changed_check = (
-				(block.has_outros ? `!#current || ` : '') +
+				(block.has_outros ? '!#current || ' : '') +
 				dependencies.map((dependency: string) => `changed.${dependency}`).join(' || ')
 			);
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/shared/Wrapper.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/shared/Wrapper.ts
index 60c4a4187b..224f11de84 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/shared/Wrapper.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/wrappers/shared/Wrapper.ts
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ export default class Wrapper {
 		if (needs_anchor) {
 			block.add_element(
 				anchor,
-				`@empty()`,
-				parent_nodes && `@empty()`,
+				'@empty()',
+				parent_nodes && '@empty()',
 				parent_node
 			);
 		}
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/handlers/DebugTag.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/handlers/DebugTag.ts
index 3fd7584d57..0c7b562cec 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/handlers/DebugTag.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/handlers/DebugTag.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export default function(node: DebugTag, renderer: Renderer, options: RenderOptio
 	const { line, column } = options.locate(node.start + 1);
 
 	const obj = node.expressions.length === 0
-		? `{}`
+		? '{}'
 		: `{ ${node.expressions
 			.map(e => e.node.name)
 			.join(', ')} }`;
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/handlers/EachBlock.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/handlers/EachBlock.ts
index d44c404603..05da6191a3 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/handlers/EachBlock.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/handlers/EachBlock.ts
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ export default function(node: EachBlock, renderer: Renderer, options: RenderOpti
 
 	renderer.render(node.children, options);
 
-	const close = `\`)`;
+	const close = '`)';
 	renderer.append(close);
 
 	if (node.else) {
-		renderer.append(` : \``);
+		renderer.append(' : `');
 		renderer.render(node.else.children, options);
-		renderer.append(`\``);
+		renderer.append('`');
 	}
 
 	renderer.append('}');
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/handlers/Element.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/handlers/Element.ts
index 146324f2a4..1846061a68 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/handlers/Element.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/handlers/Element.ts
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export default function(node: Element, renderer: Renderer, options: RenderOption
 			}
 		});
 
-		opening_tag += "${@spread([" + args.join(', ') + "])}";
+		opening_tag += '${@spread([' + args.join(', ') + '])}';
 	} else {
 		node.attributes.forEach((attribute: Attribute) => {
 			if (attribute.type !== 'Attribute') return;
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/handlers/InlineComponent.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/handlers/InlineComponent.ts
index 74d990a3d8..4a5b777d60 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/handlers/InlineComponent.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/handlers/InlineComponent.ts
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ function stringify_attribute(chunk: INode) {
 }
 
 function get_attribute_value(attribute) {
-	if (attribute.is_true) return `true`;
-	if (attribute.chunks.length === 0) return `''`;
+	if (attribute.is_true) return 'true';
+	if (attribute.chunks.length === 0) return '\'\'';
 
 	if (attribute.chunks.length === 1) {
 		const chunk = attribute.chunks[0];
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/handlers/Slot.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/handlers/Slot.ts
index 087519979b..3ad9ca7730 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/handlers/Slot.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/handlers/Slot.ts
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ export default function(node: Slot, renderer: Renderer, options: RenderOptions)
 
 	renderer.render(node.children, options);
 
-	renderer.append(`\`}`);
+	renderer.append('`}');
 }
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/handlers/Title.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/handlers/Title.ts
index e5792ec81f..ed6c9ddb61 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/handlers/Title.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/handlers/Title.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ import Renderer, { RenderOptions } from '../Renderer';
 import Title from '../../nodes/Title';
 
 export default function(node: Title, renderer: Renderer, options: RenderOptions) {
-	renderer.append(`<title>`);
+	renderer.append('<title>');
 
 	renderer.render(node.children, options);
 
-	renderer.append(`</title>`);
+	renderer.append('</title>');
 }
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/index.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/index.ts
index c63bd5d457..12918e31d8 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/index.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/index.ts
@@ -132,14 +132,14 @@ export default function ssr(
 			.join(', ')};`,
 		component.javascript,
 		parent_bindings.join('\n'),
-		css.code && `$$result.css.add(#css);`,
+		css.code && '$$result.css.add(#css);',
 		main
 	].filter(Boolean);
 
 	return (deindent`
 		${css.code && deindent`
 		const #css = {
-			code: ${css.code ? stringify(css.code) : `''`},
+			code: ${css.code ? stringify(css.code) : '\'\''},
 			map: ${css.map ? stringify(css.map.toString()) : 'null'}
 		};`}
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/utils/CodeBuilder.ts b/src/compiler/compile/utils/CodeBuilder.ts
index b930368143..08af9c8c32 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/utils/CodeBuilder.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/utils/CodeBuilder.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export default class CodeBuilder {
 	}
 
 	pop_condition() {
-		if (!this.current.parent) throw new Error(`Popping a condition that maybe wasn't pushed.`);
+		if (!this.current.parent) throw new Error('Popping a condition that maybe wasn\'t pushed.');
 		this.current = this.current.parent;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/utils/__test__.ts b/src/compiler/compile/utils/__test__.ts
index b5bc5d8ea8..a48d47212b 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/utils/__test__.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/utils/__test__.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ describe('deindent', () => {
 			deindent me please
 		`;
 
-		assert.equal(deindented, `deindent me please`);
+		assert.equal(deindented, 'deindent me please');
 	});
 
 	it('deindents a multiline string', () => {
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe('deindent', () => {
 			and me as well
 		`;
 
-		assert.equal(deindented, `deindent me please\nand me as well`);
+		assert.equal(deindented, 'deindent me please\nand me as well');
 	});
 
 	it('preserves indentation of inserted values', () => {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe('deindent', () => {
 			after
 		`;
 
-		assert.equal(deindented, `before\n\tline one\n\tline two\nafter`);
+		assert.equal(deindented, 'before\n\tline one\n\tline two\nafter');
 	});
 
 	it('removes newlines before an empty expression', () => {
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe('deindent', () => {
 				${null}
 			}`;
 
-		assert.equal(deindented, `{\n\tsome text\n}`);
+		assert.equal(deindented, '{\n\tsome text\n}');
 	});
 
 	it('removes newlines after an empty expression', () => {
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ describe('deindent', () => {
 				some text
 			}`;
 
-		assert.equal(deindented, `{\n\tsome text\n}`);
+		assert.equal(deindented, '{\n\tsome text\n}');
 	});
 
 	it('removes newlines around empty expressions', () => {
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ describe('deindent', () => {
 				${null}
 			}`;
 
-		assert.equal(deindented, `{\n\tsome text\n\n\tsome text\n}`);
+		assert.equal(deindented, '{\n\tsome text\n\n\tsome text\n}');
 	});
 });
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/utils/get_name_from_filename.ts b/src/compiler/compile/utils/get_name_from_filename.ts
index 19c781825c..becfd7470c 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/utils/get_name_from_filename.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/utils/get_name_from_filename.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export default function get_name_from_filename(filename: string) {
 	}
 
 	const base = parts.pop()
-		.replace(/\.[^.]+$/, "")
+		.replace(/\.[^.]+$/, '')
 		.replace(/[^a-zA-Z_$0-9]+/g, '_')
 		.replace(/^_/, '')
 		.replace(/_$/, '')
diff --git a/src/compiler/parse/index.ts b/src/compiler/parse/index.ts
index 2110df7280..b433ad88ef 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parse/index.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/parse/index.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export class Parser {
 
 		if (state !== fragment) {
 			this.error({
-				code: `unexpected-eof`,
+				code: 'unexpected-eof',
 				message: 'Unexpected end of input'
 			});
 		}
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export class Parser {
 
 	acorn_error(err: any) {
 		this.error({
-			code: `parse-error`,
+			code: 'parse-error',
 			message: err.message.replace(/ \(\d+:\d+\)$/, '')
 		}, err.pos);
 	}
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export class Parser {
 
 		if (reserved.has(identifier)) {
 			this.error({
-				code: `unexpected-reserved-word`,
+				code: 'unexpected-reserved-word',
 				message: `'${identifier}' is a reserved word in JavaScript and cannot be used here`
 			}, start);
 		}
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ export class Parser {
 	read_until(pattern: RegExp) {
 		if (this.index >= this.template.length)
 			this.error({
-				code: `unexpected-eof`,
+				code: 'unexpected-eof',
 				message: 'Unexpected end of input'
 			});
 
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ export class Parser {
 	require_whitespace() {
 		if (!whitespace.test(this.template[this.index])) {
 			this.error({
-				code: `missing-whitespace`,
-				message: `Expected whitespace`
+				code: 'missing-whitespace',
+				message: 'Expected whitespace'
 			});
 		}
 
@@ -221,15 +221,15 @@ export default function parse(
 
 	if (instance_scripts.length > 1) {
 		parser.error({
-			code: `invalid-script`,
-			message: `A component can only have one instance-level <script> element`
+			code: 'invalid-script',
+			message: 'A component can only have one instance-level <script> element'
 		}, instance_scripts[1].start);
 	}
 
 	if (module_scripts.length > 1) {
 		parser.error({
-			code: `invalid-script`,
-			message: `A component can only have one <script context="module"> element`
+			code: 'invalid-script',
+			message: 'A component can only have one <script context="module"> element'
 		}, module_scripts[1].start);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/parse/read/context.ts b/src/compiler/parse/read/context.ts
index 0db0c676a3..4f58fd6c2b 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parse/read/context.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/parse/read/context.ts
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ export default function read_context(parser: Parser) {
 
 				if (parser.eat(',')) {
 					parser.error({
-						code: `comma-after-rest`,
-						message: `Comma is not permitted after the rest element`
+						code: 'comma-after-rest',
+						message: 'Comma is not permitted after the rest element'
 					}, parser.index - 1);
 				}
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/parse/read/script.ts b/src/compiler/parse/read/script.ts
index 59e4451dca..a3d75a62bc 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parse/read/script.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/parse/read/script.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ function get_context(parser: Parser, attributes: Node[], start: number) {
 	if (context.value.length !== 1 || context.value[0].type !== 'Text') {
 		parser.error({
 			code: 'invalid-script',
-			message: `context attribute must be static`
+			message: 'context attribute must be static'
 		}, start);
 	}
 
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ function get_context(parser: Parser, attributes: Node[], start: number) {
 
 	if (value !== 'module') {
 		parser.error({
-			code: `invalid-script`,
-			message: `If the context attribute is supplied, its value must be "module"`
+			code: 'invalid-script',
+			message: 'If the context attribute is supplied, its value must be "module"'
 		}, context.start);
 	}
 
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ export default function read_script(parser: Parser, start: number, attributes: N
 	const script_end = parser.template.indexOf(script_closing_tag, script_start);
 
 	if (script_end === -1) parser.error({
-		code: `unclosed-script`,
-		message: `<script> must have a closing tag`
+		code: 'unclosed-script',
+		message: '<script> must have a closing tag'
 	});
 
 	const source =
diff --git a/src/compiler/parse/read/style.ts b/src/compiler/parse/read/style.ts
index a14356e05b..6886caa69b 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parse/read/style.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/parse/read/style.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export default function read_style(parser: Parser, start: number, attributes: No
 	} catch (err) {
 		if (err.name === 'CssSyntaxError') {
 			parser.error({
-				code: `css-syntax-error`,
+				code: 'css-syntax-error',
 				message: err.message
 			}, err.offset);
 		} else {
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export default function read_style(parser: Parser, start: number, attributes: No
 
 					if (is_ref_selector(a, b)) {
 						parser.error({
-							code: `invalid-ref-selector`,
+							code: 'invalid-ref-selector',
 							message: 'ref selectors are no longer supported'
 						}, a.loc.start.offset);
 					}
diff --git a/src/compiler/parse/state/mustache.ts b/src/compiler/parse/state/mustache.ts
index 4abd506984..41aba5dd94 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parse/state/mustache.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/parse/state/mustache.ts
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ export default function mustache(parser: Parser) {
 			expected = 'await';
 		} else {
 			parser.error({
-				code: `unexpected-block-close`,
-				message: `Unexpected block closing tag`
+				code: 'unexpected-block-close',
+				message: 'Unexpected block closing tag'
 			});
 		}
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export default function mustache(parser: Parser) {
 		if (parser.eat('if')) {
 			parser.error({
 				code: 'invalid-elseif',
-				message: `'elseif' should be 'else if'`
+				message: '\'elseif\' should be \'else if\''
 			});
 		}
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export default function mustache(parser: Parser) {
 			const block = parser.current();
 			if (block.type !== 'IfBlock')
 				parser.error({
-					code: `invalid-elseif-placement`,
+					code: 'invalid-elseif-placement',
 					message: 'Cannot have an {:else if ...} block outside an {#if ...} block'
 				});
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export default function mustache(parser: Parser) {
 			const block = parser.current();
 			if (block.type !== 'IfBlock' && block.type !== 'EachBlock') {
 				parser.error({
-					code: `invalid-else-placement`,
+					code: 'invalid-else-placement',
 					message: 'Cannot have an {:else} block outside an {#if ...} or {#each ...} block'
 				});
 			}
@@ -216,8 +216,8 @@ export default function mustache(parser: Parser) {
 			type = 'AwaitBlock';
 		} else {
 			parser.error({
-				code: `expected-block-type`,
-				message: `Expected if, each or await`
+				code: 'expected-block-type',
+				message: 'Expected if, each or await'
 			});
 		}
 
