diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index 7976adf740..716e5d161b 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import {
   Connection as PromiseConnection,
-  Pool as PromisePool,
   PoolConnection as PromisePoolConnection,
 } from './promise';
 
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@ export interface Connection extends mysql.Connection {
     ) => any
   ): mysql.Query;
   ping(callback?: (err: mysql.QueryError | null) => any): void;
-  promise(promiseImpl?: PromiseConstructor): PromiseConnection;
   unprepare(sql: string): mysql.PrepareStatementInfo;
   prepare(sql: string, callback?: (err: mysql.QueryError | null, statement: mysql.PrepareStatementInfo) => any): mysql.Prepare;
   serverHandshake(args: any): any;
@@ -157,7 +155,6 @@ export interface Pool extends mysql.Connection {
   on(event: 'acquire', listener: (connection: PoolConnection) => any): this;
   on(event: 'release', listener: (connection: PoolConnection) => any): this;
   on(event: 'enqueue', listener: () => any): this;
-  promise(promiseImpl?: PromiseConstructor): PromisePool;
   unprepare(sql: string): mysql.PrepareStatementInfo;
   prepare(sql: string, callback?: (err: mysql.QueryError | null, statement: mysql.PrepareStatementInfo) => any): mysql.Prepare;
 
diff --git a/typings/mysql/index.d.ts b/typings/mysql/index.d.ts
index b587262467..c25edb89f9 100644
--- a/typings/mysql/index.d.ts
+++ b/typings/mysql/index.d.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import BasePrepare = require('./lib/protocol/sequences/Prepare');
 import {QueryOptions, StreamOptions, QueryError} from './lib/protocol/sequences/Query';
 import {PrepareStatementInfo} from './lib/protocol/sequences/Prepare';
 import Server = require('./lib/Server');
+import { Pool as PromisePool } from '../../promise';
 
 export function createConnection(connectionUri: string): Connection;
 export function createConnection(config: BaseConnection.ConnectionOptions): Connection;
@@ -39,7 +40,9 @@ export {
 export * from './lib/protocol/packets/index';
 
 // Expose class interfaces
-export interface Connection extends BaseConnection {}
+export interface Connection extends BaseConnection {
+  promise(promiseImpl?: PromiseConstructor): PromisePool;
+}
 export interface PoolConnection extends BasePoolConnection {}
 export interface Pool extends BasePool {}
 export interface PoolCluster extends BasePoolCluster {}
diff --git a/typings/mysql/lib/Connection.d.ts b/typings/mysql/lib/Connection.d.ts
index 70f36811ed..08a51b4662 100644
--- a/typings/mysql/lib/Connection.d.ts
+++ b/typings/mysql/lib/Connection.d.ts
@@ -290,8 +290,6 @@ declare class Connection extends EventEmitter {
     unprepare(sql: string): any;
 
     serverHandshake(args: any): any;
-
-    promise(): Promise<Connection>;
 }
 
 export = Connection;