diff --git a/types/paho-mqtt/index.d.ts b/types/paho-mqtt/index.d.ts
index fed67ff262..b1fac43793 100644
--- a/types/paho-mqtt/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/paho-mqtt/index.d.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
 // TypeScript Version: 2.1
 
-/// <reference path="module.d.ts"/>
+export = Paho.MQTT;
 
-declare namespace Paho {
+declare global {
     /**
      * Send and receive messages using web browsers.
      * <p>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ declare namespace Paho {
      * an error with any parameter.
      * <p>
      */
-    namespace MQTT {
+    namespace Paho.MQTT {
         /**
          * The Quality of Service used to deliver a message.
          * <dl>
diff --git a/types/paho-mqtt/module.d.ts b/types/paho-mqtt/module.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 8ab421779f..0000000000
--- a/types/paho-mqtt/module.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-// Type definitions for paho-mqtt 1.0
-// Project: https://github.com/eclipse/paho.mqtt.javascript#readme
-// Definitions by: Alex Mikhalev <https://github.com/amikhalev>
-// Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
-
-/// <reference path="index.d.ts"/>
-
-declare module 'paho-mqtt' {
-    export = Paho.MQTT;
-}