@@ -278,8 +278,8 @@ export default function mustache(parser: Parser) {
 				parser.allow_whitespace();
 				block.index = parser.read_identifier();
 				if (!block.index) parser.error({
-					code: `expected-name`,
-					message: `Expected name`
+					code: 'expected-name',
+					message: 'Expected name'
 				});
 
 				parser.allow_whitespace();
diff --git a/src/compiler/parse/state/tag.ts b/src/compiler/parse/state/tag.ts
index 03735f67be..319d0162fd 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parse/state/tag.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/parse/state/tag.ts
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export default function tag(parser: Parser) {
 	if (is_closing_tag) {
 		if (is_void(name)) {
 			parser.error({
-				code: `invalid-void-content`,
+				code: 'invalid-void-content',
 				message: `<${name}> is a void element and cannot have children, or a closing tag`
 			}, start);
 		}
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export default function tag(parser: Parser) {
 		while (parent.name !== name) {
 			if (parent.type !== 'Element')
 				parser.error({
-					code: `invalid-closing-tag`,
+					code: 'invalid-closing-tag',
 					message: `</${name}> attempted to close an element that was not open`
 				}, start);
 
@@ -197,16 +197,16 @@ export default function tag(parser: Parser) {
 		const index = element.attributes.findIndex(attr => attr.type === 'Attribute' && attr.name === 'this');
 		if (!~index) {
 			parser.error({
-				code: `missing-component-definition`,
-				message: `<svelte:component> must have a 'this' attribute`
+				code: 'missing-component-definition',
+				message: '<svelte:component> must have a \'this\' attribute'
 			}, start);
 		}
 
 		const definition = element.attributes.splice(index, 1)[0];
 		if (definition.value === true || definition.value.length !== 1 || definition.value[0].type === 'Text') {
 			parser.error({
-				code: `invalid-component-definition`,
-				message: `invalid component definition`
+				code: 'invalid-component-definition',
+				message: 'invalid component definition'
 			}, definition.start);
 		}
 
@@ -280,8 +280,8 @@ function read_tag_name(parser: Parser) {
 
 		if (!legal) {
 			parser.error({
-				code: `invalid-self-placement`,
-				message: `<svelte:self> components can only exist inside if-blocks or each-blocks`
+				code: 'invalid-self-placement',
+				message: '<svelte:self> components can only exist inside if-blocks or each-blocks'
 			}, start);
 		}
 
@@ -308,8 +308,8 @@ function read_tag_name(parser: Parser) {
 
 	if (!valid_tag_name.test(name)) {
 		parser.error({
-			code: `invalid-tag-name`,
-			message: `Expected valid tag name`
+			code: 'invalid-tag-name',
+			message: 'Expected valid tag name'
 		}, start);
 	}
 
@@ -374,12 +374,12 @@ function read_attribute(parser: Parser, unique_names: Set<string>) {
 
 	if (unique_names.has(name)) {
 		parser.error({
-			code: `duplicate-attribute`,
+			code: 'duplicate-attribute',
 			message: 'Attributes need to be unique'
 		}, start);
 	}
 
-	if (type !== "EventHandler") {
+	if (type !== 'EventHandler') {
 		unique_names.add(name);
 	}
 
@@ -390,8 +390,8 @@ function read_attribute(parser: Parser, unique_names: Set<string>) {
 		end = parser.index;
 	} else if (parser.match_regex(/["']/)) {
 		parser.error({
-			code: `unexpected-token`,
-			message: `Expected =`
+			code: 'unexpected-token',
+			message: 'Expected ='
 		}, parser.index);
 	}
 
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ function read_attribute(parser: Parser, unique_names: Set<string>) {
 
 		if (type === 'Ref') {
 			parser.error({
-				code: `invalid-ref-directive`,
+				code: 'invalid-ref-directive',
 				message: `The ref directive is no longer supported — use \`bind:this={${directive_name}}\` instead`
 			}, start);
 		}
@@ -408,8 +408,8 @@ function read_attribute(parser: Parser, unique_names: Set<string>) {
 		if (value[0]) {
 			if ((value as any[]).length > 1 || value[0].type === 'Text') {
 				parser.error({
-					code: `invalid-directive-value`,
-					message: `Directive value must be a JavaScript expression enclosed in curly braces`
+					code: 'invalid-directive-value',
+					message: 'Directive value must be a JavaScript expression enclosed in curly braces'
 				}, value[0].start);
 			}
 		}
@@ -462,11 +462,11 @@ function get_directive_type(name: string): DirectiveType {
 }
 
 function read_attribute_value(parser: Parser) {
-	const quote_mark = parser.eat(`'`) ? `'` : parser.eat(`"`) ? `"` : null;
+	const quote_mark = parser.eat('\'') ? '\'' : parser.eat('"') ? '"' : null;
 
 	const regex = (
-		quote_mark === `'` ? /'/ :
-			quote_mark === `"` ? /"/ :
+		quote_mark === '\'' ? /'/ :
+			quote_mark === '"' ? /"/ :
 				/(\/>|[\s"'=<>`])/
 	);
 
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ function read_sequence(parser: Parser, done: () => boolean): Node[] {
 	}
 
 	parser.error({
-		code: `unexpected-eof`,
-		message: `Unexpected end of input`
+		code: 'unexpected-eof',
+		message: 'Unexpected end of input'
 	});
 }
diff --git a/src/compiler/preprocess/index.ts b/src/compiler/preprocess/index.ts
index 6c069525ef..1185f3e3e7 100644
--- a/src/compiler/preprocess/index.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/preprocess/index.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ function parse_attributes(str: string) {
 		if (p === -1) {
 			attrs[attr] = true;
 		} else {
-			attrs[attr.slice(0, p)] = `'"`.includes(attr[p + 1]) ?
+			attrs[attr.slice(0, p)] = '\'"'.includes(attr[p + 1]) ?
 				attr.slice(p + 2, -1) :
 				attr.slice(p + 1);
 		}
diff --git a/src/runtime/internal/Component.ts b/src/runtime/internal/Component.ts
index 92e227e57c..6ddae20baf 100644
--- a/src/runtime/internal/Component.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/internal/Component.ts
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ export class SvelteComponent {
 export class SvelteComponentDev extends SvelteComponent {
 	constructor(options) {
 		if (!options || (!options.target && !options.$$inline)) {
-			throw new Error(`'target' is a required option`);
+			throw new Error('\'target\' is a required option');
 		}
 
 		super();
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ export class SvelteComponentDev extends SvelteComponent {
 	$destroy() {
 		super.$destroy();
 		this.$destroy = () => {
-			console.warn(`Component was already destroyed`); // eslint-disable-line no-console
+			console.warn('Component was already destroyed'); // eslint-disable-line no-console
 		};
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/runtime/internal/lifecycle.ts b/src/runtime/internal/lifecycle.ts
index d659fd2e4a..3575bb85dd 100644
--- a/src/runtime/internal/lifecycle.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/internal/lifecycle.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export function set_current_component(component) {
 }
 
 function get_current_component() {
-	if (!current_component) throw new Error(`Function called outside component initialization`);
+	if (!current_component) throw new Error('Function called outside component initialization');
 	return current_component;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/internal/ssr.ts b/src/runtime/internal/ssr.ts
index d8fbf15f0a..01a1b0c453 100644
--- a/src/runtime/internal/ssr.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/internal/ssr.ts
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ export function spread(args) {
 
 		const value = attributes[name];
 		if (value === undefined) return;
-		if (value === true) str += " " + name;
+		if (value === true) str += ' ' + name;
 
 		const escaped = String(value)
 			.replace(/"/g, '&#34;')
 			.replace(/'/g, '&#39;');
 
-		str += " " + name + "=" + JSON.stringify(escaped);
+		str += ' ' + name + '=' + JSON.stringify(escaped);
 	});
 
 	return str;
@@ -126,5 +126,5 @@ export function add_attribute(name, value, boolean) {
 }
 
 export function add_classes(classes) {
-	return classes ? ` class="${classes}"` : ``;
+	return classes ? ` class="${classes}"` : '';
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/runtime/internal/style_manager.ts b/src/runtime/internal/style_manager.ts
index d9264e3c08..c47f8eb867 100644
--- a/src/runtime/internal/style_manager.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/internal/style_manager.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export function create_rule(node: Element & ElementCSSInlineStyle, a: number, b:
 	}
 
 	const animation = node.style.animation || '';
-	node.style.animation = `${animation ? `${animation}, ` : ``}${name} ${duration}ms linear ${delay}ms 1 both`;
+	node.style.animation = `${animation ? `${animation}, ` : ''}${name} ${duration}ms linear ${delay}ms 1 both`;
 
 	active += 1;
 	return name;
diff --git a/src/runtime/internal/transitions.ts b/src/runtime/internal/transitions.ts
index ed23d3c1dd..091573ace1 100644
--- a/src/runtime/internal/transitions.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/internal/transitions.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { identity as linear, is_function, noop, run_all } from './utils';
-import { now } from "./environment";
+import { now } from './environment';
 import { loop } from './loop';
 import { create_rule, delete_rule } from './style_manager';
 import { custom_event } from './dom';
diff --git a/src/runtime/transition/index.ts b/src/runtime/transition/index.ts
index d89730fd6b..2d742a514f 100644
--- a/src/runtime/transition/index.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/transition/index.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export function slide(node: Element, {
 		duration,
 		easing,
 		css: t =>
-			`overflow: hidden;` +
+			'overflow: hidden;' +
 			`opacity: ${Math.min(t * 20, 1) * opacity};` +
 			`height: ${t * height}px;` +
 			`padding-top: ${t * padding_top}px;` +
diff --git a/test/css/samples/empty-class/_config.js b/test/css/samples/empty-class/_config.js
index cc766d9478..2658c67dfe 100644
--- a/test/css/samples/empty-class/_config.js
+++ b/test/css/samples/empty-class/_config.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 export default {
 	warnings: [{
-		filename: "SvelteComponent.svelte",
-		code: `css-unused-selector`,
-		message: "Unused CSS selector",
+		filename: 'SvelteComponent.svelte',
+		code: 'css-unused-selector',
+		message: 'Unused CSS selector',
 		start: {
 			line: 4,
 			column: 1,
diff --git a/test/css/samples/omit-scoping-attribute-descendant/_config.js b/test/css/samples/omit-scoping-attribute-descendant/_config.js
index a4aaec7c19..da7c2bcba8 100644
--- a/test/css/samples/omit-scoping-attribute-descendant/_config.js
+++ b/test/css/samples/omit-scoping-attribute-descendant/_config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export default {
 	warnings: [{
-		code: `css-unused-selector`,
+		code: 'css-unused-selector',
 		message: 'Unused CSS selector',
 		start: {
 			line: 8,
diff --git a/test/css/samples/unused-selector-leading/_config.js b/test/css/samples/unused-selector-leading/_config.js
index 20310a5847..5aaf428e5a 100644
--- a/test/css/samples/unused-selector-leading/_config.js
+++ b/test/css/samples/unused-selector-leading/_config.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 export default {
 	warnings: [
 		{
-			filename: "SvelteComponent.svelte",
-			code: `css-unused-selector`,
-			message: "Unused CSS selector",
+			filename: 'SvelteComponent.svelte',
+			code: 'css-unused-selector',
+			message: 'Unused CSS selector',
 			start: {
 				line: 4,
 				column: 1,
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ export default {
 		},
 
