diff --git a/body-parser/body-parser.d.ts b/body-parser/body-parser.d.ts
index 994aa4e1b4..bf318d946e 100644
--- a/body-parser/body-parser.d.ts
+++ b/body-parser/body-parser.d.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /// <reference path="../express/express.d.ts" />
 
 declare module "body-parser" {
-    import express = require('express');
+    import * as express from "express";
 
     /**
      * bodyParser: use individual json/urlencoded middlewares
diff --git a/express/express-tests.ts b/express/express-tests.ts
index 22ae73e72f..72beb0790f 100644
--- a/express/express-tests.ts
+++ b/express/express-tests.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /// <reference path="express.d.ts" />
 
-import express = require('express');
+import * as express from 'express';
 var app = express();
 
 app.engine('jade', require('jade').__express);
diff --git a/express/express.d.ts b/express/express.d.ts
index 1cba6909c3..97b4ef2b88 100644
--- a/express/express.d.ts
+++ b/express/express.d.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 /* =================== USAGE ===================
 
-    import express = require('express');
+    import * as express from "express";
     var app = express();
 
  =============================================== */
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ declare module Express {
 
 
 declare module "express" {
-    import http = require('http');
-    import serveStatic = require('serve-static');
+    import * as http from "http";
+    import * as serveStatic from "serve-static";
 
     function e(): e.Express;
 
diff --git a/mime/mime-tests.ts b/mime/mime-tests.ts
index 36f0e5c15d..abfee0bd64 100644
--- a/mime/mime-tests.ts
+++ b/mime/mime-tests.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /// <reference path="mime.d.ts" />
 
-import mime = require('mime');
+import * as mime from "mime";
 
 var str: string;
 var obj: Object;
diff --git a/node/node-tests.ts b/node/node-tests.ts
index fe63dc6315..25a19db082 100644
--- a/node/node-tests.ts
+++ b/node/node-tests.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
-/// <reference path="node.d.ts" />
-
-import assert = require("assert");
-import fs = require("fs");
-import events = require("events");
-import zlib = require("zlib");
-import url = require('url');
-import util = require("util");
-import crypto = require("crypto");
-import tls = require("tls");
-import http = require("http");
-import net = require("net");
-import dgram = require("dgram");
-import querystring = require('querystring');
-import path = require("path");
+import * as assert from "assert";
+import * as fs from "fs";
+import * as events from "events";
+import * as zlib from "zlib";
+import * as url from "url";
+import * as util from "util";
+import * as crypto from "crypto";
+import * as tls from "tls";
+import * as http from "http";
+import * as net from "net";
+import * as dgram from "dgram";
+import * as querystring from "querystring";
+import * as path from "path";
 
 assert(1 + 1 - 2 === 0, "The universe isn't how it should.");
 
diff --git a/node/node.d.ts b/node/node.d.ts
index d260c19660..1b661d8fad 100644
--- a/node/node.d.ts
+++ b/node/node.d.ts
@@ -422,9 +422,9 @@ declare module "events" {
 }
 
 declare module "http" {
-    import events = require("events");
-    import net = require("net");
-    import stream = require("stream");
+    import * as events from "events";
+    import * as net from "net";
+    import * as stream from "stream";
 
     export interface Server extends events.EventEmitter {
         listen(port: number, hostname?: string, backlog?: number, callback?: Function): Server;
@@ -568,8 +568,8 @@ declare module "http" {
 }
 
 declare module "cluster" {
-    import child  = require("child_process");
-    import events = require("events");
+    import * as child from "child_process";
+    import * as events from "events";
 
     export interface ClusterSettings {
         exec?: string;
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ declare module "cluster" {
 }
 
 declare module "zlib" {
-    import stream = require("stream");
+    import * as stream from "stream";
     export interface ZlibOptions { chunkSize?: number; windowBits?: number; level?: number; memLevel?: number; strategy?: number; dictionary?: any; }
 
     export interface Gzip extends stream.Transform { }
@@ -693,9 +693,9 @@ declare module "os" {
 }
 
 declare module "https" {
-    import tls = require("tls");
-    import events = require("events");
-    import http = require("http");
+    import * as tls from "tls";
+    import * as events from "events";
+    import * as http from "http";
 
     export interface ServerOptions {
         pfx?: any;
@@ -759,8 +759,8 @@ declare module "punycode" {
 }
 
