diff --git a/background.js b/background.js
index 02e09042..b4a7f552 100644
--- a/background.js
+++ b/background.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* global getDatabase, getStyles, saveStyle, reportError */
+/* global getDatabase, getStyles, saveStyle */
 'use strict';
 
 chrome.webNavigation.onBeforeNavigate.addListener(data => {
@@ -161,7 +161,10 @@ Object.keys(contextMenus).forEach(id => {
 
 // Get the DB so that any first run actions will be performed immediately
 // when the background page loads.
-getDatabase(function() {}, reportError);
+getDatabase(() => {}, (...args) => {
+  args.forEach(arg => 'message' in arg && console.error(arg.message));
+});
+
 
 // When an edit page gets attached or detached, remember its state
 // so we can do the same to the next one to open.
diff --git a/storage.js b/storage.js
index e7b7babd..2ea84ecc 100644
--- a/storage.js
+++ b/storage.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/* global cachedStyles: true */
 'use strict';
 
 const RX_NAMESPACE = new RegExp([/[\s\r\n]*/,
@@ -496,15 +495,6 @@ function cleanupCachedFilters({force = false} = {}) {
 }
 
 
-function reportError(...args) {
-  for (const arg of args) {
-    if ('message' in arg) {
-      console.log(arg.message);
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-
 function getDomains(url) {
   if (url.indexOf('file:') == 0) {
     return [];