diff --git a/types/jquery-match-height/jquery-match-height-tests.ts b/types/jquery-match-height/jquery-match-height-tests.ts
index ad0eedcdc3..d26f29fa9a 100644
--- a/types/jquery-match-height/jquery-match-height-tests.ts
+++ b/types/jquery-match-height/jquery-match-height-tests.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ $(document).ready(() => {
     $(".containers").matchHeight({
         byRow: true,
         property: "height",
-        target: null,
         remove: true}
     );
 });
diff --git a/types/jquery-match-height/tsconfig.json b/types/jquery-match-height/tsconfig.json
index f90e113f27..2dd28f9c69 100644
--- a/types/jquery-match-height/tsconfig.json
+++ b/types/jquery-match-height/tsconfig.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         ],
         "noImplicitAny": true,
         "noImplicitThis": true,
-        "strictNullChecks": false,
+        "strictNullChecks": true,
         "baseUrl": "../",
         "typeRoots": [
             "../"