diff --git a/src/index.d.ts b/src/index.d.ts
index d7af77d8..e568787e 100644
--- a/src/index.d.ts
+++ b/src/index.d.ts
@@ -27,9 +27,8 @@ type PointerEventsFilterFn = (object: Object3D, data?: object) => boolean;
 // don't surface these internal props from inner ThreeGlobe
 type ExcludedInnerProps = 'setPointOfView' | 'pauseAnimation' | 'resumeAnimation';
 
-export declare class GlobeGeneric<ChainableInstance>
+export interface GlobeGenericInstance<ChainableInstance>
   extends Omit<ThreeGlobeGeneric<ChainableInstance>, ExcludedInnerProps> {
-  constructor(element: HTMLElement, configOptions?: ConfigOptions);
 
   resetProps(): ChainableInstance;
   _destructor(): void;
@@ -126,6 +125,10 @@ export declare class GlobeGeneric<ChainableInstance>
   toGlobeCoords(x: number, y: number): { lat: number, lng: number} | null;
 }
 
-declare class Globe extends GlobeGeneric<Globe> {}
+export type GlobeInstance = GlobeGenericInstance<GlobeInstance>;
+
+interface Globe {
+  new(element: HTMLElement, configOptions?: ConfigOptions): GlobeInstance;
+}
 
 export default Globe;