diff --git a/src/vs/editor/browser/viewParts/lineNumbers/lineNumbers.ts b/src/vs/editor/browser/viewParts/lineNumbers/lineNumbers.ts
index 480810b4e7865e44c9a0096eb3373e076f61a3da..b99637468fec74b0c11f93a7eda06c61aa13cace 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/browser/viewParts/lineNumbers/lineNumbers.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/browser/viewParts/lineNumbers/lineNumbers.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export class LineNumbersOverlay extends DynamicViewOverlay {
 	private _renderRelativeLineNumbers: boolean;
 	private _lineNumbersLeft: number;
 	private _lineNumbersWidth: number;
-	private _lineNumberInterval: number | { interval: number, showCurrentLineNumber: boolean };
+	private _lineNumberInterval: { interval: number, showCurrentLineNumber: boolean };
 	private _lastCursorModelPosition: Position;
 	private _renderResult: string[];
 
@@ -146,15 +146,8 @@ export class LineNumbersOverlay extends DynamicViewOverlay {
 	}
 
 	private _inInterval(lineNumber: number): boolean {
-		let inInterval = false;
-
-		if (typeof this._lineNumberInterval === 'object') {
-			inInterval = lineNumber % this._lineNumberInterval.interval === 0
-				|| (this._lineNumberInterval.showCurrentLineNumber && this._lastCursorModelPosition.lineNumber === lineNumber);
-		} else if (typeof this._lineNumberInterval === 'number') {
-			inInterval = lineNumber % this._lineNumberInterval === 0;
-		}
-		return inInterval;
+		return lineNumber % this._lineNumberInterval.interval === 0
+			|| (this._lineNumberInterval.showCurrentLineNumber && this._lastCursorModelPosition.lineNumber === lineNumber);
 	}
 
 	public render(startLineNumber: number, lineNumber: number): string {
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/common/config/commonEditorConfig.ts b/src/vs/editor/common/config/commonEditorConfig.ts
index 3212d13d509afa3afe4478b70e70e71aa3b61a39..49204382ce38f6848149a74883feb78f0a93588b 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/common/config/commonEditorConfig.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/common/config/commonEditorConfig.ts
@@ -208,28 +208,20 @@ const editorConfiguration: IConfigurationNode = {
 			'description': nls.localize('lineNumbers', "Controls the display of line numbers. Possible values are 'on', 'off', and 'relative'. 'relative' shows the line count from the current cursor position.")
 		},
 		'editor.lineNumberInterval': {
-			'anyOf': [
-				{
+			'type': 'object',
+			properties: {
+				interval: {
 					type: 'number',
 					'minimum': 1,
+					default: EDITOR_DEFAULTS.viewInfo.lineNumberInterval,
+					description: nls.localize('lineNumberInterval.interval', "Controls the interval at which line numbers are shown.")
 				},
-				{
-					type: 'object',
-					properties: {
-						interval: {
-							type: 'number',
-							'minimum': 1,
-							default: EDITOR_DEFAULTS.viewInfo.lineNumberInterval,
-							description: nls.localize('lineNumberInterval.interval', "Controls the interval at which line numbers are shown.")
-						},
-						showCurrentLineNumber: {
-							type: 'boolean',
-							default: false,
-							description: nls.localize('lineNumberInterval.showCurrentLineNumber', "Display the line number for the current cursor position.")
-						}
-					}
+				showCurrentLineNumber: {
+					type: 'boolean',
+					default: false,
+					description: nls.localize('lineNumberInterval.showCurrentLineNumber', "Display the line number for the current cursor position.")
 				}
-			],
+			},
 			'default': EDITOR_DEFAULTS.viewInfo.lineNumberInterval,
 			'description': nls.localize('lineNumberInterval', "Controls the interval at which line numbers are shown..")
 		},
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/common/config/editorOptions.ts b/src/vs/editor/common/config/editorOptions.ts
index 8bc4efd3b1d51b1218343300197cad2cecfb22b6..73b6a71a265d983a19e581871a0876428333fab2 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/common/config/editorOptions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/common/config/editorOptions.ts
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ export interface IEditorOptions {
 	 * Controls the interval at which line numbers are rendered.
 	 * Defaults to 1.
 	 */
-	lineNumberInterval?: number | { interval: number, showCurrentLineNumber: boolean };
+	lineNumberInterval?: { interval: number, showCurrentLineNumber: boolean };
 	/**
 	 * Should the corresponding line be selected when clicking on the line number?
 	 * Defaults to true.
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ export interface InternalEditorViewOptions {
 	readonly renderCustomLineNumbers: (lineNumber: number) => string;
 	readonly renderRelativeLineNumbers: boolean;
 	readonly selectOnLineNumbers: boolean;
-	readonly lineNumberInterval: number | { interval: number, showCurrentLineNumber: boolean };
+	readonly lineNumberInterval: { interval: number, showCurrentLineNumber: boolean };
 	readonly glyphMargin: boolean;
 	readonly revealHorizontalRightPadding: number;
 	readonly roundedSelection: boolean;
@@ -1184,16 +1184,7 @@ export class InternalEditorOptions {
 		);
 	}
 
