diff --git a/types/needle/tslint.json b/types/needle/tslint.json
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+{
+    "extends": "dtslint/dt.json",
+    "rules": {
+        "no-conditional-assignment": false,
+        "no-empty-interface": false,
+        "strict-export-declare-modifiers": false
+    }
+}
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