diff --git a/types/vinyl/tslint.json b/types/vinyl/tslint.json
index 5eea98e41f..1e30988418 100644
--- a/types/vinyl/tslint.json
+++ b/types/vinyl/tslint.json
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 {
     "extends": "dtslint/dt.json",
     "rules": {
-        "no-construct": false,
         "no-var-requires": false
     }
 }
diff --git a/types/vinyl/vinyl-tests.ts b/types/vinyl/vinyl-tests.ts
index 777ed6fcce..3a73249b60 100644
--- a/types/vinyl/vinyl-tests.ts
+++ b/types/vinyl/vinyl-tests.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ describe('File', () => {
 		});
 
 		it('returns false for a String object', done => {
+			// tslint:disable-next-line:no-construct
 			const result = File.isVinyl(new String('foobar'));
 			expect(result).toEqual(false);
 			done();
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ describe('File', () => {
 		});
 
 		it('returns false for a Number object', done => {
+			// tslint:disable-next-line:no-construct
 			const result = File.isVinyl(new Number(1));
 			expect(result).toEqual(false);
 			done();