diff --git a/types/glob/glob-tests.ts b/types/glob/glob-tests.ts
index 47b899cf8e..a9024e905d 100644
--- a/types/glob/glob-tests.ts
+++ b/types/glob/glob-tests.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 import glob = require("glob");
-var Glob = glob.Glob;
+const Glob = glob.Glob;
 
 (() => {
-	var pattern = "test/a/**/[cg]/../[cg]";
+	const pattern = "test/a/**/[cg]/../[cg]";
 	console.log(pattern);
 
-	var mg = new Glob(pattern, {mark: true, sync: true}, function(er, matches) {
+	const mg = new Glob(pattern, {mark: true, sync: true}, function(er, matches) {
 		console.log("matches", matches);
 	});
 	console.log("after");
 })();
 
 (() => {
-	var pattern = "{./*/*,/*,/usr/local/*}";
+	const pattern = "{./*/*,/*,/usr/local/*}";
 	console.log(pattern);
 
-	var mg = new Glob(pattern, {mark: true}, function(er, matches) {
+	const mg = new Glob(pattern, {mark: true}, function(er, matches) {
 		console.log("matches", matches);
 	});
 	console.log("after");
diff --git a/types/glob/index.d.ts b/types/glob/index.d.ts
index c78ccc3d6a..13e193fc63 100644
--- a/types/glob/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/glob/index.d.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ declare namespace G {
 
     function hasMagic(pattern: string, options?: IOptions): boolean;
 
-    var Glob: IGlobStatic;
-    var GlobSync: IGlobSyncStatic;
+    let Glob: IGlobStatic;
+    let GlobSync: IGlobSyncStatic;
 
     interface IOptions extends minimatch.IOptions {
         cwd?: string;
diff --git a/types/glob/tslint.json b/types/glob/tslint.json
index 7220242756..12936d1b7b 100644
--- a/types/glob/tslint.json
+++ b/types/glob/tslint.json
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
     "rules": {
         "interface-name": false,
         "no-reference-import": false,
-        "no-var-keyword": false,
-        "only-arrow-functions": false,
-        "prefer-const": false
+        "only-arrow-functions": false
     }
 }