 		{
-			filename: "SvelteComponent.svelte",
-			code: `css-unused-selector`,
-			message: "Unused CSS selector",
+			filename: 'SvelteComponent.svelte',
+			code: 'css-unused-selector',
+			message: 'Unused CSS selector',
 			start: {
 				line: 4,
 				column: 13,
diff --git a/test/css/samples/unused-selector-ternary/_config.js b/test/css/samples/unused-selector-ternary/_config.js
index 4ff2713108..51d4abe6c5 100644
--- a/test/css/samples/unused-selector-ternary/_config.js
+++ b/test/css/samples/unused-selector-ternary/_config.js
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ export default {
 	},
 
 	warnings: [{
-		filename: "SvelteComponent.svelte",
-		code: `css-unused-selector`,
-		message: "Unused CSS selector",
+		filename: 'SvelteComponent.svelte',
+		code: 'css-unused-selector',
+		message: 'Unused CSS selector',
 		start: {
 			line: 16,
 			column: 1,
diff --git a/test/css/samples/unused-selector/_config.js b/test/css/samples/unused-selector/_config.js
index 49fb3a27e7..3090100201 100644
--- a/test/css/samples/unused-selector/_config.js
+++ b/test/css/samples/unused-selector/_config.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 export default {
 	warnings: [{
-		filename: "SvelteComponent.svelte",
-		code: `css-unused-selector`,
-		message: "Unused CSS selector",
+		filename: 'SvelteComponent.svelte',
+		code: 'css-unused-selector',
+		message: 'Unused CSS selector',
 		start: {
 			line: 8,
 			column: 1,
diff --git a/test/custom-elements/samples/nested.skip/test.js b/test/custom-elements/samples/nested.skip/test.js
index 85320297ea..0052e19ad0 100644
--- a/test/custom-elements/samples/nested.skip/test.js
+++ b/test/custom-elements/samples/nested.skip/test.js
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ export default async function (target) {
 	const button = counter.shadowRoot.querySelector('button');
 
 	assert.equal(counter.count, 0);
-	assert.equal(counter.shadowRoot.innerHTML, `<button>count: 0</button>`);
+	assert.equal(counter.shadowRoot.innerHTML, '<button>count: 0</button>');
 
 	await button.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click'));
 
 	assert.equal(counter.count, 1);
-	assert.equal(counter.shadowRoot.innerHTML, `<button>count: 1</button>`);
+	assert.equal(counter.shadowRoot.innerHTML, '<button>count: 1</button>');
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/custom-elements/samples/no-missing-prop-warnings/test.js b/test/custom-elements/samples/no-missing-prop-warnings/test.js
index e7ced25e19..f17ecf426b 100644
--- a/test/custom-elements/samples/no-missing-prop-warnings/test.js
+++ b/test/custom-elements/samples/no-missing-prop-warnings/test.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export default function (target) {
 	target.innerHTML = '<my-app foo=yes />';
 
 	assert.equal(warnings.length, 1);
-	assert.equal(warnings[0], `<my-app> was created without expected prop 'bar'`);
+	assert.equal(warnings[0], '<my-app> was created without expected prop \'bar\'');
 
 	console.warn = warn;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/custom-elements/samples/no-svelte-options/_config.js b/test/custom-elements/samples/no-svelte-options/_config.js
index e45582a127..98273f767f 100644
--- a/test/custom-elements/samples/no-svelte-options/_config.js
+++ b/test/custom-elements/samples/no-svelte-options/_config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export default {
 	warnings: [{
-		code: "custom-element-no-tag",
+		code: 'custom-element-no-tag',
 		message: "No custom element 'tag' option was specified. To automatically register a custom element, specify a name with a hyphen in it, e.g. <svelte:options tag=\"my-thing\"/>. To hide this warning, use <svelte:options tag={null}/>",
 		pos: 0,
 		start: {
diff --git a/test/custom-elements/samples/no-svelte-options/test.js b/test/custom-elements/samples/no-svelte-options/test.js
index c77f035088..e6ce82d1a4 100644
--- a/test/custom-elements/samples/no-svelte-options/test.js
+++ b/test/custom-elements/samples/no-svelte-options/test.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import CustomElement from './main.svelte';
 
 export default function (target) {
 	customElements.define('no-tag', CustomElement);
-	target.innerHTML = `<no-tag name="world"></no-tag>`;
+	target.innerHTML = '<no-tag name="world"></no-tag>';
 
 	const el = target.querySelector('no-tag');
 	const h1 = el.shadowRoot.querySelector('h1');
diff --git a/test/custom-elements/samples/no-tag-warning/_config.js b/test/custom-elements/samples/no-tag-warning/_config.js
index 7cdfdbaec6..fb476a7b5b 100644
--- a/test/custom-elements/samples/no-tag-warning/_config.js
+++ b/test/custom-elements/samples/no-tag-warning/_config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export default {
 	warnings: [{
-		code: "custom-element-no-tag",
+		code: 'custom-element-no-tag',
 		message: "No custom element 'tag' option was specified. To automatically register a custom element, specify a name with a hyphen in it, e.g. <svelte:options tag=\"my-thing\"/>. To hide this warning, use <svelte:options tag={null}/>",
 		pos: 0,
 		start: {
diff --git a/test/custom-elements/samples/no-tag-warning/test.js b/test/custom-elements/samples/no-tag-warning/test.js
index c77f035088..e6ce82d1a4 100644
--- a/test/custom-elements/samples/no-tag-warning/test.js
+++ b/test/custom-elements/samples/no-tag-warning/test.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import CustomElement from './main.svelte';
 
 export default function (target) {
 	customElements.define('no-tag', CustomElement);
-	target.innerHTML = `<no-tag name="world"></no-tag>`;
+	target.innerHTML = '<no-tag name="world"></no-tag>';
 
 	const el = target.querySelector('no-tag');
 	const h1 = el.shadowRoot.querySelector('h1');
diff --git a/test/custom-elements/samples/no-tag/test.js b/test/custom-elements/samples/no-tag/test.js
index c77f035088..e6ce82d1a4 100644
--- a/test/custom-elements/samples/no-tag/test.js
+++ b/test/custom-elements/samples/no-tag/test.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import CustomElement from './main.svelte';
 
 export default function (target) {
 	customElements.define('no-tag', CustomElement);
-	target.innerHTML = `<no-tag name="world"></no-tag>`;
+	target.innerHTML = '<no-tag name="world"></no-tag>';
 
 	const el = target.querySelector('no-tag');
 	const h1 = el.shadowRoot.querySelector('h1');
diff --git a/test/hydration/samples/if-block-update/_config.js b/test/hydration/samples/if-block-update/_config.js
index 75d056e04d..260ae62d53 100644
--- a/test/hydration/samples/if-block-update/_config.js
+++ b/test/hydration/samples/if-block-update/_config.js
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ export default {
 
 		component.foo = false;
 		component.bar = true;
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `<p>bar!</p>`);
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '<p>bar!</p>');
 	}
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/hydration/samples/raw/_config.js b/test/hydration/samples/raw/_config.js
index 4af36b099e..a43f634906 100644
--- a/test/hydration/samples/raw/_config.js
+++ b/test/hydration/samples/raw/_config.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ export default {
 	skip: true, // existing nodes are blown away
 
 	props: {
-		raw: `<p>this is some html</p> <p>and so is this</p>`
+		raw: '<p>this is some html</p> <p>and so is this</p>'
 	},
 
 	snapshot(target) {
diff --git a/test/js/update.js b/test/js/update.js
index fa9c834182..3e968f0e4c 100644
--- a/test/js/update.js
+++ b/test/js/update.js
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 // this file will replace all the expected.js files with their _actual
 // equivalents. Only use it when you're sure that you haven't
 // broken anything!
-const fs = require("fs");
-const glob = require("tiny-glob/sync.js");
+const fs = require('fs');
+const glob = require('tiny-glob/sync.js');
 
-glob("samples/*/_actual.js", { cwd: __dirname }).forEach(file => {
-	const actual = fs.readFileSync(`${__dirname}/${file}`, "utf-8");
+glob('samples/*/_actual.js', { cwd: __dirname }).forEach(file => {
+	const actual = fs.readFileSync(`${__dirname}/${file}`, 'utf-8');
 	fs.writeFileSync(
-		`${__dirname}/${file.replace("_actual.js", "expected.js")}`,
+		`${__dirname}/${file.replace('_actual.js', 'expected.js')}`,
 		actual
 	);
 });
diff --git a/test/parser/update.js b/test/parser/update.js
index 0edac895b5..83b8cbc865 100644
--- a/test/parser/update.js
+++ b/test/parser/update.js
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 // this file will replace all the output.json files with their _actual.json
 // equivalents. Only use it when you're sure that you haven't
 // broken anything!
-const fs = require("fs");
-const glob = require("tiny-glob/sync.js");
+const fs = require('fs');
+const glob = require('tiny-glob/sync.js');
 
-glob("samples/*/_actual.json", { cwd: __dirname }).forEach(file => {
-	const actual = fs.readFileSync(`${__dirname}/${file}`, "utf-8");
+glob('samples/*/_actual.json', { cwd: __dirname }).forEach(file => {
+	const actual = fs.readFileSync(`${__dirname}/${file}`, 'utf-8');
 	fs.writeFileSync(
-		`${__dirname}/${file.replace("_actual.json", "output.json")}`,
+		`${__dirname}/${file.replace('_actual.json', 'output.json')}`,
 		actual
 	);
 });
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/action-custom-event-handler-this/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/action-custom-event-handler-this/_config.js
index 194fa08c31..9855957b45 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/action-custom-event-handler-this/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/action-custom-event-handler-this/_config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<input>`,
+	html: '<input>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target, window }) {
 		const input = target.querySelector('input');
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/action-this/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/action-this/_config.js
index de7f834cdc..edeb3726cc 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/action-this/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/action-this/_config.js
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ export default {
 		const button = target.querySelector('button');
 		const click = new window.MouseEvent('click');
 
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `<button>1</button>`);
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '<button>1</button>');
 		await button.dispatchEvent(click);
 		await Promise.resolve();
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `<button>2</button>`);
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '<button>2</button>');
 	},
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/array-literal-spread-deopt/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/array-literal-spread-deopt/_config.js
index d4fdcfad85..926f462b55 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/array-literal-spread-deopt/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/array-literal-spread-deopt/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<div>a</div> <div>b</div> <div>c</div>`
+	html: '<div>a</div> <div>b</div> <div>c</div>'
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-boolean-false/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-boolean-false/_config.js
index 14fdeb9fdc..bbe56c136c 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-boolean-false/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-boolean-false/_config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<textarea></textarea>`,
+	html: '<textarea></textarea>',
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		const textarea = target.querySelector('textarea');
 		assert.ok(textarea.readOnly === false);
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-boolean-true/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-boolean-true/_config.js
index 0e402ed1e3..e65ecf2846 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-boolean-true/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-boolean-true/_config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<textarea readonly></textarea>`,
+	html: '<textarea readonly></textarea>',
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		const textarea = target.querySelector('textarea');
 		assert.ok(textarea.readOnly);
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-dynamic-quotemarks/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-dynamic-quotemarks/_config.js
index b9f4364624..d74a0445d2 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-dynamic-quotemarks/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-dynamic-quotemarks/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<span title='"foo"'>foo</span>`
+	html: '<span title=\'"foo"\'>foo</span>'
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-dynamic-shorthand/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-dynamic-shorthand/_config.js
index 53f474db23..ebf4dd3881 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-dynamic-shorthand/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-dynamic-shorthand/_config.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<div id="foo"></div>`,
+	html: '<div id="foo"></div>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		component.id = 'bar';
-		assert.equal( target.innerHTML, `<div id="bar"></div>` );
+		assert.equal( target.innerHTML, '<div id="bar"></div>' );
 	}
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-dynamic-type/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-dynamic-type/_config.js
index 92f6ce196d..19aa33d65e 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-dynamic-type/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-dynamic-type/_config.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default {
 		inputValue: 42
 	},
 
