diff --git a/geppetto-showcase/.eslintrc.js b/geppetto-showcase/.eslintrc.js
index 7177cdb43..1af9acd52 100644
--- a/geppetto-showcase/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/geppetto-showcase/.eslintrc.js
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ module.exports = {
     "stackViewerRequest": true,
     "_": true,
     "labelsInTV": true,
-    "Backbone": true,
     "registeredEvents": true,
     "Handlebars": true,
     "ActiveXObject": true,
diff --git a/geppetto.js/geppetto-client/eslint.config.mjs b/geppetto.js/geppetto-client/eslint.config.mjs
index 0f5898f7f..fd0079083 100644
--- a/geppetto.js/geppetto-client/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/geppetto.js/geppetto-client/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ const jsConfig = {
       stackViewerRequest: true,
       _: true,
       labelsInTV: true,
-      Backbone: true,
       registeredEvents: true,
       Handlebars: true,
       ActiveXObject: true,
diff --git a/geppetto.js/geppetto-client/src/communication/geppettoJupyter/PythonControlledCapability.js b/geppetto.js/geppetto-client/src/communication/geppettoJupyter/PythonControlledCapability.js
index 267b64d5b..b85769817 100644
--- a/geppetto.js/geppetto-client/src/communication/geppettoJupyter/PythonControlledCapability.js
+++ b/geppetto.js/geppetto-client/src/communication/geppettoJupyter/PythonControlledCapability.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import Utils from './GeppettoJupyterUtils';
 
-export function createPythonControlledComponent(WrappedComponent) {
+export default function createPythonControlledComponent(WrappedComponent) {
   if (typeof WrappedComponent !== 'function') {
     class Wrapper extends React.Component {
       render() {
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export function createPythonControlledComponent(WrappedComponent) {
   return PythonControlledComponent;
 }
 
-export function createPythonControlledControl(WrappedComponent) {
+export default function createPythonControlledControl(WrappedComponent) {
   var PythonControlledComponent = this.createPythonControlledComponent(WrappedComponent);
   class PythonControlledControl extends PythonControlledComponent {
 
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ export function createPythonControlledControl(WrappedComponent) {
   return PythonControlledControl;
 }
 
-export function createPythonControlledControlWithPythonDataFetch(WrappedComponent) {
+export default function createPythonControlledControlWithPythonDataFetch(WrappedComponent) {
   var PythonControlledComponent = this.createPythonControlledComponent(WrappedComponent);
   class PythonControlledControlWithPythonDataFetch extends PythonControlledComponent {
 
@@ -458,12 +458,6 @@ export function createPythonControlledControlWithPythonDataFetch(WrappedComponen
   return PythonControlledControlWithPythonDataFetch;
 }
 
-export default {
-  createPythonControlledComponent,
-  createPythonControlledControl,
-  createPythonControlledControlWithPythonDataFetch
-};
-
 function getNameFromWrappedComponent(WrappedComponent) {
   return WrappedComponent.name || WrappedComponent.displayName || WrappedComponent.Naked.render.name;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/geppetto.js/geppetto-core/eslint.config.mjs b/geppetto.js/geppetto-core/eslint.config.mjs
index 0f5898f7f..fd0079083 100644
--- a/geppetto.js/geppetto-core/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/geppetto.js/geppetto-core/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ const jsConfig = {
       stackViewerRequest: true,
       _: true,
       labelsInTV: true,
-      Backbone: true,
       registeredEvents: true,
       Handlebars: true,
       ActiveXObject: true,
diff --git a/geppetto.js/geppetto-core/src/model/Node.js b/geppetto.js/geppetto-core/src/model/Node.js
index 5cb98a7a9..e2f496e89 100644
--- a/geppetto.js/geppetto-core/src/model/Node.js
+++ b/geppetto.js/geppetto-core/src/model/Node.js
@@ -5,17 +5,19 @@
  * @author Jesus R. Martinez (jesus@metacell.us)
  */
 
-import Backbone from 'backbone';
-
-const Model = Backbone.Model.extend({
-  name: "",
-  instancePath: "",
-  id: "",
-  domainType: "",
-  _metaType: "",
-  aspectNode: null,
-  parent: null,
-  tags: null,
+
+class Model {
+  
+  constructor() {
+    this.name = "";
+    this.instancePath = "";
+    this.id = "";
+    this.domainType = "";
+    this._metaType = "";
+    this.aspectNode = null;
+    this.parent = null;
+    this.tags = null;
+  }
 
   /**
    * Gets the instance path of the node
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ const Model = Backbone.Model.extend({
    */
   getInstancePath() {
     return this.instancePath;
-  },
+  }
 
   /**
    * Gets the name of the node
@@ -35,11 +37,11 @@ const Model = Backbone.Model.extend({
    */
   getName() {
     return this.name;
-  },
+  }
 
   getAspectNode() {
     return this.aspectNode;
-  },
+  }
 
   /**
    * Sets the name of the node
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ const Model = Backbone.Model.extend({
    */
   setName(newname) {
     this.name = newname;
-  },
+  }
 
   /**
    * Get the id associated with node
@@ -58,23 +60,23 @@ const Model = Backbone.Model.extend({
    */
   getId() {
     return this.id;
-  },
+  }
 
   getDomainType() {
     return this.domainType;
-  },
+  }
 
   setDomainType(newDomainType) {
     this.domainType = newDomainType;
-  },
+  }
 
   setParent(parent) {
     this.parent = parent;
-  },
+  }
 
   getParent() {
     return this.parent;
-  },
+  }
 
   /**
    * Recursively collects all nodes matching the given predicate.
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ const Model = Backbone.Model.extend({
     }
 
     return matches;
-  },
+  }
 
   /**
    * Search inside a node for all the nodes of a specific domain type.
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ const Model = Backbone.Model.extend({
    */
   getSubNodesOfDomainType(domainType) {
     return this._all((n) => n.domainType === domainType);
-  },
+  }
 
   /**
    * Search inside a node for all the nodes of a specific meta type.
@@ -114,9 +116,7 @@ const Model = Backbone.Model.extend({
    */
   getSubNodesOfMetaType(metaType) {
     return this._all((n) => n._metaType === metaType);
-  },
-});
+  }
+};
 
-export default {
-  Model,
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+export default Model;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/geppetto.js/geppetto-ui/eslint.config.mjs b/geppetto.js/geppetto-ui/eslint.config.mjs
index 0f5898f7f..fd0079083 100644
--- a/geppetto.js/geppetto-ui/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/geppetto.js/geppetto-ui/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ const jsConfig = {
       stackViewerRequest: true,
       _: true,
       labelsInTV: true,
-      Backbone: true,
       registeredEvents: true,
       Handlebars: true,
       ActiveXObject: true,