diff --git a/node-tar/node-tar-tests.ts b/node-tar/node-tar-tests.ts
index 0a526faca..727dbc08c 100644
--- a/node-tar/node-tar-tests.ts
+++ b/node-tar/node-tar-tests.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 */
 
 /// <reference path="../node/node.d.ts" />
-/// <referenche path="node-tar.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="node-tar.d.ts" />
 
 import tar = require("tar");
 import fs = require("fs");
diff --git a/node-tar/node-tar.d.ts b/node-tar/node-tar.d.ts
index 4f3d6278f..06bc61f37 100644
--- a/node-tar/node-tar.d.ts
+++ b/node-tar/node-tar.d.ts
@@ -30,24 +30,20 @@ declare module "tar" {
         strip?: number;
     }
 
-    export interface ParseStream extends stream.Stream {
-        writable: boolean;
-        readable: boolean;
+    export interface ParseStream extends NodeJS.ReadableStream { }
+    export interface ParseStream extends NodeJS.WritableStream {
         position: number;
 
         _stream: stream.Stream;
         _ended: boolean;
 
-        write(c: Buffer): boolean;
-        end(c: Buffer): void;
-
         _streamEnd(): void;
-        _read(): void;
         _process(c: Buffer): void;
         _startEntry(c: Buffer): void;
     }
 
-    export interface PackStream extends stream.Stream {
+    export interface PackStream extends NodeJS.ReadableStream { }
+    export interface PackStream extends NodeJS.WritableStream {
         writable: boolean;
         readable: boolean;
 
@@ -62,10 +58,7 @@ declare module "tar" {
 
         addGlobal(props: HeaderProperties): void;
         add(stream: stream.Stream): boolean;
-        pause(): void;
-        resume(): void;
         destroy(): void;
-        write(): void;
 
         _process(): void;
     }