_.template removed

modules/UI/side_pannels/chat/Chat.js

-/* global APP, $, _ */
+/* global APP, $ */
 
 import {processReplacements, linkify} from './Replacement';
 import CommandsProcessor from './Commands';
 
 import { smileys } from './smileys';
 
-const sidePannelsContainerId = 'sideToolbarContainer';
-const compiledTpl = _.template(`
+let unreadMessages = 0;
+const sidePanelsContainerId = 'sideToolbarContainer';
+const htmlStr = `
     <div id="chat_container" class="sideToolbarContainer__inner">
         <div id="nickname">
             <span data-i18n="chat.nickname.title"></span>
                 <img src="images/smile.svg"/>
             </div>
         </div>
-    </div>`);
+    </div>`;
+
 function initHTML() {
-    $(`#${sidePannelsContainerId}`)
-        .append(compiledTpl());
+    $(`#${sidePanelsContainerId}`)
+        .append(htmlStr);
 }
 
-var unreadMessages = 0;
-
 /**
  * The container id, which is and the element id.
  */

modules/UI/side_pannels/contactlist/ContactListView.js

-/* global $, APP, interfaceConfig, _ */
+/* global $, APP, interfaceConfig */
 import Avatar from '../../avatar/Avatar';
 import UIEvents from '../../../../service/UI/UIEvents';
 import UIUtil from '../../util/UIUtil';
 
-const sidePannelsContainerId = 'sideToolbarContainer';
-const compiledTpl = _.template(`
+let numberOfContacts = 0;
+const sidePanelsContainerId = 'sideToolbarContainer';
+const htmlStr = `
     <div id="contacts_container" class="sideToolbarContainer__inner">
         <div class="title" data-i18n="contactlist"
             data-i18n-options='{"pcount":"1"}'></div>
         <ul id="contacts"></ul>
-    </div>`);
+    </div>`;
 
 function initHTML() {
-    $(`#${sidePannelsContainerId}`)
-        .append(compiledTpl());
+    $(`#${sidePanelsContainerId}`)
+        .append(htmlStr);
 }
-let numberOfContacts = 0;
 
 /**
  * Updates the number of participants in the contact list button and sets

modules/UI/side_pannels/profile/Profile.js

-/* global $, _ */
+/* global $ */
 import UIUtil from "../../util/UIUtil";
 import UIEvents from "../../../../service/UI/UIEvents";
 import Settings from '../../../settings/Settings';
 
-const sidePannelsContainerId = 'sideToolbarContainer';
-const compiledTpl = _.template(`
+const sidePanelsContainerId = 'sideToolbarContainer';
+const htmlStr = `
     <div id="profile_container" class="sideToolbarContainer__inner">
         <div class="title" data-i18n="profile.title"></div>
         <div class="sideToolbarBlock first">
                 </li>
             </ul>
         </div>
-    </div>`);
+    </div>`;
+
 function initHTML() {
-    $(`#${sidePannelsContainerId}`)
-        .append(compiledTpl());
+    $(`#${sidePanelsContainerId}`)
+        .append(htmlStr);
 }
 
 export default {

modules/UI/side_pannels/settings/SettingsMenu.js

-/* global $, _, APP, AJS, interfaceConfig, JitsiMeetJS */
+/* global $, APP, AJS, interfaceConfig, JitsiMeetJS */
 
 import UIUtil from "../../util/UIUtil";
 import UIEvents from "../../../../service/UI/UIEvents";
 import languages from "../../../../service/translation/languages";
 import Settings from '../../../settings/Settings';
 
-const sidePannelsContainerId = 'sideToolbarContainer';
-const compiledTpl = _.template(`
+const sidePanelsContainerId = 'sideToolbarContainer';
+const htmlStr = `
     <div id="settings_container" class="sideToolbarContainer__inner">
         <div class="title" data-i18n="settings.title"></div>
         <form class="aui">
                 </div>
             </div>
         </form>
-    </div>`);
+    </div>`;
+
 function initHTML() {
-    $(`#${sidePannelsContainerId}`)
-        .append(compiledTpl());
+    $(`#${sidePanelsContainerId}`)
+        .append(htmlStr);
 }
 
 /**