diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/capabilities/TransactionCapabilityDecorator.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/capabilities/TransactionCapabilityDecorator.js
index 44d2b1ed53..c3a405f099 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/capabilities/TransactionCapabilityDecorator.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/capabilities/TransactionCapabilityDecorator.js
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 define(
     ['./TransactionalPersistenceCapability'],
     function (TransactionalPersistenceCapability) {
-        'use strict';
 
         /**
          * Wraps the [PersistenceCapability]{@link PersistenceCapability} with
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/capabilities/TransactionalPersistenceCapability.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/capabilities/TransactionalPersistenceCapability.js
index 99ab8b6721..9dc7968d3b 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/capabilities/TransactionalPersistenceCapability.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/capabilities/TransactionalPersistenceCapability.js
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 define(
     [],
     function () {
-        'use strict';
 
         /**
          * Wraps persistence capability to enable transactions. Transactions
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/policies/EditActionPolicy.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/policies/EditActionPolicy.js
index 78f2c54cb0..f266d580eb 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/src/policies/EditActionPolicy.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/src/policies/EditActionPolicy.js
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ define(
          */
         function isEditing(context) {
             var domainObject = (context || {}).domainObject;
-            return domainObject
-                && domainObject.hasCapability('editor')
-                && domainObject.getCapability('editor').isEditContextRoot();
+            return domainObject &&
+                domainObject.hasCapability('editor') &&
+                domainObject.getCapability('editor').isEditContextRoot();
         }
 
         EditActionPolicy.prototype.allow = function (action, context) {
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/test/capabilities/TransactionCapabilityDecoratorSpec.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/test/capabilities/TransactionCapabilityDecoratorSpec.js
index 15738167e2..f710cf215e 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/test/capabilities/TransactionCapabilityDecoratorSpec.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/test/capabilities/TransactionCapabilityDecoratorSpec.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
  * this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
  * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
  *****************************************************************************/
-/*global define,describe,it,expect,beforeEach,waitsFor,runs,jasmine,xit,xdescribe*/
 
 define(
     [
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ define(
         "../../src/capabilities/TransactionCapabilityDecorator"
     ],
     function (TransactionalPersistenceCapability, TransactionCapabilityDecorator) {
-        "use strict";
 
         describe("The transaction capability decorator", function () {
             var mockQ,
@@ -36,10 +34,7 @@ define(
                 provider;
 
             beforeEach(function() {
-                //mockQ = jasmine.createSpyObj("$q", []);
                 mockQ = {};
-                //mockTransactionService =
-                // jasmine.createSpyObj("transactionService", []);
                 mockTransactionService = {};
                 mockCapabilityService = jasmine.createSpyObj("capabilityService", ["getCapabilities"]);
                 mockCapabilityService.getCapabilities.andReturn({
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/test/capabilities/TransactionalPersistenceCapabilitySpec.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/test/capabilities/TransactionalPersistenceCapabilitySpec.js
index 8856aca4d5..c0892e6db2 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/test/capabilities/TransactionalPersistenceCapabilitySpec.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/test/capabilities/TransactionalPersistenceCapabilitySpec.js
@@ -19,14 +19,13 @@
  * this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
  * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
  *****************************************************************************/
-/*global define,describe,it,expect,beforeEach,waitsFor,runs,jasmine,xit,xdescribe*/
+/*global define,describe,it,expect,beforeEach,jasmine*/
 
 define(
     [
         "../../src/capabilities/TransactionalPersistenceCapability"
     ],
     function (TransactionalPersistenceCapability) {
-        "use strict";
 
         function fastPromise(val) {
             return {
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/test/services/TransactionServiceSpec.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/test/services/TransactionServiceSpec.js
index c9f9746c5f..5f965decf9 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/test/services/TransactionServiceSpec.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/test/services/TransactionServiceSpec.js
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 define(
     ["../../src/services/TransactionService"],
     function (TransactionService) {
-        "use strict";
 
         describe("The Transaction Service", function () {
             var mockQ,
diff --git a/platform/core/src/capabilities/PersistenceCapability.js b/platform/core/src/capabilities/PersistenceCapability.js
index 07d73a0548..2f4f3cd53b 100644
--- a/platform/core/src/capabilities/PersistenceCapability.js
+++ b/platform/core/src/capabilities/PersistenceCapability.js
@@ -60,16 +60,6 @@ define(
             this.$q = $q;
         }
 
-        // Utility function for creating promise-like objects which
-        // resolve synchronously when possible
-        function fastPromise(value) {
-            return (value || {}).then ? value : {
-                then: function (callback) {
-                    return fastPromise(callback(value));
-                }
-            };
-        }
-
         function getKey(id) {
             var parts = id.split(":");
             return parts.length > 1 ? parts.slice(1).join(":") : id;
@@ -157,8 +147,7 @@ define(
          *          when the update is complete
          */
         PersistenceCapability.prototype.refresh = function () {
-            var domainObject = this.domainObject,
-                model = domainObject.getModel();
+            var domainObject = this.domainObject;
 
             // Update a domain object's model upon refresh
             function updateModel(model) {