-	html: `<input type="text">`,
+	html: '<input type="text">',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		const input = target.querySelector('input');
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-dynamic/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-dynamic/_config.js
index 04f419145d..34323a997e 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-dynamic/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-dynamic/_config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<div style="color: red;">red</div>`,
+	html: '<div style="color: red;">red</div>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		const div = target.querySelector( 'div' );
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export default {
 		assert.equal( div.style.color, 'red' );
 
 		component.color = 'blue';
-		assert.equal( target.innerHTML, `<div style="color: blue;">blue</div>` );
+		assert.equal( target.innerHTML, '<div style="color: blue;">blue</div>' );
 		assert.equal( div.style.color, 'blue' );
 	}
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-empty/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-empty/_config.js
index b9ce14cce1..f9aaeb39a6 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-empty/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-empty/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<div class=""></div>`
+	html: '<div class=""></div>'
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-false/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-false/_config.js
index 9fd08a2a48..27101c224c 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-false/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-false/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<div class="false"></div>`,
+	html: '<div class="false"></div>',
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null-classname-no-style/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null-classname-no-style/_config.js
index 4a78b680ef..6cfefc8834 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null-classname-no-style/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null-classname-no-style/_config.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 export default {
 	props: {
-		testName: "testClassName"
+		testName: 'testClassName'
 	},
 
-	html: `<div class="testClassName"></div>`,
+	html: '<div class="testClassName"></div>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		const div = target.querySelector('div');
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null-classname-with-style/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null-classname-with-style/_config.js
index 3ebc593b5d..d81543295e 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null-classname-with-style/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null-classname-with-style/_config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<div class=" svelte-x1o6ra"></div>`,
+	html: '<div class=" svelte-x1o6ra"></div>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		const div = target.querySelector('div');
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null-classnames-no-style/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null-classnames-no-style/_config.js
index 917cf565c0..dca9bc2f8a 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null-classnames-no-style/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null-classnames-no-style/_config.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 export default {
 	props: {
-		testName1: "test1",
-		testName2: "test2",
+		testName1: 'test1',
+		testName2: 'test2',
 	},
 
-	html: `<div class="test1test2"></div>`,
+	html: '<div class="test1test2"></div>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		const div = target.querySelector('div');
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ export default {
 		assert.equal(div.className, '0');
 
 		component.testName1 = null;
-		component.testName2 = "test";
+		component.testName2 = 'test';
 		assert.equal(div.className, 'nulltest');
 
 		component.testName1 = undefined;
-		component.testName2 = "test";
+		component.testName2 = 'test';
 		assert.equal(div.className, 'undefinedtest');
 
 		component.testName1 = undefined;
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null-classnames-with-style/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null-classnames-with-style/_config.js
index 5762f628fb..98f76370db 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null-classnames-with-style/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null-classnames-with-style/_config.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 export default {
 	props: {
-		testName1: "test1",
-		testName2: "test2",
+		testName1: 'test1',
+		testName2: 'test2',
 	},
 
-	html: `<div class="test1test2 svelte-x1o6ra"></div>`,
+	html: '<div class="test1test2 svelte-x1o6ra"></div>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		const div = target.querySelector('div');
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ export default {
 		assert.equal(div.className, '0 svelte-x1o6ra');
 
 		component.testName1 = null;
-		component.testName2 = "test";
+		component.testName2 = 'test';
 		assert.equal(div.className, 'nulltest svelte-x1o6ra');
 
 		component.testName1 = undefined;
-		component.testName2 = "test";
+		component.testName2 = 'test';
 		assert.equal(div.className, 'undefinedtest svelte-x1o6ra');
 
 		component.testName1 = undefined;
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null-func-classname-no-style/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null-func-classname-no-style/_config.js
index 4a78b680ef..6cfefc8834 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null-func-classname-no-style/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null-func-classname-no-style/_config.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 export default {
 	props: {
-		testName: "testClassName"
+		testName: 'testClassName'
 	},
 
-	html: `<div class="testClassName"></div>`,
+	html: '<div class="testClassName"></div>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		const div = target.querySelector('div');
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null-func-classname-with-style/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null-func-classname-with-style/_config.js
index 1ed43d05b9..435a679da7 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null-func-classname-with-style/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null-func-classname-with-style/_config.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 export default {
 	props: {
-		testName: "testClassName"
+		testName: 'testClassName'
 	},
 
-	html: `<div class="testClassName svelte-x1o6ra"></div>`,
+	html: '<div class="testClassName svelte-x1o6ra"></div>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		const div = target.querySelector('div');
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null-func-classnames-no-style/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null-func-classnames-no-style/_config.js
index 917cf565c0..dca9bc2f8a 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null-func-classnames-no-style/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null-func-classnames-no-style/_config.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 export default {
 	props: {
-		testName1: "test1",
-		testName2: "test2",
+		testName1: 'test1',
+		testName2: 'test2',
 	},
 
-	html: `<div class="test1test2"></div>`,
+	html: '<div class="test1test2"></div>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		const div = target.querySelector('div');
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ export default {
 		assert.equal(div.className, '0');
 
 		component.testName1 = null;
-		component.testName2 = "test";
+		component.testName2 = 'test';
 		assert.equal(div.className, 'nulltest');
 
 		component.testName1 = undefined;
-		component.testName2 = "test";
+		component.testName2 = 'test';
 		assert.equal(div.className, 'undefinedtest');
 
 		component.testName1 = undefined;
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null-func-classnames-with-style/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null-func-classnames-with-style/_config.js
index 5762f628fb..98f76370db 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null-func-classnames-with-style/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null-func-classnames-with-style/_config.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 export default {
 	props: {
-		testName1: "test1",
-		testName2: "test2",
+		testName1: 'test1',
+		testName2: 'test2',
 	},
 
-	html: `<div class="test1test2 svelte-x1o6ra"></div>`,
+	html: '<div class="test1test2 svelte-x1o6ra"></div>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		const div = target.querySelector('div');
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ export default {
 		assert.equal(div.className, '0 svelte-x1o6ra');
 
 		component.testName1 = null;
-		component.testName2 = "test";
+		component.testName2 = 'test';
 		assert.equal(div.className, 'nulltest svelte-x1o6ra');
 
 		component.testName1 = undefined;
-		component.testName2 = "test";
+		component.testName2 = 'test';
 		assert.equal(div.className, 'undefinedtest svelte-x1o6ra');
 
 		component.testName1 = undefined;
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null/_config.js
index ae2f0a8af6..39d471605e 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-null/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<div></div>`,
+	html: '<div></div>',
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-static-at-symbol/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-static-at-symbol/_config.js
index 40a45579a3..27e7953f14 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-static-at-symbol/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-static-at-symbol/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<a href='mailto:hello@example.com'>email</a>`
+	html: '<a href=\'mailto:hello@example.com\'>email</a>'
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-static-boolean/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-static-boolean/_config.js
index c8b4332386..3dba036319 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-static-boolean/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-static-boolean/_config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<textarea readonly=""></textarea>`,
+	html: '<textarea readonly=""></textarea>',
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		const textarea = target.querySelector( 'textarea' );
 		assert.ok( textarea.readOnly );
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-static-quotemarks/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-static-quotemarks/_config.js
index 794d01c29f..273fb6315d 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-static-quotemarks/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-static-quotemarks/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<span title='"foo"'>foo</span>`
+	html: '<span title=\'"foo"\'>foo</span>'
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-static/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-static/_config.js
index 5d3b9c81a8..60c3cb2fc0 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-static/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-static/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<div class="foo"></div>`
+	html: '<div class="foo"></div>'
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-undefined/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-undefined/_config.js
index ae2f0a8af6..39d471605e 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/attribute-undefined/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/attribute-undefined/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<div></div>`,
+	html: '<div></div>',
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/await-containing-if/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/await-containing-if/_config.js
index cd83585cc1..5bf94ed012 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/await-containing-if/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/await-containing-if/_config.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default {
 				`);
 
 				component.show = false;
-				assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `<div></div>`);
+				assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '<div></div>');
 
 				component.show = true;
 				assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/await-in-removed-if/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/await-in-removed-if/_config.js
index 2f96f08e24..0746a66fa0 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/await-in-removed-if/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/await-in-removed-if/_config.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export default {
 		promise
 	},
 
-	html: ``,
+	html: '',
 
 	async test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		component.condition = false;
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ export default {
 		fulfil();
 		await new Promise(f => setTimeout(f, 0));
 
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, ``);
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '');
 	}
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/await-set-simultaneous/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/await-set-simultaneous/_config.js
index f9ed64e556..d928e39c23 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/await-set-simultaneous/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/await-set-simultaneous/_config.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default {
 
 		component.promise = promise;
 
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `<p>wait for it...</p>`);
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '<p>wait for it...</p>');
 
 		return promise
 			.then(() => {
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/await-then-catch-no-values/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/await-then-catch-no-values/_config.js
index 2c3ce45dc1..51a79a50d0 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/await-then-catch-no-values/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/await-then-catch-no-values/_config.js
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ export default {
 		thePromise
 	},
 
-	html: `waiting`,
+	html: 'waiting',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		fulfil(9000);
 
 		return thePromise
 			.then(() => {
-				assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `resolved`);
+				assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, 'resolved');
 
 				let reject;
 
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ export default {
 
 				component.thePromise = thePromise;
 
-				assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `waiting`);
+				assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, 'waiting');
 
 				reject(new Error('something broke'));
 
 				return thePromise.catch(() => {});
 			})
 			.then(() => {
-				assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `rejected`);
+				assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, 'rejected');
 			});
 	}
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/await-then-shorthand/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/await-then-shorthand/_config.js
index 4635cf5127..be517af70d 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/await-then-shorthand/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/await-then-shorthand/_config.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export default {
 		thePromise
 	},
 
-	html: ``,
+	html: '',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		fulfil(42);
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export default {
 
 				component.thePromise = thePromise;
 
-				assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, ``);
+				assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '');
 
 				reject(new Error('something broke'));
 
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/binding-input-checkbox-with-event-in-each/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/binding-input-checkbox-with-event-in-each/_config.js
index b502ed40af..79dc98666b 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/binding-input-checkbox-with-event-in-each/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/binding-input-checkbox-with-event-in-each/_config.js
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ export default {
 	props: {
 		cats: [
 			{
-				name: "cat 0",
+				name: 'cat 0',
 				checked: false,
 			},
 			{
-				name: "cat 1",
+				name: 'cat 1',
 				checked: false,
 			},
 		],
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export default {
 		const { cats } = component;
 		const newCats = cats.slice();
 		newCats.push({
-			name: "cat " + cats.length,
+			name: 'cat ' + cats.length,
 			checked: false,
 		});
 		component.cats = newCats;
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/binding-select-in-yield/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/binding-select-in-yield/_config.js
index 11dcb3d58c..042fba832b 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/binding-select-in-yield/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/binding-select-in-yield/_config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export default {
-	html: ``,
+	html: '',
 
 	props: {
 		letter: 'b'
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/binding-this-each-block-property-component/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/binding-this-each-block-property-component/_config.js
index 947ec17929..3346888555 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/binding-this-each-block-property-component/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/binding-this-each-block-property-component/_config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export default {
-	html: ``,
+	html: '',
 
 	async test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		component.visible = true;
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/binding-this-each-block-property/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/binding-this-each-block-property/_config.js
index 15ad4be5db..bb24bcc0bf 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/binding-this-each-block-property/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/binding-this-each-block-property/_config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export default {
-	html: ``,
+	html: '',
 
 	async test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		component.visible = true;
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/class-boolean/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/class-boolean/_config.js
index a5003566cc..ac02a1a425 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/class-boolean/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/class-boolean/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<div class="one"></div>`
+	html: '<div class="one"></div>'
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/class-helper/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/class-helper/_config.js
index 2c4606fbe8..2410e32c2d 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/class-helper/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/class-helper/_config.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ export default {
 		user: { active: true }
 	},
 
