diff --git a/types/prop-types/index.d.ts b/types/prop-types/index.d.ts
index f6176dd59d..3b0a1164d6 100644
--- a/types/prop-types/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/prop-types/index.d.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,24 @@
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
 // TypeScript Version: 2.8
 
-import { ReactNode, ReactElement } from 'react';
+export interface ReactElementLike {
+    type: string | ((...args: any[]) => ReactElementLike);
+    props: any;
+    key: string | number | null;
+    children?: ReactNodeLike;
+}
+
+export interface ReactNodeArray extends Array<ReactNodeLike> {}
+
+export type ReactNodeLike =
+    | {}
+    | ReactElementLike
+    | ReactNodeArray
+    | string
+    | number
+    | boolean
+    | null
+    | undefined;
 
 export const nominalTypeHack: unique symbol;
 
@@ -38,8 +55,8 @@ export const func: Requireable<(...args: any[]) => any>;
 export const number: Requireable<number>;
 export const object: Requireable<object>;
 export const string: Requireable<string>;
-export const node: Requireable<ReactNode>;
-export const element: Requireable<ReactElement<any>>;
+export const node: Requireable<ReactNodeLike>;
+export const element: Requireable<ReactElementLike>;
 export const symbol: Requireable<symbol>;
 export function instanceOf<T>(expectedClass: new (...args: any[]) => T): Requireable<T>;
 export function oneOf<T>(types: T[]): Requireable<T>;