diff --git a/types/use-deep-compare-effect/index.d.ts b/types/use-deep-compare-effect/index.d.ts
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+// Type definitions for use-deep-compare-effect 1.2
+// Project: https://github.com/kentcdodds/use-deep-compare-effect#readme
+// Definitions by: JPeer264 <https://github.com/JPeer264>
+// Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
+
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
+
+export const useDeepCompareEffectNoCheck: typeof useEffect;
+
+declare const useDeepCompareEffect: typeof useEffect;
+
+export default useDeepCompareEffect;
diff --git a/types/use-deep-compare-effect/tsconfig.json b/types/use-deep-compare-effect/tsconfig.json
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+{
+    "compilerOptions": {
+        "module": "commonjs",
+        "lib": [
+            "es6"
+        ],
+        "noImplicitAny": true,
+        "noImplicitThis": true,
+        "strictFunctionTypes": true,
+        "strictNullChecks": true,
+        "baseUrl": "../",
+        "typeRoots": [
+            "../"
+        ],
+        "types": [],
+        "noEmit": true,
+        "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true
+    },
+    "files": [
+        "index.d.ts",
+        "use-deep-compare-effect-tests.ts"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/types/use-deep-compare-effect/tslint.json b/types/use-deep-compare-effect/tslint.json
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+{ "extends": "dtslint/dt.json" }
diff --git a/types/use-deep-compare-effect/use-deep-compare-effect-tests.ts b/types/use-deep-compare-effect/use-deep-compare-effect-tests.ts
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+import useDeepCompareEffect, { useDeepCompareEffectNoCheck } from 'use-deep-compare-effect';
+
+useDeepCompareEffect(() => {
+  return () => { };
+});
+
+useDeepCompareEffect(() => {
+});
+
+useDeepCompareEffectNoCheck(() => {
+  return () => { };
+});
+
+useDeepCompareEffectNoCheck(() => {
+});