diff --git a/types/sql.js/index.d.ts b/types/sql.js/index.d.ts
index bab3e65b8b15f7..e3a66392f46677 100644
--- a/types/sql.js/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/sql.js/index.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/// <reference types="node" />
 /// <reference types="emscripten" />
 
 type SqlValue = number | string | Uint8Array | null;
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ declare class Database {
      *
      * @param data An array of bytes representing an SQLite database file
      */
-    constructor(data?: ArrayLike<number> | Buffer | null);
+    constructor(data?: ArrayLike<number> | null);
 
     /**
      * Close the database, and all associated prepared statements. The
diff --git a/types/sql.js/sql.js-tests.ts b/types/sql.js/sql.js-tests.ts
index e7fcadf5889b3b..65d84cdaa5fc22 100644
--- a/types/sql.js/sql.js-tests.ts
+++ b/types/sql.js/sql.js-tests.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+/// <reference types="node" />
+
 import fs = require("fs");
 
 import initSqlJs, { Database as SqlJsDatabase } from "sql.js";