diff --git a/rtree/rtree-tests.ts b/rtree/rtree-tests.ts
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+++ b/rtree/rtree-tests.ts
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+/// <reference path="rtree.d.ts"/>
+
+var myRTree = RTree(5);
+var el = "test";
+
+myRTree.insert({x: 0, y: 0, w: 1, h: 1}, el);
+
+var intersections = myRTree.search({x: 0.5, y: 0.5, w: 1, h: 1});
+
+intersections = myRTree.remove({x: 0.5, y: 0.5, w: 1, h: 1}, "notTest!");
+
+intersections = myRTree.remove({x: 0.5, y: 0.5, w: 1, h: 1});
+
diff --git a/rtree/rtree.d.ts b/rtree/rtree.d.ts
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+++ b/rtree/rtree.d.ts
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+// Type definitions for rtree 1.4.0
+// Project: https://github.com/leaflet-extras/RTree 
+// Definitions by: Omede Firouz <https://github.com/oefirouz>
+// Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
+
+interface Rectangle {
+    x: number;
+    y: number;
+    w: number;
+    h: number;
+}
+
+interface RTreeStatic {
+    insert(bounds: Rectangle, element: Object): boolean;
+    remove(area: Rectangle, element?: Object): any[];
+    geoJSON(geoJSON: any): void;
+    bbox(arg1: any, arg2?: any, arg3?: number, arg4?: number): any[];
+    search(area: Rectangle, return_node?: boolean, return_array?: any[]): any[];
+}
+
+interface RTreeFactory {
+    (max_node_width?: number): RTreeStatic;
+}
+
+declare var RTree: RTreeFactory;