-	html: `<div class="active"></div>`,
+	html: '<div class="active"></div>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target, window }) {
 		component.user = { active: false };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/class-shortcut-with-class/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/class-shortcut-with-class/_config.js
index fc1a00e8aa..6d647e8f9d 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/class-shortcut-with-class/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/class-shortcut-with-class/_config.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export default {
 		myClass: 'one two'
 	},
 
-	html: `<div class="one two foo bar"></div>`,
+	html: '<div class="one two foo bar"></div>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target, window }) {
 		component.foo = false;
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/class-shortcut/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/class-shortcut/_config.js
index e0c8aec3a5..aba7e0e031 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/class-shortcut/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/class-shortcut/_config.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export default {
 		bar: true
 	},
 
-	html: `<div class="foo bar"></div>`,
+	html: '<div class="foo bar"></div>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target, window }) {
 		component.foo = false;
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/class-with-attribute/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/class-with-attribute/_config.js
index 719e6bd473..7550b215ab 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/class-with-attribute/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/class-with-attribute/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<div class="one two three"></div>`
+	html: '<div class="one two three"></div>'
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/class-with-dynamic-attribute-and-spread/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/class-with-dynamic-attribute-and-spread/_config.js
index 58ccc76497..f704e9327f 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/class-with-dynamic-attribute-and-spread/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/class-with-dynamic-attribute-and-spread/_config.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default {
 		}
 	},
 
-	html: `<div class="one two three" role="button"></div>`,
+	html: '<div class="one two three" role="button"></div>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target, window }) {
 		component.myClass = 'one';
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/class-with-dynamic-attribute/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/class-with-dynamic-attribute/_config.js
index 12c955c24d..2be6500674 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/class-with-dynamic-attribute/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/class-with-dynamic-attribute/_config.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ export default {
 		myClass: 'one two'
 	},
 
-	html: `<div class="one two three"></div>`,
+	html: '<div class="one two three"></div>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target, window }) {
 		component.myClass = 'one';
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/class-with-spread/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/class-with-spread/_config.js
index d5233a5849..c7c85e38b0 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/class-with-spread/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/class-with-spread/_config.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default {
 		}
 	},
 
-	html: `<div class="one two" role="button"></div>`,
+	html: '<div class="one two" role="button"></div>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target, window }) {
 		component.myClass = 'one';
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/component-data-dynamic-shorthand/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/component-data-dynamic-shorthand/_config.js
index 80e8731dc5..779966d4aa 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/component-data-dynamic-shorthand/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/component-data-dynamic-shorthand/_config.js
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ export default {
 		foo: 42
 	},
 
-	html: `<div><p>foo: 42</p></div>`,
+	html: '<div><p>foo: 42</p></div>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		component.foo = 99;
 
-		assert.equal( target.innerHTML, `<div><p>foo: 99</p></div>` );
+		assert.equal( target.innerHTML, '<div><p>foo: 99</p></div>' );
 	}
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/component-data-empty/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/component-data-empty/_config.js
index eaf16a72af..e0d2c921b0 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/component-data-empty/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/component-data-empty/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<div><p>foo: ''</p></div>`
+	html: '<div><p>foo: \'\'</p></div>'
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/component-data-static-boolean-regression/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/component-data-static-boolean-regression/_config.js
index 61f8ba0a06..8bea4ddf77 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/component-data-static-boolean-regression/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/component-data-static-boolean-regression/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<a href='/cool'>link</a>`
+	html: '<a href=\'/cool\'>link</a>'
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/component-data-static-boolean/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/component-data-static-boolean/_config.js
index aaaf3de630..7253644c64 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/component-data-static-boolean/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/component-data-static-boolean/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<p>x: true (boolean)</p>`
+	html: '<p>x: true (boolean)</p>'
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/component-shorthand-import/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/component-shorthand-import/_config.js
index ceb8e19f68..47226e8277 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/component-shorthand-import/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/component-shorthand-import/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<p>This is the widget.</p>`,
+	html: '<p>This is the widget.</p>',
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/component-slot-chained/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/component-slot-chained/_config.js
index 6c028f8c31..f2f71df8d6 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/component-slot-chained/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/component-slot-chained/_config.js
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ export default {
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		component.text = 'two';
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `two`);
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, 'two');
 	}
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/component-slot-empty-b/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/component-slot-empty-b/_config.js
index 8c1b13b1d5..388e1a3e4a 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/component-slot-empty-b/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/component-slot-empty-b/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<div><input slot="slot1"></div>`
+	html: '<div><input slot="slot1"></div>'
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/component-slot-let-static/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/component-slot-let-static/_config.js
index 3067939b88..ede7a679c5 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/component-slot-let-static/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/component-slot-let-static/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<p>Hi</p>`
+	html: '<p>Hi</p>'
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/component-static-at-symbol/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/component-static-at-symbol/_config.js
index a2f60e3de7..fc78274b4b 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/component-static-at-symbol/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/component-static-at-symbol/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<a href='mailto:hello@example.com'>email</a>`
+	html: '<a href=\'mailto:hello@example.com\'>email</a>'
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/component-yield-multiple-in-if/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/component-yield-multiple-in-if/_config.js
index d5d630a84d..f847409848 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/component-yield-multiple-in-if/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/component-yield-multiple-in-if/_config.js
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ export default {
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		component.arriving = false;
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `<div><p class='widget'>Goodbye</p></div>`);
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '<div><p class=\'widget\'>Goodbye</p></div>');
 	}
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/component-yield-nested-if/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/component-yield-nested-if/_config.js
index f16a7bb6bf..b46996cea3 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/component-yield-nested-if/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/component-yield-nested-if/_config.js
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ export default {
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		component.foo = false;
-		assert.htmlEqual( target.innerHTML, `` );
+		assert.htmlEqual( target.innerHTML, '' );
 
 		component.foo = true;
-		assert.htmlEqual( target.innerHTML, `One\nInner` );
+		assert.htmlEqual( target.innerHTML, 'One\nInner' );
 	}
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/contextual-callback/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/contextual-callback/_config.js
index d47d9d001e..f0ec07f6c9 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/contextual-callback/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/contextual-callback/_config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<button>click me</button>`,
+	html: '<button>click me</button>',
 
 	async test({ assert, component, target, window }) {
 		const button = target.querySelector('button');
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/deconflict-builtins/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/deconflict-builtins/_config.js
index c7053194ee..4e9cbef4b2 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/deconflict-builtins/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/deconflict-builtins/_config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<span>got</span>`,
+	html: '<span>got</span>',
 
 	test({ assert, component }) {
 		assert.equal(component.foo, 'got');
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/deconflict-component-name-with-global/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/deconflict-component-name-with-global/_config.js
index 4b8255868e..0f25c32351 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/deconflict-component-name-with-global/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/deconflict-component-name-with-global/_config.js
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ export default {
 
 	preserveIdentifiers: true,
 
-	html: `<p>true</p>`
+	html: '<p>true</p>'
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/deconflict-component-name-with-module-global/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/deconflict-component-name-with-module-global/_config.js
index 4b8255868e..0f25c32351 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/deconflict-component-name-with-module-global/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/deconflict-component-name-with-module-global/_config.js
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ export default {
 
 	preserveIdentifiers: true,
 
-	html: `<p>true</p>`
+	html: '<p>true</p>'
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/deconflict-non-helpers/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/deconflict-non-helpers/_config.js
index 167ddc279c..8bbdc872e5 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/deconflict-non-helpers/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/deconflict-non-helpers/_config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export default {
-	html: `ABCD`,
+	html: 'ABCD',
 
 	test({ assert, component }) {
 		assert.equal(component.compute(), 'ABCD');
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/deconflict-self/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/deconflict-self/_config.js
index 86341e7379..44bea34e09 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/deconflict-self/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/deconflict-self/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<p>nested component</p>`
+	html: '<p>nested component</p>'
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/deconflict-template-1/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/deconflict-template-1/_config.js
index c7ca7bec26..faddb5b6fd 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/deconflict-template-1/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/deconflict-template-1/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	html: `template`
+	html: 'template'
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/deconflict-template-2/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/deconflict-template-2/_config.js
index c7ca7bec26..faddb5b6fd 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/deconflict-template-2/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/deconflict-template-2/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	html: `template`
+	html: 'template'
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/deconflict-vars/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/deconflict-vars/_config.js
index b3303b13fe..e66ce0f141 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/deconflict-vars/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/deconflict-vars/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<p>ab</p>`
+	html: '<p>ab</p>'
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/destructuring/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/destructuring/_config.js
index b8b138dfd0..c76a3bf649 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/destructuring/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/destructuring/_config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<button>click me</button>`,
+	html: '<button>click me</button>',
 
 	props: {
 		foo: 42
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/dev-warning-destroy-twice/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/dev-warning-destroy-twice/_config.js
index 3acbd6447a..4f6090d4b6 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/dev-warning-destroy-twice/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/dev-warning-destroy-twice/_config.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export default {
 		component.$destroy();
 
 		assert.deepEqual(warnings, [
-			`Component was already destroyed`
+			'Component was already destroyed'
 		]);
 
 		console.warn = warn; // eslint-disable-line no-console
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/dev-warning-missing-data-binding/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/dev-warning-missing-data-binding/_config.js
index f23c5d5ec5..910b8d08a8 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/dev-warning-missing-data-binding/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/dev-warning-missing-data-binding/_config.js
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ export default {
 	},
 
 	warnings: [
-		`<Main> was created without expected prop 'value'`
+		'<Main> was created without expected prop \'value\''
 	]
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/dev-warning-missing-data-component/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/dev-warning-missing-data-component/_config.js
index a95e570988..318e995222 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/dev-warning-missing-data-component/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/dev-warning-missing-data-component/_config.js
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ export default {
 	},
 
 	warnings: [
-		`<Foo> was created without expected prop 'y'`
+		'<Foo> was created without expected prop \'y\''
 	]
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/dev-warning-missing-data/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/dev-warning-missing-data/_config.js
index b929ff4741..817d2876e5 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/dev-warning-missing-data/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/dev-warning-missing-data/_config.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export default {
 	},
 
 	warnings: [
-		`<Main> was created without expected prop 'foo'`,
-		`<Main> was created without expected prop 'bar'`
+		'<Main> was created without expected prop \'foo\'',
+		'<Main> was created without expected prop \'bar\''
 	]
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/dev-warning-readonly-computed/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/dev-warning-readonly-computed/_config.js
index 33339071f4..93d5d83874 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/dev-warning-readonly-computed/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/dev-warning-readonly-computed/_config.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export default {
 			component.foo = 1;
 			throw new Error( 'Expected an error' );
 		} catch ( err ) {
-			assert.equal( err.message, `<Main>: Cannot set read-only property 'foo'` );
+			assert.equal( err.message, '<Main>: Cannot set read-only property \'foo\'' );
 		}
 	}
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/dev-warning-readonly-window-binding/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/dev-warning-readonly-window-binding/_config.js
index e0b46584e4..efd1fda205 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/dev-warning-readonly-window-binding/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/dev-warning-readonly-window-binding/_config.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export default {
 			component.width = 99;
 			throw new Error('Expected an error');
 		} catch (err) {
-			assert.equal(err.message, `<Main>: Cannot set read-only property 'width'`);
+			assert.equal(err.message, '<Main>: Cannot set read-only property \'width\'');
 		}
 	}
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/dev-warning-unknown-props/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/dev-warning-unknown-props/_config.js
index 9bff4a2a74..e327561724 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/dev-warning-unknown-props/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/dev-warning-unknown-props/_config.js
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ export default {
 	},
 
 	warnings: [
-		`<Foo> was created with unknown prop 'fo'`
+		'<Foo> was created with unknown prop \'fo\''
 	]
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-nulled-out/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-nulled-out/_config.js
index e6ff6032bf..7dc48c82b6 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-nulled-out/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-nulled-out/_config.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export default {
 
 		component.Bar = null;
 
