diff --git a/intl-tel-input/intl-tel-input-tests.ts b/intl-tel-input/intl-tel-input-tests.ts
index 739fcc854b..c10acfffa0 100644
--- a/intl-tel-input/intl-tel-input-tests.ts
+++ b/intl-tel-input/intl-tel-input-tests.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ let ntlNumber = $('#phone').intlTelInput('getNumber', intlTelInputUtils.numberFo
 let numberType = $('#phone').intlTelInput('getNumberType');
 if (numberType === intlTelInputUtils.numberType.MOBILE) {}
 
-let countryData = $('#phone').intlTelInput('getSelectedCountryData');
+let selectedCountryData = $('#phone').intlTelInput('getSelectedCountryData');
 
 let error = $('#phone').intlTelInput('getValidationError');
 if (error === intlTelInputUtils.validationError.TOO_SHORT) {}
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ $('#phone').intlTelInput('setCountry', 'gb');
 
 $('#phone').intlTelInput('setNumber', '+447733123456');
 
-let countryData3 = $.intlTelInput.getCountryData();
+let countryData = $.fn.intlTelInput.getCountryData();
 
-$.intlTelInput.loadUtils('build/js/utils.js');
+$.fn.intlTelInput.loadUtils('build/js/utils.js');
 
 $('#phone').intlTelInput({
   utilsScript: '../../build/js/utils.js'
diff --git a/intl-tel-input/intl-tel-input.d.ts b/intl-tel-input/intl-tel-input.d.ts
index 7779f34bd4..c092084738 100644
--- a/intl-tel-input/intl-tel-input.d.ts
+++ b/intl-tel-input/intl-tel-input.d.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 // Definitions by: Fidan Hakaj <https://github.com/fdnhkj/>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
 
+// Static methods that are defined in JQueryStatic.fn are not typed
+// as jquery.d.ts has no interface for fn
+// https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/blob/master/jquery/jquery.d.ts#L958
+//     fn: any;  //TODO: Decide how we want to type this
+
 /// <reference path="../jquery/jquery.d.ts" />
 
 declare namespace IntlTelInput {
@@ -113,21 +118,6 @@ declare namespace IntlTelInput {
     iso2: string;
     dialCode: string;
   }
-
-  interface Static {
-    /**
-     * Get all of the plugin's country data.
-     * Note that any modifications must be done before initialising the plugin.
-     */
-    getCountryData: () => Array<CountryData>;
-    /**
-     * Note: this is only needed if you're lazy loading the plugin script itself (intlTelInput.js).
-     * If not then just use the utilsScript option. Load the utils.js script
-     * (included in the lib directory) to enable formatting/validation etc.
-     * @param path path to the utils.js script.
-     */
-    loadUtils: (path: string) => void;
-  }
 }
 
 declare namespace intlTelInputUtils {
@@ -163,10 +153,6 @@ declare namespace intlTelInputUtils {
     }
 }
 
-interface JQueryStatic {
-  intlTelInput: IntlTelInput.Static;
-}
-
 interface JQuery {
   /**
    * Remove the plugin from the input, and unbind any event listeners.