diff --git a/libraries/core/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/core/extensions/BasicExtensions.kt b/libraries/core/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/core/extensions/BasicExtensions.kt
index db07432df0..343f5ce351 100644
--- a/libraries/core/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/core/extensions/BasicExtensions.kt
+++ b/libraries/core/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/core/extensions/BasicExtensions.kt
@@ -72,7 +72,3 @@ fun String.ellipsize(length: Int): String {
 
     return "${this.take(length)}…"
 }
-
-inline fun <reified R> Any?.takeAs(): R? {
-    return takeIf { it is R } as R?
-}
diff --git a/tools/detekt/detekt.yml b/tools/detekt/detekt.yml
index e65f3a3864..c9e8aa395b 100644
--- a/tools/detekt/detekt.yml
+++ b/tools/detekt/detekt.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ style:
     includeElvis: true
   DataClassShouldBeImmutable:
     active: true
+  EqualsNullCall:
+    active: true
+  EqualsOnSignatureLine:
+    active: true
+  ExplicitCollectionElementAccessMethod:
+    active: true
+  ExplicitItLambdaParameter:
+    active: true
   MaxLineLength:
     # Default is 120
     maxLineLength: 160
@@ -65,6 +73,34 @@ empty-blocks:
 potential-bugs:
   ImplicitDefaultLocale:
     active: true
+  CastNullableToNonNullableType:
+    active: true
+  CastToNullableType:
+    active: true
+  Deprecation:
+    active: true
+  DontDowncastCollectionTypes:
+    active: true
+  ElseCaseInsteadOfExhaustiveWhen:
+    active: true
+  ExitOutsideMain:
+    active: true
+  ImplicitUnitReturnType:
+    active: true
+    allowExplicitReturnType: false
+  MissingPackageDeclaration:
+    active: true
+    excludes: ['**/*.kts']
+  NullCheckOnMutableProperty:
+    active: true
+  NullableToStringCall:
+    active: true
+  PropertyUsedBeforeDeclaration:
+    active: true
+  UnconditionalJumpStatementInLoop:
+    active: true
+  UnnecessaryNotNullCheck:
+    active: true
 
 exceptions:
   TooGenericExceptionCaught:
@@ -77,6 +113,8 @@ exceptions:
     active: true
   InstanceOfCheckForException:
     active: true
+  ObjectExtendsThrowable:
+    active: true
 
 complexity:
   TooManyFunctions:
@@ -102,10 +140,20 @@ naming:
   FunctionNaming:
     active: true
     ignoreAnnotated: ['Composable']
+  LambdaParameterNaming:
+    active: true
+  NonBooleanPropertyPrefixedWithIs:
+    active: true
+  VariableMaxLength:
+    active: true
 
 performance:
   SpreadOperator:
     active: false
+  CouldBeSequence:
+    active: true
+  UnnecessaryPartOfBinaryExpression:
+    active: true
 
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