diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/typings/global_types.d.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/typings/global_types.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index fdc9c38897c6..000000000000
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/typings/global_types.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
- * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
- */
-
-// allow JSON files to be imported directly without lint errors
-// see: https://github.com/palantir/tslint/issues/1264#issuecomment-228433367
-// and: https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/wiki/Breaking-Changes#arbitrary-expressions-are-forbidden-in-export-assignments-in-ambient-contexts
-declare module '*.json' {
-  const json: any;
-  // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-default-export
-  export default json;
-}
diff --git a/x-pack/typings/index.d.ts b/x-pack/typings/index.d.ts
index 181bb8788c46..66006f66ccab 100644
--- a/x-pack/typings/index.d.ts
+++ b/x-pack/typings/index.d.ts
@@ -24,3 +24,12 @@ type PublicMethodsOf<T> = Pick<T, MethodKeysOf<T>>;
 declare module 'axios/lib/adapters/xhr';
 
 type MockedKeys<T> = { [P in keyof T]: jest.Mocked<T[P]> };
+
+// allow JSON files to be imported directly without lint errors
+// see: https://github.com/palantir/tslint/issues/1264#issuecomment-228433367
+// and: https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/wiki/Breaking-Changes#arbitrary-expressions-are-forbidden-in-export-assignments-in-ambient-contexts
+declare module '*.json' {
+  const json: any;
+  // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-default-export
+  export default json;
+}