diff --git a/src/external-types/words-count/words-count.d.ts b/src/external-types/words-count/words-count.d.ts
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--- a/src/external-types/words-count/words-count.d.ts
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-/*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 The HedgeDoc developers (see AUTHORS file)
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
- */
-
-declare module 'words-count' {
-  export default function wordsCount(text: string): number
-}