diff --git a/src/Observable.ts b/src/Observable.ts
index 2502c755b9..6046c86725 100644
--- a/src/Observable.ts
+++ b/src/Observable.ts
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export default class Observable<T> implements CoreOperators<T>  {
   static merge: (...observables:any[]) => Observable<any>;
   static never: <T>() => Observable<T>;
   static of: <T>(...values: (T | Scheduler)[]) => Observable<T>;
-  static range: <T>(start: number, end: number, scheduler?: Scheduler) => Observable<number>;
+  static range: (start: number, end: number, scheduler?: Scheduler) => Observable<number>;
   static throw: <T>(error: T) => Observable<T>;
   static timer: (dueTime: number, period?: number | Scheduler, scheduler?: Scheduler) => Observable<number>;
   static zip: <T>(...observables: (Observable<any> | ((...values: Array<any>) => T)) []) => Observable<T>;
diff --git a/src/observables/RangeObservable.ts b/src/observables/RangeObservable.ts
index 7f8e6b0fad..c55d3f10ca 100644
--- a/src/observables/RangeObservable.ts
+++ b/src/observables/RangeObservable.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import Observable from '../Observable';
 
 export default class RangeObservable<T> extends Observable<T> {
 
-  static create(start: number = 0, end: number = 0, scheduler?: Scheduler) {
+  static create(start: number = 0, end: number = 0, scheduler?: Scheduler): Observable<number> {
     return new RangeObservable(start, end, scheduler);
   }