diff --git a/.betterer.results b/.betterer.results
index c60cffd4c78..0c6162ca93f 100644
--- a/.betterer.results
+++ b/.betterer.results
@@ -7655,13 +7655,6 @@ exports[`no explicit any`] = {
     "public/app/plugins/panel/heatmap/palettes.ts:4110363347": [
       [87, 59, 3, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "193409811"]
     ],
-    "public/app/plugins/panel/heatmap/utils.ts:2711553971": [
-      [64, 27, 3, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "193409811"],
-      [215, 21, 3, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "193409811"],
-      [396, 21, 3, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "193409811"],
-      [495, 10, 3, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "193409811"],
-      [527, 9, 3, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "193409811"]
-    ],
     "public/app/plugins/panel/histogram/Histogram.tsx:3993177092": [
       [130, 31, 3, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "193409811"],
       [223, 32, 3, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "193409811"],
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/heatmap/utils.ts b/public/app/plugins/panel/heatmap/utils.ts
index c4fc2bffc12..0206013bf2b 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/heatmap/utils.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/heatmap/utils.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ interface PrepConfigOpts {
   theme: GrafanaTheme2;
   eventBus: EventBus;
   onhover?: null | ((evt?: HeatmapHoverEvent | null) => void);
-  onclick?: null | ((evt?: any) => void);
+  onclick?: null | ((evt?: Object) => void);
   onzoom?: null | ((evt: HeatmapZoomEvent) => void);
   isToolTipOpen: MutableRefObject<boolean>;
   timeZone: string;
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ export function prepConfig(opts: PrepConfigOpts) {
   let rect: DOMRect;
 
   builder.addHook('init', (u) => {
-    u.root.querySelectorAll('.u-cursor-pt').forEach((el) => {
-      Object.assign((el as HTMLElement).style, {
+    u.root.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('.u-cursor-pt').forEach((el) => {
+      Object.assign(el.style, {
         borderRadius: '0',
         border: '1px solid white',
         background: 'transparent',
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ export function prepConfig(opts: PrepConfigOpts) {
   };
   const hoverEvent = new DataHoverEvent(payload);
 
-  let pendingOnleave = 0;
+  let pendingOnleave: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | 0;
 
   onhover &&
     builder.addHook('setLegend', (u) => {
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ export function prepConfig(opts: PrepConfigOpts) {
             payload.rowIndex = undefined;
             payload.point[xScaleUnit] = null;
             eventBus.publish(hoverEvent);
-          }, 100) as any;
+          }, 100);
         }
       }
     });
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ export function prepConfig(opts: PrepConfigOpts) {
     return builder; // early abort (avoids error)
   }
 
+  // eslint-ignore @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
   const yFieldConfig = yField.config?.custom as PanelFieldConfig | undefined;
   const yScale = yFieldConfig?.scaleDistribution ?? { type: ScaleDistribution.Linear };
   const yAxisReverse = Boolean(yAxisConfig.reverse);
@@ -394,7 +395,7 @@ export function prepConfig(opts: PrepConfigOpts) {
     size: yAxisConfig.axisWidth || null,
     label: yAxisConfig.axisLabel,
     theme: theme,
-    formatValue: (v: any) => formattedValueToString(dispY(v)),
+    formatValue: (v: number) => formattedValueToString(dispY(v)),
     splits: isOrdianalY
       ? (self: uPlot) => {
           const meta = readHeatmapRowsCustomMeta(dataRef.current?.heatmap);
@@ -493,7 +494,7 @@ export function prepConfig(opts: PrepConfigOpts) {
           index: palette,
         },
       },
-    }) as any,
+    }),
     theme,
     scaleKey: '', // facets' scales used (above)
   });
@@ -525,7 +526,7 @@ export function prepConfig(opts: PrepConfigOpts) {
         },
       },
       exemplarFillColor
-    ) as any,
+    ),
     theme,
     scaleKey: '', // facets' scales used (above)
   });
@@ -570,6 +571,7 @@ export function prepConfig(opts: PrepConfigOpts) {
   if (sync && sync() !== DashboardCursorSync.Off) {
     cursor.sync = {
       key: '__global_',
+      scales: [xScaleKey, yScaleKey],
       filters: {
         pub: (type: string, src: uPlot, x: number, y: number, w: number, h: number, dataIdx: number) => {
           if (x < 0) {
@@ -705,6 +707,8 @@ export function heatmapPathsDense(opts: PathbuilderOpts) {
         return null;
       }
     );
+
+    return null;
   };
 }
 
@@ -765,6 +769,8 @@ export function heatmapPathsPoints(opts: PointsBuilderOpts, exemplarColor: strin
         u.ctx.restore();
       }
     );
+
+    return null;
   };
 }
 // accepts xMax, yMin, yMax, count
@@ -881,10 +887,10 @@ export function heatmapPathsSparse(opts: PathbuilderOpts) {
         u.ctx.restore();
 
         //console.timeEnd('heatmapPathsSparse');
-
-        return null;
       }
     );
+
+    return null;
   };
 }