diff --git a/types/merge2/merge2-tests.ts b/types/merge2/merge2-tests.ts
index 8f95b82bda..c21db879a1 100644
--- a/types/merge2/merge2-tests.ts
+++ b/types/merge2/merge2-tests.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-
-
-
-import gulp = require('gulp');
-import * as merge2 from "merge2"; 
+import * as gulp from 'gulp';
+import * as merge2 from 'merge2'; 
 
 gulp.task('app-js', () =>
   merge2(