 declare module "repl" {
-    import stream = require("stream");
-    import events = require("events");
+    import * as stream from "stream";
+    import * as events from "events";
 
     export interface ReplOptions {
         prompt?: string;
@@ -777,8 +777,8 @@ declare module "repl" {
 }
 
 declare module "readline" {
-    import events = require("events");
-    import stream = require("stream");
+    import * as events from "events";
+    import * as stream from "stream";
 
     export interface ReadLine extends events.EventEmitter {
         setPrompt(prompt: string, length: number): void;
@@ -812,8 +812,8 @@ declare module "vm" {
 }
 
 declare module "child_process" {
-    import events = require("events");
-    import stream = require("stream");
+    import * as events from "events";
+    import * as stream from "stream";
 
     export interface ChildProcess extends events.EventEmitter {
         stdin:  stream.Writable;
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ declare module "dns" {
 }
 
 declare module "net" {
-    import stream = require("stream");
+    import * as stream from "stream";
 
     export interface Socket extends stream.Duplex {
         // Extended base methods
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ declare module "net" {
 }
 
 declare module "dgram" {
-    import events = require("events");
+    import * as events from "events";
 
     interface RemoteInfo {
         address: string;
@@ -1037,8 +1037,8 @@ declare module "dgram" {
 }
 
 declare module "fs" {
-    import stream = require("stream");
-    import events = require("events");
+    import * as stream from "stream";
+    import * as events from "events";
 
     interface Stats {
         isFile(): boolean;
@@ -1476,9 +1476,9 @@ declare module "string_decoder" {
 }
 
 declare module "tls" {
-    import crypto = require("crypto");
-    import net = require("net");
-    import stream = require("stream");
+    import * as crypto from "crypto";
+    import * as net from "net";
+    import * as stream from "stream";
 
     var CLIENT_RENEG_LIMIT: number;
     var CLIENT_RENEG_WINDOW: number;
@@ -1654,7 +1654,7 @@ declare module "crypto" {
 }
 
 declare module "stream" {
-    import events = require("events");
+    import * as events from "events";
 
     export interface Stream extends events.EventEmitter {
         pipe<T extends NodeJS.WritableStream>(destination: T, options?: { end?: boolean; }): T;
@@ -1819,7 +1819,7 @@ declare module "assert" {
 }
 
 declare module "tty" {
-    import net = require("net");
+    import * as net from "net";
 
     export function isatty(fd: number): boolean;
     export interface ReadStream extends net.Socket {
@@ -1833,7 +1833,7 @@ declare module "tty" {
 }
 
 declare module "domain" {
-    import events = require("events");
+    import * as events from "events";
 
     export class Domain extends events.EventEmitter {
         run(fn: Function): void;
diff --git a/serve-static/serve-static-tests.ts b/serve-static/serve-static-tests.ts
index 36d2761cdd..9813794a6f 100644
--- a/serve-static/serve-static-tests.ts
+++ b/serve-static/serve-static-tests.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /// <reference path="serve-static.d.ts" />
 
-import express = require('express');
-import serveStatic = require('serve-static');
+import * as express from 'express';
+import * as serveStatic from 'serve-static';
 var app = express();
 
 app.use(serveStatic('/1'));
diff --git a/serve-static/serve-static.d.ts b/serve-static/serve-static.d.ts
index cbf9406d74..ef59fa2bcf 100644
--- a/serve-static/serve-static.d.ts
+++ b/serve-static/serve-static.d.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 
 /* =================== USAGE ===================
 
-    import serveStatic = require('serve-static');
-    app.use(serveStatic('public/ftp', {'index': ['default.html', 'default.htm']}))
+    import * as serveStatic from "serve-static";
+    app.use(serveStatic("public/ftp", {"index": ["default.html", "default.htm"]}))
 
  =============================================== */
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 /// <reference path="../mime/mime.d.ts" />
 
 declare module "serve-static" {
-    import express = require('express');
+    import * as express from "express";
     
     /**
      * Create a new middleware function to serve files from within a given root directory. 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ declare module "serve-static" {
         setHeaders?: (res: express.Response, path: string, stat: any) => any;
     }): express.Handler;
 
-    import m = require('mime');
+    import * as m from "mime";
 
     module serveStatic {
         var mime: typeof m;