-	private static _equalsLineNumberInterval(a: number | { interval: number, showCurrentLineNumber: boolean }, b: number | { interval: number, showCurrentLineNumber: boolean }): boolean {
-		if (typeof a === 'number') {
-			if (typeof b !== 'number') {
-				return false;
-			}
-			return a === b;
-		}
-		if (typeof b === 'number') {
-			return false;
-		}
+	private static _equalsLineNumberInterval(a: { interval: number, showCurrentLineNumber: boolean }, b: { interval: number, showCurrentLineNumber: boolean }): boolean {
 		return (
 			a.interval === b.interval
 			&& a.showCurrentLineNumber === b.showCurrentLineNumber
@@ -1639,15 +1630,10 @@ export class EditorOptionsValidator {
 			renderLineHighlight = _stringSet<'none' | 'gutter' | 'line' | 'all'>(opts.renderLineHighlight, defaults.renderLineHighlight, ['none', 'gutter', 'line', 'all']);
 		}
 
-		let lineNumberInterval: number | { interval: number, showCurrentLineNumber: boolean };
-		if (typeof opts.lineNumberInterval === 'object') {
-			lineNumberInterval = {
-				interval: _clampedInt(opts.lineNumberInterval, 1, 1, Constants.MAX_UINT_32),
-				...opts.lineNumberInterval
-			};
-		} else {
-			lineNumberInterval = _clampedInt(opts.lineNumberInterval, 1, 1, Constants.MAX_UINT_32)
-		}
+		let lineNumberInterval = {
+			interval: _clampedInt(opts.lineNumberInterval, 1, 1, Constants.MAX_UINT_32),
+			...opts.lineNumberInterval
+		};
 
 		const mouseWheelScrollSensitivity = _float(opts.mouseWheelScrollSensitivity, defaults.scrollbar.mouseWheelScrollSensitivity);
 		const scrollbar = this._sanitizeScrollbarOpts(opts.scrollbar, defaults.scrollbar, mouseWheelScrollSensitivity);
diff --git a/src/vs/monaco.d.ts b/src/vs/monaco.d.ts
index 36091805c1019e61a8f6728c5c4b7f4efc834a17..0d5e854032bd6c7d6bdc9e5d173990244c0f9f70 100644
--- a/src/vs/monaco.d.ts
+++ b/src/vs/monaco.d.ts
@@ -2750,7 +2750,7 @@ declare module monaco.editor {
 		 * Controls the interval at which line numbers are rendered.
 		 * Defaults to 1.
 		 */
-		lineNumberInterval?: number | {
+		lineNumberInterval?: {
 			interval: number;
 			showCurrentLineNumber: boolean;
 		};
@@ -3288,7 +3288,7 @@ declare module monaco.editor {
 		readonly renderCustomLineNumbers: (lineNumber: number) => string;
 		readonly renderRelativeLineNumbers: boolean;
 		readonly selectOnLineNumbers: boolean;
-		readonly lineNumberInterval: number | {
+		readonly lineNumberInterval: {
 			interval: number;
 			showCurrentLineNumber: boolean;
 		};