diff --git a/types/async/test/index.ts b/types/async/test/index.ts
index e30ef8971c..1190e116a5 100644
--- a/types/async/test/index.ts
+++ b/types/async/test/index.ts
@@ -374,8 +374,8 @@ aq.push(1, function(err: Error, newLevel: number) {
 
 // create a cargo object with payload 2
 const cargo = async.cargo(function(tasks, callback) {
-    for (var i = 0; i < tasks.length; i++) {
-        console.log('hello ' + tasks[i].name);
+    for (const task of tasks) {
+        console.log('hello ' + task.name);
     }
     callback();
 }, 2);
diff --git a/types/async/tslint.json b/types/async/tslint.json
index 08dc9769c3..38462966f1 100644
--- a/types/async/tslint.json
+++ b/types/async/tslint.json
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
         "object-literal-shorthand": false,     // HAS ISSUES
         "one-variable-per-declaration": false, // HAS ISSUES
         "only-arrow-functions": false,         // HAS ISSUES
-        "prefer-for-of": false,                // HAS ISSUES
         "prefer-method-signature": false,      // HAS ISSUES
         "unified-signatures": false            // HAS ISSUES
     }