diff --git a/spec/api-menu-item-spec.ts b/spec/api-menu-item-spec.ts
index 39b50e0df8b2..dfb5f99c57cb 100644
--- a/spec/api-menu-item-spec.ts
+++ b/spec/api-menu-item-spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import { BrowserWindow, app, Menu, MenuItem, MenuItemConstructorOptions } from 'electron/main';
 import { expect } from 'chai';
 import { closeAllWindows } from './lib/window-helpers';
-const { roleList, execute } = require('../lib/browser/api/menu-item-roles');
+import { roleList, execute } from '../lib/browser/api/menu-item-roles';
+
+function keys<Key extends string, Value> (record: Record<Key, Value>) {
+  return Object.keys(record) as Key[];
+}
 
 describe('MenuItems', () => {
   describe('MenuItem instance properties', () => {
@@ -179,7 +183,7 @@ describe('MenuItems', () => {
       const win = new BrowserWindow({ show: false, width: 200, height: 200 });
       const item = new MenuItem({ role: 'asdfghjkl' as any });
 
-      const canExecute = execute(item.role, win, win.webContents);
+      const canExecute = execute(item.role as any, win, win.webContents);
       expect(canExecute).to.be.false('can execute');
     });
 
@@ -187,7 +191,7 @@ describe('MenuItems', () => {
       const win = new BrowserWindow({ show: false, width: 200, height: 200 });
       const item = new MenuItem({ role: 'reload' });
 
-      const canExecute = execute(item.role, win, win.webContents);
+      const canExecute = execute(item.role as any, win, win.webContents);
       expect(canExecute).to.be.true('can execute');
     });
 
@@ -195,7 +199,7 @@ describe('MenuItems', () => {
       const win = new BrowserWindow({ show: false, width: 200, height: 200 });
       const item = new MenuItem({ role: 'resetZoom' });
 
-      const canExecute = execute(item.role, win, win.webContents);
+      const canExecute = execute(item.role as any, win, win.webContents);
       expect(canExecute).to.be.true('can execute');
     });
   });
@@ -237,7 +241,7 @@ describe('MenuItems', () => {
 
   describe('MenuItem role', () => {
     it('returns undefined for items without default accelerator', () => {
-      const list = Object.keys(roleList).filter(key => !roleList[key].accelerator);
+      const list = keys(roleList).filter(key => !roleList[key].accelerator);
 
       for (const role of list) {
         const item = new MenuItem({ role: role as any });
@@ -246,7 +250,7 @@ describe('MenuItems', () => {
     });
 
     it('returns the correct default label', () => {
-      for (const role of Object.keys(roleList)) {
+      for (const role of keys(roleList)) {
         const item = new MenuItem({ role: role as any });
         const label: string = roleList[role].label;
         expect(item.label).to.equal(label);
@@ -254,11 +258,11 @@ describe('MenuItems', () => {
     });
 
     it('returns the correct default accelerator', () => {
-      const list = Object.keys(roleList).filter(key => roleList[key].accelerator);
+      const list = keys(roleList).filter(key => roleList[key].accelerator);
 
       for (const role of list) {
         const item = new MenuItem({ role: role as any });
-        const accelerator: string = roleList[role].accelerator;
+        const accelerator = roleList[role].accelerator;
         expect(item.getDefaultRoleAccelerator()).to.equal(accelerator);
       }
     });