diff --git a/types/meteor/test/globals/meteor-tests.ts b/types/meteor/test/globals/meteor-tests.ts
index 782701086f..e3a3e750bb 100644
--- a/types/meteor/test/globals/meteor-tests.ts
+++ b/types/meteor/test/globals/meteor-tests.ts
@@ -371,19 +371,19 @@ Comments.find({ viewNumber: { $gt: 100 } });
 Comments.find({ viewNumber: { $not: { $lt: 100, $gt: 1000 } } });
 Comments.find({ tags: { $in: [ "tag-1", "tag-2", "tag-3" ] } });
 Comments.find({ $or: [ { text: "hello" }, { text: "world" } ] });
-Comments.find({ $or: [ 
-    { text: "hello" }, 
-    { text: "world", viewNumber: { $gt: 0 } } 
+Comments.find({ $or: [
+    { text: "hello" },
+    { text: "world", viewNumber: { $gt: 0 } }
 ], authorId: "test-author-id" });
-Comments.find({ $and: [ 
-    { $or: [{ authorId: "author-id-1" }, { authorId: "author-id-2" }] }, 
+Comments.find({ $and: [
+    { $or: [{ authorId: "author-id-1" }, { authorId: "author-id-2" }] },
     { $or: [{ tags: "tag-1" }, { tags: "tag-2" }] }
 ]});
 
 Comments.find({ $query: {inlineLinks: { $exists: true, $type: "array" } } });
-Comments.find({ inlineLinks: { $elemMatch: { 
-    objectType: InlineObjectType.Image, 
-    objectUrl: { $regex: "https://(www\.?)youtube\.com" } 
+Comments.find({ inlineLinks: { $elemMatch: {
+    objectType: InlineObjectType.Image,
+    objectUrl: { $regex: "https://(www\.?)youtube\.com" }
 } } });
 Comments.find({ "inlineLinks.objectType": InlineObjectType.Person });
 Comments.find({ tags: "tag-1" });
diff --git a/types/meteor/test/meteor-tests.ts b/types/meteor/test/meteor-tests.ts
index b45284df52..63f83ef79d 100644
--- a/types/meteor/test/meteor-tests.ts
+++ b/types/meteor/test/meteor-tests.ts
@@ -383,19 +383,19 @@ Comments.find({ viewNumber: { $gt: 100 } });
 Comments.find({ viewNumber: { $not: { $lt: 100, $gt: 1000 } } });
 Comments.find({ tags: { $in: [ "tag-1", "tag-2", "tag-3" ] } });
 Comments.find({ $or: [ { text: "hello" }, { text: "world" } ] });
-Comments.find({ $or: [ 
-    { text: "hello" }, 
-    { text: "world", viewNumber: { $gt: 0 } } 
+Comments.find({ $or: [
+    { text: "hello" },
+    { text: "world", viewNumber: { $gt: 0 } }
 ], authorId: "test-author-id" });
-Comments.find({ $and: [ 
-    { $or: [{ authorId: "author-id-1" }, { authorId: "author-id-2" }] }, 
+Comments.find({ $and: [
+    { $or: [{ authorId: "author-id-1" }, { authorId: "author-id-2" }] },
     { $or: [{ tags: "tag-1" }, { tags: "tag-2" }] }
 ]});
 
 Comments.find({ $query: { inlineLinks: { $exists: true, $type: "array" } } });
-Comments.find({ inlineLinks: { $elemMatch: { 
-    objectType: InlineObjectType.Image, 
-    objectUrl: { $regex: "https://(www\.?)youtube\.com" } 
+Comments.find({ inlineLinks: { $elemMatch: {
+    objectType: InlineObjectType.Image,
+    objectUrl: { $regex: "https://(www\.?)youtube\.com" }
 } } });
 Comments.find({ "inlineLinks.objectType": InlineObjectType.Person });
 Comments.find({ tags: "tag-1" });
diff --git a/types/react-dom/server/index.d.ts b/types/react-dom/server/index.d.ts
index 53bbca7250..ef42606717 100644
--- a/types/react-dom/server/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/react-dom/server/index.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-/// <reference types="node" />
+// forward declarations
+declare global {
+    namespace NodeJS {
+        // tslint:disable-next-line:no-empty-interface
+        interface ReadableStream {}
+    }
+}
 
 import { ReactElement } from 'react';
 
diff --git a/types/react/test/index.ts b/types/react/test/index.ts
index 97d61118b9..8a4a2bd89b 100644
--- a/types/react/test/index.ts
+++ b/types/react/test/index.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ import update = require("react-addons-update");
 import createReactClass = require("create-react-class");
 import * as DOM from "react-dom-factories";
 
+// NOTE: forward declarations for tests
+declare function setInterval(...args: any[]): any;
+declare function clearInterval(...args: any[]): any;
+declare var console: Console;
+interface Console {
+    log(...args: any[]): void;
+}
+
 interface Props extends React.Attributes {
     hello: string;
     world?: string | null;
@@ -501,7 +509,7 @@ class Timer extends React.Component<{}, TimerState> {
     state = {
         secondsElapsed: 0
     };
-    private _interval: NodeJS.Timer;
+    private _interval: number;
     tick() {
         this.setState((prevState, props) => ({
             secondsElapsed: prevState.secondsElapsed + 1
diff --git a/types/react/v15/test/index.ts b/types/react/v15/test/index.ts
index 30dd3bd75d..79d05ac8d0 100644
--- a/types/react/v15/test/index.ts
+++ b/types/react/v15/test/index.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ import * as TestUtils from "react-addons-test-utils";
 import TransitionGroup = require("react-addons-transition-group");
 import update = require("react-addons-update");
 
+// NOTE: forward declarations for tests
+declare function setInterval(...args: any[]): any;
+declare function clearInterval(...args: any[]): any;
+declare var console: Console;
+interface Console {
+    log(...args: any[]): void;
+}
+
 interface Props extends React.Attributes {
     hello: string;
     world?: string;
@@ -505,7 +513,7 @@ class Timer extends React.Component<{}, TimerState> {
     state = {
         secondsElapsed: 0
     };
-    private _interval: NodeJS.Timer;
+    private _interval: number;
     tick() {
         this.setState((prevState, props) => ({
             secondsElapsed: prevState.secondsElapsed + 1