diff --git a/blueimp-md5/blueimp-md5-tests.ts b/blueimp-md5/blueimp-md5-tests.ts
index 1e2348dc7b..0b59ae2f24 100644
--- a/blueimp-md5/blueimp-md5-tests.ts
+++ b/blueimp-md5/blueimp-md5-tests.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as md5 from "blueimp-md5";
+import md5 = require("blueimp-md5");
 
 function hash1(): string {
     return md5('hello world');
diff --git a/blueimp-md5/index.d.ts b/blueimp-md5/index.d.ts
index 656bd4316b..881d5c7afe 100644
--- a/blueimp-md5/index.d.ts
+++ b/blueimp-md5/index.d.ts
@@ -4,5 +4,4 @@
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
 
 declare function md5(value: string, key?: string, raw?: boolean): string;
-declare namespace md5 { }
 export = md5;