diff --git a/inherits/inherits-tests.ts b/inherits/inherits-tests.ts
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+/// <reference path="./inherits.d.ts" />
+
+import inherits = require('inherits');
+
+let any: any;
+
+inherits(any, any);
diff --git a/inherits/inherits.d.ts b/inherits/inherits.d.ts
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+// Type definitions for inherits
+// Project: https://github.com/isaacs/inherits
+// Definitions by: Ilya Mochalov <https://github.com/chrootsu>
+// Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
+
+/// <reference path="../node/node.d.ts" />
+
+declare module "inherits" {
+	import {inherits} from "util";
+	export = inherits;
+}