diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9834dafdf..82e1b05f0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ node_js:
 - 5.1.1
 - 4.4.6
 before_install:
-- npm install -g typings
 - npm install -g codeclimate-test-reporter
-- typings install
 after_success:
 - codeclimate-test-reporter < coverage/lcov.info
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 585d1bdac..9684fe901 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 		"test/**/*.js": true,
         "**/es": true,
         "**/lib": true,
+		"**/dts": true,
 		"**/temp": true,
         "**/coverage": true,
         "**/dist": true,
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 3350b8eea..82722363e 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -7,22 +7,12 @@
 $ git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/InversifyJS.git
 ```
 
-2 - Install typings:
-```
-$ npm install -g typings
-```
-
-3 - Install type definitions:
-```
-$ typings install
-```
-
-4 - Install npm dependencies:
+2 - Install npm dependencies:
 ```
 $ npm install
 ```
 
-5 - Run build process
+3 - Run build process
 ```
 $ gulp
 ```
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index aa4a1e40c..c70af9fa2 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -26,10 +26,8 @@ branches:
 install:
   - ps: Install-Product node $env:nodejs_version
   - npm install -g npm
-  - npm install -g typings
   - npm config set progress=false
   - npm install
-  - typings install
 
 # Fix line endings on Windows
 init:
diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index 6aa43ae8c..36b96b16e 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ var tsLibProject = tsc.createProject("tsconfig.json", { module : "commonjs", typ
 
 gulp.task("build-lib", function() {
     return gulp.src([
-        "typings/index.d.ts",
         "node_modules/reflect-metadata/reflect-metadata.d.ts",
         "src/**/*.ts"
     ])
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ var tsEsProject = tsc.createProject("tsconfig.json", { module : "es2015", typesc
 
 gulp.task("build-es", function() {
     return gulp.src([
-        "typings/index.d.ts",
         "node_modules/reflect-metadata/reflect-metadata.d.ts",
         "src/**/*.ts"
     ])
@@ -77,7 +75,6 @@ var tsDtsProject = tsc.createProject("tsconfig.json", {
 
 gulp.task("build-dts", function() {
     return gulp.src([
-        "typings/index.d.ts",
         "node_modules/reflect-metadata/reflect-metadata.d.ts",
         "src/**/*.ts"
     ])
@@ -96,7 +93,6 @@ var tstProject = tsc.createProject("tsconfig.json", { typescript: require("types
 
 gulp.task("build-src", function() {
     return gulp.src([
-        "typings/index.d.ts",
         "node_modules/reflect-metadata/reflect-metadata.d.ts",
         "src/**/*.ts"
     ])
@@ -111,7 +107,6 @@ var tsTestProject = tsc.createProject("tsconfig.json", { typescript: require("ty
 
 gulp.task("build-test", function() {
     return gulp.src([
-        "typings/index.d.ts",
         "node_modules/reflect-metadata/reflect-metadata.d.ts",
         "test/**/*.ts"
     ])
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 703b6eb52..98c1bc792 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "inversify",
-  "version": "2.0.0-rc.13",
+  "version": "2.0.0-rc.14",
   "description": "A powerful and lightweight inversion of control container for JavaScript and Node.js apps powered by TypeScript.",
   "main": "lib/inversify.js",
   "jsnext:main": "es/inversify.js",
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
   "homepage": "http://inversify.io",
   "engines": {},
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/chai": "^3.4.32",
+    "@types/harmony-proxy": "^1.0.27",
+    "@types/mocha": "^2.2.31",
+    "@types/sinon": "^1.16.29",
     "bluebird": "^3.4.1",
     "browserify": "^13.0.0",
     "chai": "^3.4.1",
@@ -69,7 +73,6 @@
     "sinon": "^1.17.3",
     "tslint": "^3.12.0",
     "typescript": "^2.0.2",
-    "typings": "^1.0.4",
     "vinyl-buffer": "^1.0.0",
     "vinyl-source-stream": "^1.1.0"
   }
