diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/types/typeRelationships/assignmentCompatibility/assignmentCompatWithStringIndexer.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/types/typeRelationships/assignmentCompatibility/assignmentCompatWithStringIndexer.ts
index b6f4927563f..fa0f66b5028 100644
--- a/tests/cases/conformance/types/typeRelationships/assignmentCompatibility/assignmentCompatWithStringIndexer.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/types/typeRelationships/assignmentCompatibility/assignmentCompatWithStringIndexer.ts
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ namespace Generics {
     b2 = a1; // error
 
     function foo<T extends Base>() {
-        declare var b3: { [x: string]: Derived; };
-        declare var a3: A<T>;
+        var b3: { [x: string]: Derived; };
+        var a3: A<T>;
         a3 = b3; // error
         b3 = a3; // error