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, ``);
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '');
 
 		component.Bar = Bar;
 
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-ref/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-ref/_config.js
index 6e3cabc435..f64a7fd195 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-ref/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/dynamic-component-ref/_config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export default {
-	html: `Foo`,
+	html: 'Foo',
 
 	test({ assert, component }) {
 		assert.ok(component.test);
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/each-block-component-no-props/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/each-block-component-no-props/_config.js
index e8344496ca..329da68324 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/each-block-component-no-props/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/each-block-component-no-props/_config.js
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ export default {
 
 	async test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		await component.remove();
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, ``);
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '');
 
 		await component.add();
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `<p>hello</p>`);
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '<p>hello</p>');
 
 		await component.remove();
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, ``);
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '');
 	}
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/each-block-containing-component-in-if/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/each-block-containing-component-in-if/_config.js
index 9083742891..d617d23cd3 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/each-block-containing-component-in-if/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/each-block-containing-component-in-if/_config.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export default {
 		fields: [1, 2]
 	},
 
-	html: `<div></div>`,
+	html: '<div></div>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		component.show = true;
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/each-block-else-in-if/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/each-block-else-in-if/_config.js
index c800ee8a30..24d1e5477a 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/each-block-else-in-if/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/each-block-else-in-if/_config.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default {
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		component.visible = false;
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, ``);
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '');
 
 		component.visible = true;
 		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/each-block-else-mount-or-intro/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/each-block-else-mount-or-intro/_config.js
index 8460a4b5e0..431989d9f2 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/each-block-else-mount-or-intro/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/each-block-else-mount-or-intro/_config.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 export default {
 	props: { items: [] },
-	html: `No items.`,
+	html: 'No items.',
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/each-block-empty-outro/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/each-block-empty-outro/_config.js
index 92eb7c66b1..fe1657aa0c 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/each-block-empty-outro/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/each-block-empty-outro/_config.js
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ export default {
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		component.visible = false;
 
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, ``);
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '');
 	}
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/each-block-indexed/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/each-block-indexed/_config.js
index f65c83ca93..bad727bbf1 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/each-block-indexed/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/each-block-indexed/_config.js
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ export default {
 	props: {
 		animals: [ 'adder', 'blue whale', 'chameleon' ]
 	},
-	html: `<p>0: adder</p><p>1: blue whale</p><p>2: chameleon</p><!---->`
+	html: '<p>0: adder</p><p>1: blue whale</p><p>2: chameleon</p><!---->'
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/each-block-keyed-empty/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/each-block-keyed-empty/_config.js
index cf8f4d3219..a942bda095 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/each-block-keyed-empty/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/each-block-keyed-empty/_config.js
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ export default {
 		x: [{ z: 1 }, { z: 2 }],
 	},
 
-	html: ``
+	html: ''
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/each-block-keyed-html/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/each-block-keyed-html/_config.js
index 536e54543e..3ece052d5c 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/each-block-keyed-html/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/each-block-keyed-html/_config.js
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ export default {
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		component.names = component.names.reverse();
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `JillJohn`);
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, 'JillJohn');
 	}
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/each-block-keyed-random-permute/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/each-block-keyed-random-permute/_config.js
index 80bf2d9115..2bb13af944 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/each-block-keyed-random-permute/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/each-block-keyed-random-permute/_config.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default {
 		values: toObjects('abc'),
 	},
 
-	html: `(a)(b)(c)`,
+	html: '(a)(b)(c)',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		function test(sequence) {
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/each-block-static/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/each-block-static/_config.js
index b62d262d9b..fc2fb28cca 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/each-block-static/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/each-block-static/_config.js
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ export default {
 		items: []
 	},
 
-	html: ``,
+	html: '',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		component.items = ['x'];
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `foo`);
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, 'foo');
 	}
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/each-blocks-expression/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/each-blocks-expression/_config.js
index 239a18b6dc..9f14bd81ec 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/each-blocks-expression/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/each-blocks-expression/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<p>a</p><p>b</p><p>c</p><!---->`
+	html: '<p>a</p><p>b</p><p>c</p><!---->'
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/each-blocks-nested-b/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/each-blocks-nested-b/_config.js
index c44899e6fb..7b13d988b4 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/each-blocks-nested-b/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/each-blocks-nested-b/_config.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export default {
 			}
 		]
 	},
-	html: `<p>animals: aardvark</p><p>animals: buffalo</p><p>animals: chinchilla</p><!----><p>countries: albania</p><p>countries: brazil</p><p>countries: china</p><!----><p>people: alice</p><p>people: bob</p><p>people: carol</p><p>people: dave</p><!----><!---->`,
+	html: '<p>animals: aardvark</p><p>animals: buffalo</p><p>animals: chinchilla</p><!----><p>countries: albania</p><p>countries: brazil</p><p>countries: china</p><!----><p>people: alice</p><p>people: bob</p><p>people: carol</p><p>people: dave</p><!----><!---->',
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		// TODO
 	}
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/each-blocks-nested/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/each-blocks-nested/_config.js
index 790ec9ced7..3318bc344d 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/each-blocks-nested/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/each-blocks-nested/_config.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export default {
 		rows: [ 1, 2, 3 ]
 	},
 
-	html: `<div>a, 1</div><div>a, 2</div><div>a, 3</div><!----><div>b, 1</div><div>b, 2</div><div>b, 3</div><!----><div>c, 1</div><div>c, 2</div><div>c, 3</div><!----><!---->`,
+	html: '<div>a, 1</div><div>a, 2</div><div>a, 3</div><!----><div>b, 1</div><div>b, 2</div><div>b, 3</div><!----><div>c, 1</div><div>c, 2</div><div>c, 3</div><!----><!---->',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		// TODO
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/fragment-trailing-whitespace/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/fragment-trailing-whitespace/_config.js
index 2251d6dae8..549cb1be68 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/fragment-trailing-whitespace/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/fragment-trailing-whitespace/_config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-const message = "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog";
-const expected = [...message].map(c => `<span>${c + " "}</span>`).join("");
+const message = 'the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog';
+const expected = [...message].map(c => `<span>${c + ' '}</span>`).join('');
 
 export default {
 	props: {
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/function-in-expression/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/function-in-expression/_config.js
index f8ddbe26a5..6b6fb29895 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/function-in-expression/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/function-in-expression/_config.js
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ export default {
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		component.numbers = [10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16];
 
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `11, 13, 15`);
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '11, 13, 15');
 	}
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/get-after-destroy/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/get-after-destroy/_config.js
index 5d10bbe72a..5e3171d39a 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/get-after-destroy/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/get-after-destroy/_config.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ export default {
 		foo: 1
 	},
 
-	html: `<div>1</div>`,
+	html: '<div>1</div>',
 
 	test({ assert, component }) {
 		component.$destroy();
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/if-block-elseif-no-else/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/if-block-elseif-no-else/_config.js
index ec3379737a..e9696e513c 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/if-block-elseif-no-else/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/if-block-elseif-no-else/_config.js
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ export default {
 		`);
 
 		component.x = 6;
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, ``);
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '');
 	}
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/immutable-option/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/immutable-option/_config.js
index 1224d0213a..4962d2d3b7 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/immutable-option/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/immutable-option/_config.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 export default {
 	immutable: true,
 
-	html: `<div><h3>Called 1 times.</h3></div>`,
+	html: '<div><h3>Called 1 times.</h3></div>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		// eslint-disable-next-line no-self-assign
 		component.foo = component.foo;
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `<div><h3>Called 1 times.</h3></div>`);
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '<div><h3>Called 1 times.</h3></div>');
 	}
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/immutable-svelte-meta-false/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/immutable-svelte-meta-false/_config.js
index 664f99f087..1506e79227 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/immutable-svelte-meta-false/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/immutable-svelte-meta-false/_config.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 export default {
 	immutable: true,
 
-	html: `<div><h3>Called 1 times.</h3></div>`,
+	html: '<div><h3>Called 1 times.</h3></div>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		// eslint-disable-next-line no-self-assign
 		component.foo = component.foo;
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `<div><h3>Called 2 times.</h3></div>`);
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '<div><h3>Called 2 times.</h3></div>');
 	}
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/immutable-svelte-meta/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/immutable-svelte-meta/_config.js
index 4e39f36224..2dfb6cd3db 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/immutable-svelte-meta/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/immutable-svelte-meta/_config.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<div><h3>Called 1 times.</h3></div>`,
+	html: '<div><h3>Called 1 times.</h3></div>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		// eslint-disable-next-line no-self-assign
 		component.foo = component.foo;
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `<div><h3>Called 1 times.</h3></div>`);
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '<div><h3>Called 1 times.</h3></div>');
 	}
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/imported-renamed-components/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/imported-renamed-components/_config.js
index 9a9e325b84..07683b05be 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/imported-renamed-components/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/imported-renamed-components/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	html: `OneTwo`
+	html: 'OneTwo'
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/instrumentation-auto-subscription-self-assignment/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/instrumentation-auto-subscription-self-assignment/_config.js
index f70a80fe44..450562bebe 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/instrumentation-auto-subscription-self-assignment/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/instrumentation-auto-subscription-self-assignment/_config.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 export default {
-	html: `[]`,
+	html: '[]',
 
 	async test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		await component.go();
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `[42]`);
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '[42]');
 	}
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/module-context-with-instance-script/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/module-context-with-instance-script/_config.js
index 902501fdd4..4d77becea9 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/module-context-with-instance-script/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/module-context-with-instance-script/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<p>(42)(99)</p>`
+	html: '<p>(42)(99)</p>'
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/module-context/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/module-context/_config.js
index 0ea26ee446..947138e795 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/module-context/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/module-context/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<p>42</p>`
+	html: '<p>42</p>'
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/names-deconflicted/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/names-deconflicted/_config.js
index 07b337a1e8..9ce1010690 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/names-deconflicted/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/names-deconflicted/_config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<p>1: foo</p><p>2: bar</p><p>3: baz</p>`,
+	html: '<p>1: foo</p><p>2: bar</p><p>3: baz</p>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		component.widgets = [
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ export default {
 			{ name: 'bosh' }
 		];
 
-		assert.htmlEqual( target.innerHTML, `<p>1: bish</p><p>2: bosh</p>` );
+		assert.htmlEqual( target.innerHTML, '<p>1: bish</p><p>2: bosh</p>' );
 	}
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/nbsp/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/nbsp/_config.js
index 6322725f98..f5636bfebd 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/nbsp/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/nbsp/_config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<span>&nbsp;</span>`,
+	html: '<span>&nbsp;</span>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		const text = target.querySelector( 'span' ).textContent;
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/nested-transition-detach-each/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/nested-transition-detach-each/_config.js
index e17fe1bc4d..e0417d9ede 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/nested-transition-detach-each/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/nested-transition-detach-each/_config.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export default {
 		cols: ['a', 'b', 'c']
 	},
 
-	html: ``,
+	html: '',
 
 	compileOptions: {
 		dev: true
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ export default {
 		component.visible = false;
 		raf.tick(0);
 		raf.tick(100);
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, ``);
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '');
 	},
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/observable-auto-subscribe/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/observable-auto-subscribe/_config.js
index 289a3b51c6..b5b1e8b974 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/observable-auto-subscribe/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/observable-auto-subscribe/_config.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export default {
 		visible: false
 	},
 
