diff --git a/extensions/configuration-editing/src/extension.ts b/extensions/configuration-editing/src/extension.ts
index 71a11ba355f..78114b106ba 100644
--- a/extensions/configuration-editing/src/extension.ts
+++ b/extensions/configuration-editing/src/extension.ts
@@ -18,11 +18,7 @@ export function activate(context) {
 		provideCompletionItems(document, position, token) {
 			const location = getLocation(document.getText(), document.offsetAt(position));
 			if (location.path[1] === 'command') {
-				return commands.then(ids => ids.map(id => {
-					let item = new vscode.CompletionItem(id);
-					item.kind = vscode.CompletionItemKind.Value;
-					return item;
-				}));
+				return commands.then(ids => ids.map(id => new vscode.CompletionItem(id, vscode.CompletionItemKind.Value)));
 			}
 		}
 	});
diff --git a/src/vs/vscode.d.ts b/src/vs/vscode.d.ts
index 054b29ea634..8af068cf3e7 100644
--- a/src/vs/vscode.d.ts
+++ b/src/vs/vscode.d.ts
@@ -2138,8 +2138,9 @@ declare namespace vscode {
 		 * will be used as insert text as well as for sorting and filtering.
 		 *
 		 * @param label The label of the completion.
+		 * @param kind The [kind](#CompletionItemKind) of the completion.
 		 */
-		constructor(label: string);
+		constructor(label: string, kind?: CompletionItemKind);
 	}
 
 	/**