diff --git a/steed/steed-tests.ts b/steed/steed-tests.ts
index 685654cc52..dd89e4480b 100644
--- a/steed/steed-tests.ts
+++ b/steed/steed-tests.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /// <reference types="node" />
 
-import steed = require('steed')
+import steed = require('steed');
 
 declare var path: {
     exists: (path: string, callback?: (error: Error, exists: boolean) => any) => void;
@@ -10,133 +10,133 @@ function funcStringCbErrBoolean(v: string, cb: (error: Error, res: boolean) => v
 function callback() { }
 
 steed.parallel([
-    function () { },
-    function () { }
+    () => {},
+    () => {}
 ], callback);
 
 steed.series([
-    function () { },
-    function () { }
+    () => {},
+    () => {}
 ]);
 
 var data: any[] = [];
 function steedProcess(item: any, callback: (error: Error, result: any) => void) { }
-steed.map(data, steedProcess, function (error, results) {
+steed.map(data, steedProcess, (error, results) => {
     console.log(results);
 });
 
 var openFiles = ['file1', 'file2'];
 
-var saveFile = function (file: string, cb: (error: Error) => void) { }
-steed.each(openFiles, saveFile, function (error: Error) { });
-steed.eachSeries(openFiles, saveFile, function (error: Error) { });
+var saveFile = (file: string, cb: (error: Error) => void) => {};
+steed.each(openFiles, saveFile, (error: Error) => {});
+steed.eachSeries(openFiles, saveFile, (error: Error) => {});
 
 // Control Flow //
 
 steed.series([
-    function (callback) {
+    callback => {
         callback(undefined, 'one');
     },
-    function (callback) {
+    callback => {
         callback(undefined, 'two');
     },
 ],
-    function (error, results) { });
+    (error, results) => {});
 
 steed.series<string, Error>([
-    function (callback) {
+    callback => {
         callback(undefined, 'one');
     },
-    function (callback) {
+    callback => {
         callback(undefined, 'two');
     },
 ],
-    function (error, results) { });
+    (error, results) => {});
 
 steed.series({
-    one: function (callback) {
-        setTimeout(function () {
+    one(callback) {
+        setTimeout(() => {
             callback(undefined, 1);
         }, 200);
     },
-    two: function (callback) {
-        setTimeout(function () {
+    two(callback) {
+        setTimeout(() => {
             callback(undefined, 2);
         }, 100);
     },
 },
-    function (error, results) { });
+    (error, results) => {});
 
 steed.series<number, Error>({
-    one: function (callback) {
-        setTimeout(function () {
+    one(callback) {
+        setTimeout(() => {
             callback(undefined, 1);
         }, 200);
     },
-    two: function (callback) {
-        setTimeout(function () {
+    two(callback) {
+        setTimeout(() => {
             callback(undefined, 2);
         }, 100);
     },
 },
-    function (error, results) { });
+    (error, results) => {});
 
 steed.parallel([
-    function (callback) {
-        setTimeout(function () {
+    callback => {
+        setTimeout(() => {
             callback(undefined, 'one');
         }, 200);
     },
-    function (callback) {
-        setTimeout(function () {
+    callback => {
+        setTimeout(() => {
             callback(undefined, 'two');
         }, 100);
     },
 ],
-    function (error, results) { });
+    (error, results) => {});
 
 steed.parallel<string, Error>([
-    function (callback) {
-        setTimeout(function () {
+    callback => {
+        setTimeout(() => {
             callback(undefined, 'one');
         }, 200);
     },
-    function (callback) {
-        setTimeout(function () {
+    callback => {
+        setTimeout(() => {
             callback(undefined, 'two');
         }, 100);
     },
 ],
-    function (error, results) { });
+    (error, results) => {});
 
 
 steed.parallel({
-    one: function (callback) {
-        setTimeout(function () {
+    one(callback) {
+        setTimeout(() => {
             callback(undefined, 1);
         }, 200);
     },
-    two: function (callback) {
-        setTimeout(function () {
+    two(callback) {
+        setTimeout(() => {
             callback(undefined, 2);
         }, 100);
     },
 },
-    function (error, results) { });
+    (error, results) => {});
 
 steed.parallel<number, Error>({
-    one: function (callback) {
-        setTimeout(function () {
+    one(callback) {
+        setTimeout(() => {
             callback(undefined, 1);
         }, 200);
     },
-    two: function (callback) {
-        setTimeout(function () {
+    two(callback) {
+        setTimeout(() => {
             callback(undefined, 2);
         }, 100);
     },
 },
-    function (error, results) { });
+    (error, results) => {});
 
 function whileFn(callback: any) {
     count++;
@@ -147,100 +147,100 @@ function whileTest() { return count < 5; }
 var count = 0;
 
 steed.waterfall([
-    function (callback: any) {
+    (callback: any) => {
         callback(null, 'one', 'two');
     },
-    function (arg1: any, arg2: any, callback: any) {
+    (arg1: any, arg2: any, callback: any) => {
         callback(null, 'three');
     },
-    function (arg1: any, callback: any) {
+    (arg1: any, callback: any) => {
         callback(null, 'done');
     }
-], function (error, result) { });
+], (error, result) => {});
 
 
-var q = steed.queue<any, Error>(function (task: any, callback: () => void) {
+var q = steed.queue<any, Error>((task: any, callback: () => void) => {
     console.log('hello ' + task.name);
     callback();
 }, 2);
 
 
-q.drain = function () {
+q.drain = () => {
     console.log('all items have been processed');
-}
+};
 
 q.push({ name: 'foo' });
 
-q.push({ name: 'bar' }, function (err) {
+q.push({ name: 'bar' }, err => {
     console.log('finished processing bar');
 });
 