-	html: ``,
+	html: '',
 
 	async test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		assert.equal(subscribers.length, 0);
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/onmount-fires-when-ready-nested/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/onmount-fires-when-ready-nested/_config.js
index b7446c1d72..4f7ec9b051 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/onmount-fires-when-ready-nested/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/onmount-fires-when-ready-nested/_config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export default {
 	skip_if_ssr: true, // uses oncreate
 
-	html: `<div><p>true</p>\n<p>true</p></div>`
+	html: '<div><p>true</p>\n<p>true</p></div>'
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/onmount-fires-when-ready/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/onmount-fires-when-ready/_config.js
index de095cbdb7..ca9f535c19 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/onmount-fires-when-ready/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/onmount-fires-when-ready/_config.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 export default {
 	skip_if_ssr: true, // uses oncreate
 
-	html: `<div><p>true</p></div>`,
+	html: '<div><p>true</p></div>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		component.foo = true;
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `<div><p>true</p>\n<p>true</p></div>`);
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '<div><p>true</p>\n<p>true</p></div>');
 	}
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/option-without-select/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/option-without-select/_config.js
index 48303961ad..54cf97d7eb 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/option-without-select/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/option-without-select/_config.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ export default {
 		foo: 'hello'
 	},
 
-	html: `<option value='hello'>hello</option>`,
+	html: '<option value=\'hello\'>hello</option>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		component.foo = 'goodbye';
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/prop-quoted/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/prop-quoted/_config.js
index d982bc87cc..e3e553ded8 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/prop-quoted/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/prop-quoted/_config.js
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ export default {
 		foo: 1
 	},
 
-	html: `1`,
+	html: '1',
 
 	async test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		component.foo = 2;
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `2`);
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '2');
 	}
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/prop-without-semicolon-b/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/prop-without-semicolon-b/_config.js
index 7104dc2b2d..3ded1a72d8 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/prop-without-semicolon-b/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/prop-without-semicolon-b/_config.js
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ export default {
 		name: 'world'
 	},
 
-	html: `<h1>Hello world!</h1>`
+	html: '<h1>Hello world!</h1>'
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/prop-without-semicolon/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/prop-without-semicolon/_config.js
index 328d6cc2eb..0655d02a2c 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/prop-without-semicolon/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/prop-without-semicolon/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<h1>Hello world!</h1>`
+	html: '<h1>Hello world!</h1>'
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/raw-anchor-first-child/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/raw-anchor-first-child/_config.js
index 32f948bcbb..02297675c5 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/raw-anchor-first-child/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/raw-anchor-first-child/_config.js
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 export default {
 	props: {
-		raw: `<span>foo</span>`
+		raw: '<span>foo</span>'
 	},
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		const span = target.querySelector('span');
 		assert.ok(!span.previousSibling);
 
-		component.raw = `<span>bar</span>`;
+		component.raw = '<span>bar</span>';
 	}
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/raw-anchor-first-last-child/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/raw-anchor-first-last-child/_config.js
index 31f8c343ed..30acfe4d0f 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/raw-anchor-first-last-child/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/raw-anchor-first-last-child/_config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export default {
 	props: {
-		raw: `<span>foo</span>`
+		raw: '<span>foo</span>'
 	},
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ export default {
 		assert.ok(!span.previousSibling);
 		assert.ok(!span.nextSibling);
 
-		component.raw = `<span>bar</span>`;
+		component.raw = '<span>bar</span>';
 	}
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/raw-anchor-last-child/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/raw-anchor-last-child/_config.js
index ea2217b4c1..dcc8ac6db6 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/raw-anchor-last-child/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/raw-anchor-last-child/_config.js
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 export default {
 	props: {
-		raw: `<span>foo</span>`
+		raw: '<span>foo</span>'
 	},
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		const span = target.querySelector('span');
 		assert.ok(!span.nextSibling);
 
-		component.raw = `<span>bar</span>`;
+		component.raw = '<span>bar</span>';
 	}
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/raw-anchor-next-previous-sibling/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/raw-anchor-next-previous-sibling/_config.js
index d28e84fc3b..c6d2b561c0 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/raw-anchor-next-previous-sibling/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/raw-anchor-next-previous-sibling/_config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export default {
 	props: {
-		raw: `<span>foo</span>`
+		raw: '<span>foo</span>'
 	},
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ export default {
 		assert.equal(span.previousSibling.nodeName, 'BR');
 		assert.equal(span.nextSibling.nodeName, 'BR');
 
-		component.raw = `<span>bar</span>`;
+		component.raw = '<span>bar</span>';
 	}
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/raw-anchor-next-sibling/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/raw-anchor-next-sibling/_config.js
index dc6ad98e2e..1982f28da5 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/raw-anchor-next-sibling/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/raw-anchor-next-sibling/_config.js
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 export default {
 	props: {
-		raw: `<span>foo</span>`
+		raw: '<span>foo</span>'
 	},
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		const span = target.querySelector('span');
 		assert.equal(span.previousSibling.nodeName, 'BR');
 
-		component.raw = `<span>bar</span>`;
+		component.raw = '<span>bar</span>';
 	}
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/raw-anchor-previous-sibling/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/raw-anchor-previous-sibling/_config.js
index dc6ad98e2e..1982f28da5 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/raw-anchor-previous-sibling/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/raw-anchor-previous-sibling/_config.js
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 export default {
 	props: {
-		raw: `<span>foo</span>`
+		raw: '<span>foo</span>'
 	},
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		const span = target.querySelector('span');
 		assert.equal(span.previousSibling.nodeName, 'BR');
 
-		component.raw = `<span>bar</span>`;
+		component.raw = '<span>bar</span>';
 	}
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/raw-mustache-before-element/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/raw-mustache-before-element/_config.js
index 61288cbb52..e00ca11a20 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/raw-mustache-before-element/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/raw-mustache-before-element/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<p>x<span>baz</span></p>`
+	html: '<p>x<span>baz</span></p>'
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/raw-mustaches-preserved/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/raw-mustaches-preserved/_config.js
index 66b829f7cb..d4d57025d2 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/raw-mustaches-preserved/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/raw-mustaches-preserved/_config.js
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ export default {
 		raw: '<p>does not change</p>'
 	},
 
-	html: `<div><p>does not change</p></div>`,
+	html: '<div><p>does not change</p></div>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		const p = target.querySelector('p');
 
 		component.raw = '<p>does not change</p>';
-		assert.equal(target.innerHTML, `<div><p>does not change</p></div>`);
+		assert.equal(target.innerHTML, '<div><p>does not change</p></div>');
 		assert.strictEqual(target.querySelector('p'), p);
 	}
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/raw-mustaches/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/raw-mustaches/_config.js
index cc9999aa34..9eda8289ce 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/raw-mustaches/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/raw-mustaches/_config.js
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ export default {
 		raw: '<span><em>raw html!!!\\o/</span></em>'
 	},
 
-	html: `before<span><em>raw html!!!\\o/</span></em>after`,
+	html: 'before<span><em>raw html!!!\\o/</span></em>after',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		component.raw = '';
-		assert.equal(target.innerHTML, `beforeafter`);
+		assert.equal(target.innerHTML, 'beforeafter');
 		component.raw = 'how about <strong>unclosed elements?';
-		assert.equal(target.innerHTML, `beforehow about <strong>unclosed elements?</strong>after`);
+		assert.equal(target.innerHTML, 'beforehow about <strong>unclosed elements?</strong>after');
 		component.$destroy();
 		assert.equal(target.innerHTML, '');
 	}
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/reactive-value-coerce/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/reactive-value-coerce/_config.js
index 7d8bcb6b50..9cf9d7d8ee 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/reactive-value-coerce/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/reactive-value-coerce/_config.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 export default {
-	html: `1-1`,
+	html: '1-1',
 
 	test: ({ assert, component, target }) => {
 		component.a.b[0] = 2;
 		component.a = component.a; // eslint-disable-line no-self-assign
 
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `2-2`);
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '2-2');
 	}
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/reactive-value-mutate/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/reactive-value-mutate/_config.js
index e408816834..66979f1e31 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/reactive-value-mutate/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/reactive-value-mutate/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	html: `{"bar":42}`
+	html: '{"bar":42}'
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/set-undefined-attr/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/set-undefined-attr/_config.js
index b23f51dfc9..3d6f8441dc 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/set-undefined-attr/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/set-undefined-attr/_config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<div draggable='false'></div>`,
+	html: '<div draggable=\'false\'></div>',
 
-	ssrHtml: `<div foo='1' draggable='false'></div>`,
+	ssrHtml: '<div foo=\'1\' draggable=\'false\'></div>',
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/sigil-component-attribute/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/sigil-component-attribute/_config.js
index 066505cfa4..84ea2c5e4c 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/sigil-component-attribute/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/sigil-component-attribute/_config.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 export default {
 	props: { foo: 'foo' },
-	html: `<div>foo @ foo # foo</div>`,
+	html: '<div>foo @ foo # foo</div>',
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/sigil-static-#/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/sigil-static-#/_config.js
index 747ddc2a94..2f75f5cda2 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/sigil-static-#/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/sigil-static-#/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	html: `#foo`
+	html: '#foo'
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/sigil-static-@/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/sigil-static-@/_config.js
index ada3a602ab..7155a3d1d0 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/sigil-static-@/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/sigil-static-@/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	html: `@foo`
+	html: '@foo'
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/spread-component-dynamic-undefined/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/spread-component-dynamic-undefined/_config.js
index 09e5f87c14..f40306994b 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/spread-component-dynamic-undefined/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/spread-component-dynamic-undefined/_config.js
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ export default {
 		},
 	},
 
-	html: ``,
+	html: '',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		component.props = {
 			a: 2,
 		};
 
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, ``);
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '');
 	},
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/spread-component-dynamic/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/spread-component-dynamic/_config.js
index a6bf952ae0..fb51462f1e 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/spread-component-dynamic/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/spread-component-dynamic/_config.js
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ export default {
 			a: 2,
 		};
 
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `<p>a: 2</p>`);
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '<p>a: 2</p>');
 	},
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/spread-component-multiple-dependencies/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/spread-component-multiple-dependencies/_config.js
index bc05f31130..55850b2334 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/spread-component-multiple-dependencies/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/spread-component-multiple-dependencies/_config.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 export default {
-	html: `b baz`,
+	html: 'b baz',
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		component.foo = true;
 		assert.htmlEqual(
 			target.innerHTML,
-			`a baz`
+			'a baz'
 		);
 	},
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/spread-element-boolean/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/spread-element-boolean/_config.js
index 3ee277eec4..93f4999f24 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/spread-element-boolean/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/spread-element-boolean/_config.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export default {
 
 		assert.htmlEqual(
 			target.innerHTML,
-			`<button>click me</button>`
+			'<button>click me</button>'
 		);
 		assert.ok(!button.disabled);
 	},
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/spread-element-input/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/spread-element-input/_config.js
index 80685b9d20..2e68e9832f 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/spread-element-input/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/spread-element-input/_config.js
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ export default {
 		}
 	},
 
