diff --git a/flow-typed/npm/jest_v21.x.x.js b/flow-typed/npm/jest_v21.x.x.js
index 8dc63523cd46..ceb0799324c1 100644
--- a/flow-typed/npm/jest_v21.x.x.js
+++ b/flow-typed/npm/jest_v21.x.x.js
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ declare var expect: {
 // TODO handle return type
 // http://jasmine.github.io/2.4/introduction.html#section-Spies
 declare function spyOn(value: mixed, method: string): Object;
-declare function spyOnProperty(value: mixed, propertyName: string, accessType: 'get' | 'set'): Object;
+declare function spyOnProperty(value: mixed, propertyName: string, accessType: string): Object;
 
 /** Holds all functions related to manipulating test runner */
 declare var jest: JestObjectType;
diff --git a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/index.js b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/index.js
index b8bb08448b96..630055ada8ed 100644
--- a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/index.js
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ const addSnapshotData = (results, snapshotState) => {
   });
 
   const uncheckedCount = snapshotState.getUncheckedCount();
-  let uncheckedKeys
+  let uncheckedKeys;
 
   if (uncheckedCount) {
     uncheckedKeys = snapshotState.getUncheckedKeys();
diff --git a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/jasmine_light.js b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/jasmine_light.js
index b9ebb0c1b28f..81a397708865 100644
--- a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/jasmine_light.js
+++ b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/jasmine_light.js
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ exports.interface = function(jasmine: Jasmine, env: any) {
       return env.spyOn(obj, methodName);
     },
 
-    spyOnProperty: function (obj: Object, methodName: string, accessType = 'get') {
+    spyOnProperty(obj: Object, methodName: string, accessType = 'get') {
       return env.spyOnProperty(obj, methodName, accessType);
     },
 
diff --git a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/spy_registry.js b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/spy_registry.js
index 74ee51265c13..b1a3ce600edb 100644
--- a/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/spy_registry.js
+++ b/packages/jest-jasmine2/src/jasmine/spy_registry.js
@@ -131,7 +131,9 @@ export default function SpyRegistry(options: Object) {
 
   this.spyOnProperty = function(obj, propertyName, accessType = 'get') {
     if (!obj) {
-      throw new Error('spyOn could not find an object to spy upon for ' + propertyName + '');
+      throw new Error(
+        'spyOn could not find an object to spy upon for ' + propertyName + '',
+      );
     }
 
     if (!propertyName) {
@@ -154,7 +156,9 @@ export default function SpyRegistry(options: Object) {
     }
 
     if (!descriptor[accessType]) {
-      throw new Error('Property ' + propertyName + ' does not have access type ' + accessType);
+      throw new Error(
+        'Property ' + propertyName + ' does not have access type ' + accessType,
+      );
     }
 
     if (obj[propertyName] && isSpy(obj[propertyName])) {
@@ -172,20 +176,22 @@ export default function SpyRegistry(options: Object) {
     let restoreStrategy;
 
     if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(obj, propertyName)) {
-      restoreStrategy = function () {
+      restoreStrategy = function() {
         Object.defineProperty(obj, propertyName, originalDescriptor);
       };
     } else {
-      restoreStrategy = function () {
+      restoreStrategy = function() {
         delete obj[propertyName];
       };
     }
 
     currentSpies().push({
-      restoreObjectToOriginalState: restoreStrategy
+      restoreObjectToOriginalState: restoreStrategy,
     });
 
-    const spiedDescriptor = Object.assign({}, descriptor, { [accessType]: spiedProperty })
+    const spiedDescriptor = Object.assign({}, descriptor, {
+      [accessType]: spiedProperty,
+    });
 
     Object.defineProperty(obj, propertyName, spiedDescriptor);
 
diff --git a/packages/jest-mock/src/index.js b/packages/jest-mock/src/index.js
index 4e490bc9b216..cc0f3d5a854e 100644
--- a/packages/jest-mock/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/jest-mock/src/index.js
@@ -691,27 +691,24 @@ class ModuleMockerClass {
     return object[methodName];
   }
 
-  spyOnProperty(object: any, propertyName: any, accessType = 'get'): any {
-    if (typeof object !== 'object' && typeof object !== 'function') {
+  spyOnProperty(obj: any, propertyName: any, accessType: string = 'get'): any {
+    if (typeof obj !== 'object' && typeof obj !== 'function') {
       throw new Error(
-        'Cannot spyOn on a primitive value; ' + this._typeOf(object) + ' given',
+        'Cannot spyOn on a primitive value; ' + this._typeOf(obj) + ' given',
       );
     }
 
     if (!obj) {
-      throw new Error('spyOn could not find an object to spy upon for ' + propertyName + '');
+      throw new Error(
+        'spyOn could not find an object to spy upon for ' + propertyName + '',
+      );
     }
 
     if (!propertyName) {
       throw new Error('No property name supplied');
     }
 
-    let descriptor;
-    try {
-      descriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(obj, propertyName);
-    } catch (e) {
-      // IE 8 doesn't support `definePropery` on non-DOM nodes
-    }
+    const descriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(obj, propertyName);
 
     if (!descriptor) {
       throw new Error(propertyName + ' property does not exist');
@@ -722,27 +719,29 @@ class ModuleMockerClass {
     }
 
     if (!descriptor[accessType]) {
-      throw new Error('Property ' + propertyName + ' does not have access type ' + accessType);
+      throw new Error(
+        'Property ' + propertyName + ' does not have access type ' + accessType,
+      );
     }
 
-    const original = descriptor[accessType]
+    const original = descriptor[accessType];
 
     if (!this.isMockFunction(original)) {
       if (typeof original !== 'function') {
         throw new Error(
           'Cannot spy the ' +
-            methodName +
+            propertyName +
             ' property because it is not a function; ' +
             this._typeOf(original) +
             ' given instead',
         );
       }
 
-      descriptor[accessType] = this._makeComponent({ type: 'function' }, () => {
+      descriptor[accessType] = this._makeComponent({type: 'function'}, () => {
         descriptor[accessType] = original;
       });
 
-      descriptor[accessType].mockImplementation(function () {
+      descriptor[accessType].mockImplementation(function() {
         return original.apply(this, arguments);
       });
     }
diff --git a/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.js b/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.js
index 38cc5cd7f43a..8058d9fa0439 100644
--- a/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.js
@@ -763,7 +763,9 @@ class Runtime {
     };
     const fn = this._moduleMocker.fn.bind(this._moduleMocker);
     const spyOn = this._moduleMocker.spyOn.bind(this._moduleMocker);
-    const spyOnProperty = this._moduleMocker.spyOnProperty.bind(this._moduleMocker);
+    const spyOnProperty = this._moduleMocker.spyOnProperty.bind(
+      this._moduleMocker,
+    );
 
     const setTimeout = (timeout: number) => {
       this._environment.global.jasmine
diff --git a/types/Jest.js b/types/Jest.js
index 6007812c1dc3..f22bc79ec167 100644
--- a/types/Jest.js
+++ b/types/Jest.js
@@ -44,7 +44,11 @@ export type Jest = {|
   setMock(moduleName: string, moduleExports: any): Jest,
   setTimeout(timeout: number): Jest,
   spyOn(object: Object, methodName: string): JestMockFn,
-  spyOnProperty(object: Object, methodName: string, accessType: string): JestMockFn,
+  spyOnProperty(
+    object: Object,
+    methodName: string,
+    accessType: string,
+  ): JestMockFn,
   unmock(moduleName: string): Jest,
   useFakeTimers(): Jest,
   useRealTimers(): Jest,