diff --git a/test/kernel/kernel.test.ts b/test/kernel/kernel.test.ts
index 6fdaf47f1..cf2e3b9d9 100644
--- a/test/kernel/kernel.test.ts
+++ b/test/kernel/kernel.test.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import KernelModule from "../../src/kernel/kernel_module";
 
 describe("Kernel", () => {
 
-    let sandbox: Sinon.SinonSandbox;
+    let sandbox: sinon.SinonSandbox;
 
     beforeEach(() => {
         sandbox = sinon.sandbox.create();
diff --git a/test/middleware/middleware.test.ts b/test/middleware/middleware.test.ts
index ac7399bbc..e1d4a68cd 100644
--- a/test/middleware/middleware.test.ts
+++ b/test/middleware/middleware.test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import * as ERROR_MSGS from "../../src/constants/error_msgs";
 
 describe("Middleware", () => {
 
-    let sandbox: Sinon.SinonSandbox;
+    let sandbox: sinon.SinonSandbox;
 
     beforeEach(() => {
         sandbox = sinon.sandbox.create();
diff --git a/test/planning/planner.test.ts b/test/planning/planner.test.ts
index 1ee189886..fa051c269 100644
--- a/test/planning/planner.test.ts
+++ b/test/planning/planner.test.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import multiInject from "../../src/annotation/multi_inject";
 
 describe("Planner", () => {
 
-    let sandbox: Sinon.SinonSandbox;
+    let sandbox: sinon.SinonSandbox;
 
     beforeEach(() => {
         sandbox = sinon.sandbox.create();
diff --git a/test/resolution/resolver.test.ts b/test/resolution/resolver.test.ts
index 91eb616e3..4434529cf 100644
--- a/test/resolution/resolver.test.ts
+++ b/test/resolution/resolver.test.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import * as Proxy from "harmony-proxy";
 
 describe("Resolver", () => {
 
-  let sandbox: Sinon.SinonSandbox;
+  let sandbox: sinon.SinonSandbox;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     sandbox = sinon.sandbox.create();
diff --git a/test/syntax/binding_in_when_on_syntax.test.ts b/test/syntax/binding_in_when_on_syntax.test.ts
index 22cb3a483..e2f101285 100644
--- a/test/syntax/binding_in_when_on_syntax.test.ts
+++ b/test/syntax/binding_in_when_on_syntax.test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import injectable from "../../src/annotation/injectable";
 
 describe("BindingInWhenOnSyntax", () => {
 
-    let sandbox: Sinon.SinonSandbox;
+    let sandbox: sinon.SinonSandbox;
 
     beforeEach(() => {
         sandbox = sinon.sandbox.create();
diff --git a/test/syntax/binding_when_on_syntax.test.ts b/test/syntax/binding_when_on_syntax.test.ts
index 82c40cc4e..40d4f4868 100644
--- a/test/syntax/binding_when_on_syntax.test.ts
+++ b/test/syntax/binding_when_on_syntax.test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import injectable from "../../src/annotation/injectable";
 
 describe("BindingWhenOnSyntax", () => {
 
-    let sandbox: Sinon.SinonSandbox;
+    let sandbox: sinon.SinonSandbox;
 
     beforeEach(() => {
         sandbox = sinon.sandbox.create();
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 7a29d5f71..961eb3506 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
     "compilerOptions": {
         "target": "es5",
         "lib": ["es6", "dom"],
+        "types": ["mocha"],
         "module": "commonjs",
         "moduleResolution": "node",
         "jsx": "react",
@@ -13,9 +14,7 @@
         "suppressImplicitAnyIndexErrors": false,
         "noResolve": false
     },
-    "files": [
-        "./typings/index.d.ts",
-        "./node_modules/reflect-metadata/reflect-metadata.d.ts",
-        "./src/inversify.ts"
+    "exclude": [
+        "./node_modules/karma/**"
     ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/typings.json b/typings.json
deleted file mode 100644
index a2091537d..000000000
--- a/typings.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "inversify",
-  "globalDependencies": {
-    "chai": "registry:dt/chai#3.4.0+20160601211834",
-    "harmony-proxy": "registry:dt/harmony-proxy#1.0.0+20160317120654",
-    "mocha": "registry:dt/mocha#2.2.5+20160720003353",
-    "sinon": "registry:dt/sinon#1.16.0+20160517064723"
-  }
-}