-q.push([{ name: 'baz' }, { name: 'bay' }, { name: 'bax' }], function (error: Error) {
+q.push([{ name: 'baz' }, { name: 'bay' }, { name: 'bax' }], (error: Error) => {
     console.log('finished processing bar');
 });
 
 q.unshift({ name: 'foo' });
 
-q.unshift({ name: 'bar' }, function (err) {
+q.unshift({ name: 'bar' }, err => {
     console.log('finished processing bar');
 });
 
-q.unshift([{ name: 'baz' }, { name: 'bay' }, { name: 'bax' }], function (error: Error) {
+q.unshift([{ name: 'baz' }, { name: 'bay' }, { name: 'bax' }], (error: Error) => {
     console.log('finished processing bar');
 });
 
 var qLength: number = q.length();
 var qIsIdle: boolean = q.idle();
 
-q.saturated = function () {
+q.saturated = () => {
     console.log('queue is saturated.');
-}
+};
 
-q.empty = function () {
+q.empty = () => {
     console.log('queue is empty.');
-}
+};
 
-q.drain = function () {
+q.drain = () => {
     console.log('queue was drained.');
-}
+};
 
 q.pause();
 q.resume();
 q.kill();
 
 // tests for strongly typed tasks
-var q2 = steed.queue<string, Error>(function (task: string, callback: () => void) {
+var q2 = steed.queue<string, Error>((task: string, callback: () => void) => {
     console.log('Task: ' + task);
     callback();
 }, 1);
 
 q2.push('task1');
 
-q2.push('task2', function (error) {
+q2.push('task2', error => {
     console.log('Finished tasks');
 });
 
-q2.push(['task3', 'task4', 'task5'], function (error: Error) {
+q2.push(['task3', 'task4', 'task5'], (error: Error) => {
     console.log('Finished tasks');
 });
 
 q2.unshift('task1');
 
-q2.unshift('task2', function (error) {
+q2.unshift('task2', error => {
     console.log('Finished tasks');
 });
 
-q2.unshift(['task3', 'task4', 'task5'], function (error: Error) {
+q2.unshift(['task3', 'task4', 'task5'], (error: Error) => {
     console.log('Finished tasks');
 });
 
 steed.parallel([
-    function (callback: (error: Error, val: string) => void) { },
-    function (callback) { }
+    (callback: (error: Error, val: string) => void) => { },
+    callback => {}
 ],
-    function (error: Error, results: Array<string>) {
+    (error: Error, results: string[]) => {
         steed.series([
-            function (callback) { },
+            callback => { },
             function email_link(callback) { }
         ]);
     });
@@ -248,11 +248,11 @@ steed.parallel([
 // each
 
 steed.each<number, Error>({
-    "a": 1,
-    "b": 2
-}, function (val: number, next: steed.ErrorCallback<Error>): void {
+    a: 1,
+    b: 2
+}, (val: number, next: steed.ErrorCallback<Error>): void => {
 
-    setTimeout(function (): void {
+    setTimeout((): void => {
 
         console.log(`steed.each: ${val}`);
 
@@ -260,18 +260,18 @@ steed.each<number, Error>({
 
     }, 500);
 
-}, function (err?: Error): void {
+}, (err?: Error): void => {
 
     console.log("steed.each: done.");
 
 });
 
 steed.eachSeries<number, Error>({
-    "a": 1,
-    "b": 2
-}, function (val: number, next: steed.ErrorCallback<Error>): void {
+    a: 1,
+    b: 2
+}, (val: number, next: steed.ErrorCallback<Error>): void => {
 
-    setTimeout(function (): void {
+    setTimeout((): void => {
 
         console.log(`steed.eachSeries: ${val}`);
 
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ steed.eachSeries<number, Error>({
 
     }, 500);
 
-}, function (err?: Error): void {
+}, (err?: Error): void => {
 
     console.log("steed.eachSeries: done.");
 
@@ -288,12 +288,12 @@ steed.eachSeries<number, Error>({
 // map
 
 steed.map<number, string, Error>({
-    "a": 1,
-    "b": 2,
-    "c": 3
-}, function (val: number, next: steed.SteedResultCallback<string, Error>): void {
+    a: 1,
+    b: 2,
+    c: 3
+}, (val: number, next: steed.SteedResultCallback<string, Error>): void => {
 
-    setTimeout(function (): void {
+    setTimeout((): void => {
 
         console.log(`steed.map: ${val}`);
 
@@ -301,19 +301,19 @@ steed.map<number, string, Error>({
 
     }, 500);
 
-}, function (error: Error, results: string[]): void {
+}, (error: Error, results: string[]): void => {
 
     console.log("steed.map: done with results", results);
 
 });
 
 steed.mapSeries<number, string, Error>({
-    "a": 1,
-    "b": 2,
-    "c": 3
-}, function (val: number, next: steed.SteedResultCallback<string, Error>): void {
+    a: 1,
+    b: 2,
+    c: 3
+}, (val: number, next: steed.SteedResultCallback<string, Error>): void => {
 
-    setTimeout(function (): void {
+    setTimeout((): void => {
 
         console.log(`steed.mapSeries: ${val}`);
 
@@ -321,8 +321,8 @@ steed.mapSeries<number, string, Error>({
 
     }, 500);
 
-}, function (error: Error, results: string[]): void {
+}, (error: Error, results: string[]): void => {
 
     console.log("steed.mapSeries: done with results", results);
 
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/steed/tslint.json b/steed/tslint.json
index f05741c59b..0f47deabb4 100644
--- a/steed/tslint.json
+++ b/steed/tslint.json
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
     "rules": {
         "forbidden-types": false
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file