diff --git a/types/request-promise-native/index.d.ts b/types/request-promise-native/index.d.ts
index 201983dd6e..6cd7d26f44 100644
--- a/types/request-promise-native/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/request-promise-native/index.d.ts
@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@ declare namespace requestPromise {
         resolveWithFullResponse?: boolean;
     }
 
+    type RequestPromiseAPI = request.RequestAPI<RequestPromise, RequestPromiseOptions, request.RequiredUriUrl>;
     type FullResponse = request.Response;
     type OptionsWithUri = request.UriOptions & RequestPromiseOptions;
     type OptionsWithUrl = request.UrlOptions & RequestPromiseOptions;
     type Options = OptionsWithUri | OptionsWithUrl;
 }
 
-declare const requestPromise: request.RequestAPI<requestPromise.RequestPromise, requestPromise.RequestPromiseOptions, request.RequiredUriUrl>;
+declare const requestPromise: requestPromise.RequestPromiseAPI;
 export = requestPromise;
diff --git a/types/request-promise/index.d.ts b/types/request-promise/index.d.ts
index 895213e770..7cfb0a2608 100644
--- a/types/request-promise/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/request-promise/index.d.ts
@@ -28,10 +28,11 @@ declare namespace requestPromise {
         resolveWithFullResponse?: boolean;
     }
 
+    type RequestPromiseAPI = request.RequestAPI<RequestPromise, RequestPromiseOptions, request.RequiredUriUrl>;
     type OptionsWithUri = request.UriOptions & RequestPromiseOptions;
     type OptionsWithUrl = request.UrlOptions & RequestPromiseOptions;
     type Options = OptionsWithUri | OptionsWithUrl;
 }
 
-declare var requestPromise: request.RequestAPI<requestPromise.RequestPromise, requestPromise.RequestPromiseOptions, request.RequiredUriUrl>;
+declare const requestPromise: requestPromise.RequestPromiseAPI;
 export = requestPromise;