diff --git a/types/cson/cson-tests.ts b/types/cson/cson-tests.ts
index e5bdc67069..8d196e33c7 100644
--- a/types/cson/cson-tests.ts
+++ b/types/cson/cson-tests.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ console.log('cson.createJSONString => %s', data);
 data = cson.createCSONString({hello: 'world'});
 console.log('cson.createCSONString => %s', data);
 
-var obj: Object = cson.parse(data);
+var obj = cson.parse(data);
 console.log('cson.parse => %s', JSON.stringify(obj));
 
 obj = cson.parseCSONString(data);
diff --git a/types/cson/index.d.ts b/types/cson/index.d.ts
index 72b985a82d..3366283721 100644
--- a/types/cson/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/cson/index.d.ts
@@ -5,27 +5,27 @@
 
 
 // Create Strings
-export declare function stringify(data: Object, opts?: Object, indent?: any): string;
-export declare function createCSONString(data: Object, opts?: Object, next?: any): string;
-export declare function createJSONString(data: Object, opts?: Object, next?: any): string;
-export declare function createString(data: Object, opts?: Object, next?: any): string;
+export declare function stringify(data: any, opts?: Object, indent?: any): string;
+export declare function createCSONString(data: any, opts?: Object, next?: any): string;
+export declare function createJSONString(data: any, opts?: Object, next?: any): string;
+export declare function createString(data: any, opts?: Object, next?: any): string;
 
 // Parse Strings
-export declare function parse(data: string, opts?: Object, next?: any): Object;
-export declare function parseCSONString(data: string, opts?: Object, next?: any): Object;
-export declare function parseJSONString(data: string, opts?: Object, next?: any): Object;
-export declare function parseCSString(data: string, opts?: Object, next?: any): Object;
-export declare function parseJSString(data: string, opts?: Object, next?: any): Object;
-export declare function parseString(data: string, opts?: Object, next?: any): Object;
+export declare function parse(data: string, opts?: Object, next?: any): any;
+export declare function parseCSONString(data: string, opts?: Object, next?: any): any;
+export declare function parseJSONString(data: string, opts?: Object, next?: any): any;
+export declare function parseCSString(data: string, opts?: Object, next?: any): any;
+export declare function parseJSString(data: string, opts?: Object, next?: any): any;
+export declare function parseString(data: string, opts?: Object, next?: any): any;
 
 // Parse Files
-export declare function load(filePath: string, opts?: Object, next?: any): Object;
-export declare function parseCSONFile(filePath: string, opts?: Object, next?: any): Object;
-export declare function parseJSONFile(filePath: string, opts?: Object, next?: any): Object;
-export declare function parseCSFile(filePath: string, opts?: Object, next?: any): Object;
-export declare function parseJSFile(filePath: string, opts?: Object, next?: any): Object;
+export declare function load(filePath: string, opts?: Object, next?: any): any;
+export declare function parseCSONFile(filePath: string, opts?: Object, next?: any): any;
+export declare function parseJSONFile(filePath: string, opts?: Object, next?: any): any;
+export declare function parseCSFile(filePath: string, opts?: Object, next?: any): any;
+export declare function parseJSFile(filePath: string, opts?: Object, next?: any): any;
 
 // Require Files
-export declare function requireCSFile(filePath: string, opts?: Object, next?: any): Object;
-export declare function requireJSFile(filePath: string, opts?: Object, next?: any): Object;
-export declare function requireFile(filePath: string, opts?: Object, next?: any): Object;
+export declare function requireCSFile(filePath: string, opts?: Object, next?: any): any;
+export declare function requireJSFile(filePath: string, opts?: Object, next?: any): any;
+export declare function requireFile(filePath: string, opts?: Object, next?: any): any;