diff --git a/types/atom/index.d.ts b/types/atom/index.d.ts
index 6a68d685a1..df446d50c3 100644
--- a/types/atom/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/atom/index.d.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 // NOTE: only those classes exported within this file should be retain that status below.
 // https://github.com/atom/atom/blob/v1.24.0/exports/atom.js
 
-/// <reference types="jquery" />
 /// <reference types="node" />
 
 import { ReadStream, WriteStream } from "fs";
@@ -2525,6 +2524,10 @@ export interface TextEditorRegistry {
     observe(callback: (editor: TextEditor) => void): Disposable;
 }
 
+export interface JQueryCompatible<Element extends Node = HTMLElement> extends Iterable<Element> {
+    jquery: string;
+}
+
 export type TooltipPlacement =
     |"top"|"bottom"|"left"|"right"
     |"auto"|"auto top"|"auto bottom"|"auto left"|"auto right";
@@ -2532,7 +2535,7 @@ export type TooltipPlacement =
 /** Associates tooltips with HTML elements or selectors. */
 export interface TooltipManager {
     /** Add a tooltip to the given element. */
-    add(target: HTMLElement, options: {
+    add(target: HTMLElement | JQueryCompatible, options: {
         item?: object,
     } | {
         title?: string|(() => string),
@@ -6754,7 +6757,7 @@ export interface Tooltip {
     enabled: boolean;
     timeout: number;
     hoverState: "in"|"out"|null;
-    element: JQuery|HTMLElement;
+    element: HTMLElement;
 
     getTitle(): string;
     getTooltipElement(): HTMLElement;