diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.ReactServices/npm/redux-typed/src/StrongProvide.ts b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.ReactServices/npm/redux-typed/src/StrongProvide.ts
index 6fb2380..709683f 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.ReactServices/npm/redux-typed/src/StrongProvide.ts
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.ReactServices/npm/redux-typed/src/StrongProvide.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { connect as nativeConnect, ElementClass } from 'react-redux';
-
-interface ClassDecoratorWithProps<TProps> extends Function {
-    <T extends (typeof ElementClass)>(component: T): T;
-    props: TProps;
-}
+import { connect as nativeConnect } from 'react-redux';
 
 export type ReactComponentClass<T, S> = new(props: T) => React.Component<T, S>;
 export class ComponentBuilder<TOwnProps, TActions, TExternalProps> {
@@ -18,7 +13,7 @@ export class ComponentBuilder<TOwnProps, TActions, TExternalProps> {
     public get allProps(): TOwnProps & TActions & TExternalProps { return null; }
 
     public connect<TState>(componentClass: ReactComponentClass<TOwnProps & TActions & TExternalProps, TState>): ReactComponentClass<TExternalProps, TState> {
-        return nativeConnect(this.stateToProps, this.actionCreators as any)(componentClass);
+        return nativeConnect(this.stateToProps, this.actionCreators as any)(componentClass) as any;
     }
 }