diff --git a/ts/localization/I18nMethods.d.ts b/ts/localization/I18nMethods.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..69a7130aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/localization/I18nMethods.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import type { CrowdinLocale } from './constants';
+import type {
+  MergedLocalizerTokens,
+  GetMessageArgs,
+  LocalizerComponentProps,
+  SimpleLocalizerTokens,
+  ArgsFromToken,
+} from './localeTools';
+
+export type I18nMethods = {
+  /** @see {@link window.i18n.stripped} */
+  stripped: <T extends MergedLocalizerTokens>(...[token, args]: GetMessageArgs<T>) => string | T;
+  strippedWithObj: <T extends MergedLocalizerTokens>(
+    opts: LocalizerComponentProps<T>
+  ) => string | T;
+  /** @see {@link window.i18n.inEnglish} */
+  inEnglish: <T extends SimpleLocalizerTokens>(token: T) => string | T;
+  /** @see {@link window.i18n.formatMessageWithArgs */
+  getRawMessage: <T extends MergedLocalizerTokens>(
+    crowdinLocale: CrowdinLocale,
+    ...[token, args]: GetMessageArgs<T>
+  ) => string | T;
+  /** @see {@link window.i18n.formatMessageWithArgs} */
+  formatMessageWithArgs: <T extends MergedLocalizerTokens>(
+    rawMessage: string,
+    args?: ArgsFromToken<T>
+  ) => string | T;
+};
diff --git a/ts/localization/localeTools.ts b/ts/localization/localeTools.ts
index 326173b30..69722a5d8 100644
--- a/ts/localization/localeTools.ts
+++ b/ts/localization/localeTools.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-// eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-imports
-import type { I18nMethods } from '../types/localizer';
 import { CrowdinLocale } from './constants';
+import type { I18nMethods } from './I18nMethods';
 import { pluralsDictionary, simpleDictionary } from './locales';
 
 type SimpleDictionary = typeof simpleDictionary;
diff --git a/ts/types/localizer.d.ts b/ts/types/localizer.d.ts
index b578d1db9..fdf790695 100644
--- a/ts/types/localizer.d.ts
+++ b/ts/types/localizer.d.ts
@@ -1,31 +1,5 @@
-import type {
-  ArgsFromToken,
-  MergedLocalizerTokens,
-  GetMessageArgs,
-  LocalizerComponentProps,
-  SimpleLocalizerTokens,
-} from '../localization/localeTools';
-import { CrowdinLocale } from '../localization/constants';
-
-export type I18nMethods = {
-  /** @see {@link window.i18n.stripped} */
-  stripped: <T extends MergedLocalizerTokens>(...[token, args]: GetMessageArgs<T>) => string | T;
-  strippedWithObj: <T extends MergedLocalizerTokens>(
-    opts: LocalizerComponentProps<T>
-  ) => string | T;
-  /** @see {@link window.i18n.inEnglish} */
-  inEnglish: <T extends SimpleLocalizerTokens>(token: T) => string | T;
-  /** @see {@link window.i18n.formatMessageWithArgs */
-  getRawMessage: <T extends MergedLocalizerTokens>(
-    crowdinLocale: CrowdinLocale,
-    ...[token, args]: GetMessageArgs<T>
-  ) => string | T;
-  /** @see {@link window.i18n.formatMessageWithArgs} */
-  formatMessageWithArgs: <T extends MergedLocalizerTokens>(
-    rawMessage: string,
-    args?: ArgsFromToken<T>
-  ) => string | T;
-};
+import type { MergedLocalizerTokens, GetMessageArgs } from '../localization/localeTools';
+import type { I18nMethods } from './I18nMethods';
 
 export type SetupI18nReturnType = I18nMethods &
   (<T extends MergedLocalizerTokens>(...[token, args]: GetMessageArgs<T>) => string);
diff --git a/ts/window.d.ts b/ts/window.d.ts
index c384cf8e2..11c98e329 100644
--- a/ts/window.d.ts
+++ b/ts/window.d.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import { Store } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
 import { Persistor } from 'redux-persist/es/types';
 
 import { PrimaryColorStateType, ThemeStateType } from './themes/constants/colors';
-import type { GetMessageArgs, I18nMethods } from './types/localizer';
+import type { GetMessageArgs } from './types/localizer';
+import type { I18nMethods } from './types/I18nMethods';
 import type { MergedLocalizerTokens } from './localization/localeTools';
 
 export interface LibTextsecure {