diff --git a/modules/.eslintrc.json b/modules/.eslintrc.json
index 270cfcbe1..178e0e09e 100644
--- a/modules/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/modules/.eslintrc.json
@@ -12,5 +12,18 @@
 	"rules": {
 		"no-implicit-globals": "off",
 		"max-len": "off"
+	},
+	"settings": {
+		"jsdoc": {
+			"preferredTypes": {
+				"CommentController": "CommentController",
+				"CommentDetails": "CommentDetails",
+				"CommentItem": "CommentItem",
+				"DmMWPingNode": "DmMWPingNode",
+				"HeadingItem": "HeadingItem",
+				"moment": "moment",
+				"ThreadItem": "ThreadItem"
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/modules/CommentController.js b/modules/CommentController.js
index 109dd0761..e1464e96d 100644
--- a/modules/CommentController.js
+++ b/modules/CommentController.js
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-/**
- * @external CommentItem
- * @external CommentDetails
- * @external ThreadItem
- */
-
 var
 	controller = require( './controller.js' ),
 	modifier = require( './modifier.js' ),
diff --git a/modules/CommentItem.js b/modules/CommentItem.js
index d2cdf7ce9..b12a12763 100644
--- a/modules/CommentItem.js
+++ b/modules/CommentItem.js
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 var ThreadItem = require( './ThreadItem.js' );
 
-/**
- * @external moment
- * @external HeadingItem
- */
-
 /**
  * A comment item
  *
diff --git a/modules/Parser.js b/modules/Parser.js
index 1f493d98b..ac80ab1d1 100644
--- a/modules/Parser.js
+++ b/modules/Parser.js
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 /* global $:off */
 
-/**
- * @external ThreadItem
- */
-
 var
 	utils = require( './utils.js' ),
 	codePointLength = require( 'mediawiki.String' ).codePointLength,
diff --git a/modules/ThreadItem.js b/modules/ThreadItem.js
index 9f848cc9b..a65cb431b 100644
--- a/modules/ThreadItem.js
+++ b/modules/ThreadItem.js
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 /* global moment */
-/**
- * @external CommentItem
- */
 
 var utils = require( './utils.js' );
 
diff --git a/modules/controller.js b/modules/controller.js
index b3ba034f4..11c1358d3 100644
--- a/modules/controller.js
+++ b/modules/controller.js
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
 
-/**
- * @external CommentItem
- * @external CommentDetails
- */
-
 var
 	$pageContainer, linksController,
 	featuresEnabled = mw.config.get( 'wgDiscussionToolsFeaturesEnabled' ) || {},
diff --git a/modules/dt-ve/dt.ce.PingNode.js b/modules/dt-ve/dt.ce.PingNode.js
index 1f118a825..7c9449f34 100644
--- a/modules/dt-ve/dt.ce.PingNode.js
+++ b/modules/dt-ve/dt.ce.PingNode.js
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
  * @license The MIT License (MIT); see LICENSE.txt
  */
 
-/**
- * @external DmMWPingNode
- */
-
 /**
  * ContentEditable MediaWiki ping node.
  *
diff --git a/modules/dt.ui.ReplyWidget.js b/modules/dt.ui.ReplyWidget.js
index e474b6bbb..60ffefa9a 100644
--- a/modules/dt.ui.ReplyWidget.js
+++ b/modules/dt.ui.ReplyWidget.js
@@ -10,12 +10,6 @@ var controller = require( 'ext.discussionTools.init' ).controller,
 require( './AbandonCommentDialog.js' );
 require( './AbandonTopicDialog.js' );
 
-/**
- * @external CommentController
- * @external CommentItem
- * @external CommentDetails
- */
-
 /**
  * DiscussionTools ReplyWidget class
  *
diff --git a/modules/dt.ui.ReplyWidgetPlain.js b/modules/dt.ui.ReplyWidgetPlain.js
index afefb59e4..1b9881f2c 100644
--- a/modules/dt.ui.ReplyWidgetPlain.js
+++ b/modules/dt.ui.ReplyWidgetPlain.js
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-/**
- * @external CommentController
- * @external CommentItem
- * @external CommentDetails
- */
-
 var utils = require( 'ext.discussionTools.init' ).utils;
 
 /**
diff --git a/modules/dt.ui.ReplyWidgetVisual.js b/modules/dt.ui.ReplyWidgetVisual.js
index d703f7752..5baa66708 100644
--- a/modules/dt.ui.ReplyWidgetVisual.js
+++ b/modules/dt.ui.ReplyWidgetVisual.js
@@ -8,12 +8,6 @@ require( './dt-ve/dt.ui.UsernameCompletionTool.js' );
 require( './dt-ve/dt.dm.PingNode.js' );
 require( './dt-ve/dt.ce.PingNode.js' );
 
-/**
- * @external CommentController
- * @external CommentItem
- * @external CommentDetails
- */
-
 /**
  * DiscussionTools ReplyWidgetVisual class
  *
diff --git a/modules/modifier.js b/modules/modifier.js
index 6836f6bed..a2351ddd8 100644
--- a/modules/modifier.js
+++ b/modules/modifier.js
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 /* global $:off */
 
-/**
- * @external CommentItem
- */
-
 var utils = require( './utils.js' );
 
 /**
diff --git a/modules/utils.js b/modules/utils.js
index 932b31743..303b0b829 100644
--- a/modules/utils.js
+++ b/modules/utils.js
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 /* global $:off */
 
-/**
- * @external ThreadItem
- */
-
 /**
  * @constant
  */
diff --git a/tests/qunit/testUtils.js b/tests/qunit/testUtils.js
index cc97ac097..9f37f442b 100644
--- a/tests/qunit/testUtils.js
+++ b/tests/qunit/testUtils.js
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-/**
- * @external CommentItem
- */
-
 var utils = require( 'ext.discussionTools.init' ).utils;
 
 module.exports = {};