diff --git a/src/cdk/testing/testbed/proxy-zone-types.d.ts b/src/cdk/testing/testbed/proxy-zone-types.d.ts
index 9b87dd13fa1c..7314b4845e3d 100644
--- a/src/cdk/testing/testbed/proxy-zone-types.d.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/testing/testbed/proxy-zone-types.d.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
  * be pulled in from the original type definitions.
  */
 
-import {HasTaskState, Zone, ZoneDelegate} from './zone-types';
-
 export interface ProxyZoneStatic {
   assertPresent: () => ProxyZone;
   get(): ProxyZone;
diff --git a/src/cdk/tsconfig-tests.json b/src/cdk/tsconfig-tests.json
index 9829e8924be4..b0055ba2e6ab 100644
--- a/src/cdk/tsconfig-tests.json
+++ b/src/cdk/tsconfig-tests.json
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
   },
   "include": [
     "**/index.ts",
-    "**/*.spec.ts"
+    "**/*.spec.ts",
+    "**/*.d.ts"
   ],
   "exclude": [
     "testing/protractor/**.ts",