-	html: `<input data-foo="bar">`
+	html: '<input data-foo="bar">'
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/spread-element-multiple-dependencies/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/spread-element-multiple-dependencies/_config.js
index 69ef1f8ebe..1e6090b439 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/spread-element-multiple-dependencies/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/spread-element-multiple-dependencies/_config.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<div class='b' title='baz'></div>`,
+	html: '<div class=\'b\' title=\'baz\'></div>',
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		component.foo = true;
 		assert.htmlEqual(
 			target.innerHTML,
-			`<div class='a' title='baz'></div>`
+			'<div class=\'a\' title=\'baz\'></div>'
 		);
 	},
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/spread-element-multiple/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/spread-element-multiple/_config.js
index 641f74d727..3ab0a0180d 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/spread-element-multiple/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/spread-element-multiple/_config.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export default {
 
 		assert.htmlEqual(
 			target.innerHTML,
-			`<div data-one="10" data-b="b" data-c="new" data-d="DEEEEEE" >test</div>`
+			'<div data-one="10" data-b="b" data-c="new" data-d="DEEEEEE" >test</div>'
 		);
 	},
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/spread-element/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/spread-element/_config.js
index 0763634b0f..2332891b67 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/spread-element/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/spread-element/_config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<div data-named="value" data-foo="bar">red</div>`,
+	html: '<div data-named="value" data-foo="bar">red</div>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		const div = target.querySelector( 'div' );
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ export default {
 
 		component.color = 'blue';
 		component.props = { 'data-foo': 'baz', 'data-named': 'qux' };
-		assert.htmlEqual( target.innerHTML, `<div data-named="value" data-foo="baz">blue</div>` );
+		assert.htmlEqual( target.innerHTML, '<div data-named="value" data-foo="baz">blue</div>' );
 		assert.equal( div.dataset.foo, 'baz' );
 		assert.equal( div.dataset.named, 'value' );
 
 		component.color = 'blue';
 		component.props = {};
-		assert.htmlEqual( target.innerHTML, `<div data-named="value">blue</div>` );
+		assert.htmlEqual( target.innerHTML, '<div data-named="value">blue</div>' );
 		assert.equal( div.dataset.foo, undefined );
 	}
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/spring/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/spring/_config.js
index 49367ce08b..5fd33b2e51 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/spring/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/spring/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<p>0</p>`
+	html: '<p>0</p>'
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/store-contextual/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/store-contextual/_config.js
index e06332a233..5600f9a661 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/store-contextual/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/store-contextual/_config.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const todos = [
 ];
 
 export default {
-	error: `Stores must be declared at the top level of the component (this may change in a future version of Svelte)`,
+	error: 'Stores must be declared at the top level of the component (this may change in a future version of Svelte)',
 
 	props: {
 		todos
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/store-dev-mode-error/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/store-dev-mode-error/_config.js
index 70b24337fd..3efcc9068c 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/store-dev-mode-error/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/store-dev-mode-error/_config.js
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ export default {
 		count: 0
 	},
 
-	error: `'count' is not a store with a 'subscribe' method`
+	error: '\'count\' is not a store with a \'subscribe\' method'
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/store-imported-module-b/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/store-imported-module-b/_config.js
index 8f75dcc493..7c503c3905 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/store-imported-module-b/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/store-imported-module-b/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	error: `Cannot reference store value inside <script context="module">`
+	error: 'Cannot reference store value inside <script context="module">'
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/store-increment-updates-reactive/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/store-increment-updates-reactive/_config.js
index f919d724f8..04bf79d3a3 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/store-increment-updates-reactive/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/store-increment-updates-reactive/_config.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 export default {
-	html: `0`,
+	html: '0',
 
 	async test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		await component.increment();
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `1`);
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '1');
 	}
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/store-prevent-user-declarations/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/store-prevent-user-declarations/_config.js
index ec099380e8..901ff00eec 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/store-prevent-user-declarations/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/store-prevent-user-declarations/_config.js
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ export default {
 		count: writable(0)
 	},
 
-	error: `The $ prefix is reserved, and cannot be used for variable and import names`
+	error: 'The $ prefix is reserved, and cannot be used for variable and import names'
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/store-resubscribe-b/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/store-resubscribe-b/_config.js
index d043bbcd87..f552f539c3 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/store-resubscribe-b/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/store-resubscribe-b/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	html: `42`,
+	html: '42',
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/store-resubscribe-observable/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/store-resubscribe-observable/_config.js
index d043bbcd87..f552f539c3 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/store-resubscribe-observable/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/store-resubscribe-observable/_config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-	html: `42`,
+	html: '42',
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/svg-child-component-declared-namespace-shorthand/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/svg-child-component-declared-namespace-shorthand/_config.js
index e7f8397390..a3676db286 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/svg-child-component-declared-namespace-shorthand/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/svg-child-component-declared-namespace-shorthand/_config.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default {
 		height: 100
 	},
 
-	html: `<svg><rect x="0" y="0" width="100" height="100"></rect></svg>`,
+	html: '<svg><rect x="0" y="0" width="100" height="100"></rect></svg>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		const svg = target.querySelector( 'svg' );
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ export default {
 
 		component.width = 150;
 		component.height = 50;
-		assert.equal( target.innerHTML, `<svg><rect x="0" y="0" width="150" height="50"></rect></svg>` );
+		assert.equal( target.innerHTML, '<svg><rect x="0" y="0" width="150" height="50"></rect></svg>' );
 	}
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/svg-child-component-declared-namespace/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/svg-child-component-declared-namespace/_config.js
index e7f8397390..a3676db286 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/svg-child-component-declared-namespace/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/svg-child-component-declared-namespace/_config.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default {
 		height: 100
 	},
 
-	html: `<svg><rect x="0" y="0" width="100" height="100"></rect></svg>`,
+	html: '<svg><rect x="0" y="0" width="100" height="100"></rect></svg>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		const svg = target.querySelector( 'svg' );
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ export default {
 
 		component.width = 150;
 		component.height = 50;
-		assert.equal( target.innerHTML, `<svg><rect x="0" y="0" width="150" height="50"></rect></svg>` );
+		assert.equal( target.innerHTML, '<svg><rect x="0" y="0" width="150" height="50"></rect></svg>' );
 	}
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/svg-class/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/svg-class/_config.js
index 3bb353cf58..9d2369a0c0 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/svg-class/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/svg-class/_config.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // this looks like another JSDOM quirk — svg.className = 'foo' behaves
 // differently from browsers. So this test succeeds even when it should fail
 export default {
-	html: `<svg class='foo'></svg>`,
+	html: '<svg class=\'foo\'></svg>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		const svg = target.querySelector('svg');
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/svg-xmlns/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/svg-xmlns/_config.js
index daf6ef03e4..5cec8da04a 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/svg-xmlns/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/svg-xmlns/_config.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export default {
 		height: 100
 	},
 
-	html: `<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><rect x="0" y="0" width="100" height="100"></rect></svg>`,
+	html: '<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><rect x="0" y="0" width="100" height="100"></rect></svg>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		const svg = target.querySelector( 'svg' );
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ export default {
 
 		component.width = 150;
 		component.height = 50;
-		assert.equal( target.innerHTML, `<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><rect x="0" y="0" width="150" height="50"></rect></svg>` );
+		assert.equal( target.innerHTML, '<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><rect x="0" y="0" width="150" height="50"></rect></svg>' );
 	}
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/svg/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/svg/_config.js
index e7f8397390..a3676db286 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/svg/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/svg/_config.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default {
 		height: 100
 	},
 
-	html: `<svg><rect x="0" y="0" width="100" height="100"></rect></svg>`,
+	html: '<svg><rect x="0" y="0" width="100" height="100"></rect></svg>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		const svg = target.querySelector( 'svg' );
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ export default {
 
 		component.width = 150;
 		component.height = 50;
-		assert.equal( target.innerHTML, `<svg><rect x="0" y="0" width="150" height="50"></rect></svg>` );
+		assert.equal( target.innerHTML, '<svg><rect x="0" y="0" width="150" height="50"></rect></svg>' );
 	}
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/textarea-children/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/textarea-children/_config.js
index 8f46370b07..ca59c76a42 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/textarea-children/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/textarea-children/_config.js
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ export default {
 		foo: 42
 	},
 
-	html: `<textarea></textarea>`,
+	html: '<textarea></textarea>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		const textarea = target.querySelector( 'textarea' );
-		assert.strictEqual( textarea.value, `\n\t<p>not actually an element. 42</p>\n` );
+		assert.strictEqual( textarea.value, '\n\t<p>not actually an element. 42</p>\n' );
 
 		component.foo = 43;
-		assert.strictEqual( textarea.value, `\n\t<p>not actually an element. 43</p>\n` );
+		assert.strictEqual( textarea.value, '\n\t<p>not actually an element. 43</p>\n' );
 	}
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/textarea-value/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/textarea-value/_config.js
index 412754b51f..785aae94cb 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/textarea-value/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/textarea-value/_config.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export default {
 		foo: 42
 	},
 
-	html: `<textarea></textarea>`,
+	html: '<textarea></textarea>',
 
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		const textarea = target.querySelector( 'textarea' );
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/transition-css-in-out-in/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/transition-css-in-out-in/_config.js
index 10719280e9..c1a1a3811c 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/transition-css-in-out-in/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/transition-css-in-out-in/_config.js
@@ -3,18 +3,18 @@ export default {
 		component.visible = true;
 		const div = target.querySelector('div');
 
-		assert.equal(div.style.animation, `__svelte_3809512021_0 100ms linear 0ms 1 both`);
+		assert.equal(div.style.animation, '__svelte_3809512021_0 100ms linear 0ms 1 both');
 
 		raf.tick(50);
 		component.visible = false;
 
 		// both in and out styles
-		assert.equal(div.style.animation, `__svelte_3809512021_0 100ms linear 0ms 1 both, __svelte_3750847757_0 100ms linear 0ms 1 both`);
+		assert.equal(div.style.animation, '__svelte_3809512021_0 100ms linear 0ms 1 both, __svelte_3750847757_0 100ms linear 0ms 1 both');
 
 		raf.tick(75);
 		component.visible = true;
 
 		// reset original styles
-		assert.equal(div.style.animation, `__svelte_3809512021_1 100ms linear 0ms 1 both`);
+		assert.equal(div.style.animation, '__svelte_3809512021_1 100ms linear 0ms 1 both');
 	},
 };
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/whitespace-each-block/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/whitespace-each-block/_config.js
index 5913ec41cc..fe9fefd7ee 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/whitespace-each-block/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/whitespace-each-block/_config.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default {
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		assert.equal(
 			target.textContent,
-			`a b c `
+			'a b c '
 		);
 	}
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/whitespace-normal/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/whitespace-normal/_config.js
index e6716b46a8..ea32292d74 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/whitespace-normal/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/whitespace-normal/_config.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default {
 	test({ assert, component, target }) {
 		assert.equal(
 			target.textContent,
-			`Hello world! How are you?`
+			'Hello world! How are you?'
 		);
 	}
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/window-binding-resize/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/window-binding-resize/_config.js
index d8fbe69f75..75740ca83e 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/window-binding-resize/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/window-binding-resize/_config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<div>1024x768</div>`,
+	html: '<div>1024x768</div>',
 
 	skip: true, // some weird stuff happening with JSDOM 11
 	// skip: /^v4/.test(process.version), // node 4 apparently does some dumb stuff
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/window-event-context/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/window-event-context/_config.js
index 458a15719f..5a0f635bd4 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/window-event-context/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/window-event-context/_config.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ export default {
 		foo: true
 	},
 
-	html: `true`,
+	html: 'true',
 
 	skip: /^v4/.test(process.version), // node 4 apparently does some dumb stuff
 	skip_if_ssr: true, // there's some kind of weird bug with this test... it compiles with the wrong require.extensions hook for some bizarre reason
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ export default {
 
 		await window.dispatchEvent(event);
 		assert.equal(component.foo, false);
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `false`);
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, 'false');
 
 		await window.dispatchEvent(event);
 		assert.equal(component.foo, true);
-		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `true`);
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, 'true');
 	}
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/window-event-custom/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/window-event-custom/_config.js
index 207fad1b0b..d951b12803 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/window-event-custom/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/window-event-custom/_config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<p>escaped: false</p>`,
+	html: '<p>escaped: false</p>',
 
 	async test({ assert, component, target, window }) {
 		const event = new window.KeyboardEvent('keydown', {
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/window-event/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/window-event/_config.js
index 16e0f870ef..d044888cac 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/window-event/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/window-event/_config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export default {
-	html: `<div>undefinedxundefined</div>`,
+	html: '<div>undefinedxundefined</div>',
 
 	skip: true, // some weird stuff happening with JSDOM 11
 	// skip: /^v4/.test(process.version), // node 4 apparently does some dumb stuff