diff --git a/types/needle/tslint.json b/types/needle/tslint.json
index 7313bfcd80..70429c253f 100644
--- a/types/needle/tslint.json
+++ b/types/needle/tslint.json
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
     "extends": "dtslint/dt.json",
     "rules": {
         "no-conditional-assignment": false,
-        "no-empty-interface": false,
         "strict-export-declare-modifiers": false
     }
 }
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