diff --git a/types/ajv-merge-patch/ajv-merge-patch-tests.ts b/types/ajv-merge-patch/ajv-merge-patch-tests.ts
index 7e8863357e..bc09e41aa0 100644
--- a/types/ajv-merge-patch/ajv-merge-patch-tests.ts
+++ b/types/ajv-merge-patch/ajv-merge-patch-tests.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import * as Ajv from "ajv";
-import * as ajvMergePatch from "ajv-merge-patch";
+
+import ajvMergePatch = require("ajv-merge-patch");
 
 const ajv = new Ajv();
 
diff --git a/types/ajv-merge-patch/index.d.ts b/types/ajv-merge-patch/index.d.ts
index 3e6d250e76..9371031667 100644
--- a/types/ajv-merge-patch/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/ajv-merge-patch/index.d.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 import { Ajv } from "ajv";
 
-declare namespace ajvMergePatch {}
 declare function ajvMergePatch(ajv: Ajv): void;
 
 export = ajvMergePatch;