diff --git a/backbone/backbone-global.d.ts b/backbone/backbone-global.d.ts
index 764aa83d7..192377f5f 100644
--- a/backbone/backbone-global.d.ts
+++ b/backbone/backbone-global.d.ts
@@ -41,11 +41,7 @@ declare module Backbone {
         parse?: any;
     }
 
-    interface PersistenceOptions {
-        url?: string;
-        beforeSend?: (jqxhr: JQueryXHR) => void;
-        success?: (modelOrCollection?: any, response?: any, options?: any) => void;
-        error?: (modelOrCollection?: any, jqxhr?: JQueryXHR, options?: any) => void;
+    interface PersistenceOptions extends JQueryAjaxSettings {
     }
 
     interface ModelSetOptions extends Silenceable, Validable {