diff --git a/src/transaction/check-cancel.ts b/src/transaction/check-cancel.ts
index afe5980c..fedd86f4 100644
--- a/src/transaction/check-cancel.ts
+++ b/src/transaction/check-cancel.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import {TransactionJSON, prepareTransaction} from './utils'
+import {prepareTransaction} from './utils'
 import {validate} from '../common'
-import {Instructions, Prepare} from './types'
+import {Instructions, Prepare, TransactionJSON} from './types'
 import {RippleAPI} from '..'
 
 export type CheckCancelParameters = {
diff --git a/src/transaction/escrow-execution.ts b/src/transaction/escrow-execution.ts
index 0746191e..0db0f3bd 100644
--- a/src/transaction/escrow-execution.ts
+++ b/src/transaction/escrow-execution.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as utils from './utils'
 const validate = utils.common.validate
 const ValidationError = utils.common.errors.ValidationError
-import {Instructions, Prepare} from './types'
+import {Instructions, Prepare, TransactionJSON} from './types'
 import {Memo} from '../common/types/objects'
 import {RippleAPI} from '..'
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export type EscrowExecution = {
 
 function createEscrowExecutionTransaction(account: string,
   payment: EscrowExecution
-): utils.TransactionJSON {
+): TransactionJSON {
   const txJSON: any = {
     TransactionType: 'EscrowFinish',
     Account: account,
diff --git a/src/transaction/payment-channel-claim.ts b/src/transaction/payment-channel-claim.ts
index 49a87835..e19978ff 100644
--- a/src/transaction/payment-channel-claim.ts
+++ b/src/transaction/payment-channel-claim.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as utils from './utils'
 const ValidationError = utils.common.errors.ValidationError
 const claimFlags = utils.common.txFlags.PaymentChannelClaim
 import {validate, xrpToDrops} from '../common'
-import {Instructions, Prepare} from './types'
+import {Instructions, Prepare, TransactionJSON} from './types'
 import {RippleAPI} from '..'
 
 export type PaymentChannelClaim = {
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ export type PaymentChannelClaim = {
 
 function createPaymentChannelClaimTransaction(account: string,
   claim: PaymentChannelClaim
-): utils.TransactionJSON {
-  const txJSON: utils.TransactionJSON = {
+): TransactionJSON {
+  const txJSON: TransactionJSON = {
     Account: account,
     TransactionType: 'PaymentChannelClaim',
     Channel: claim.channel,
diff --git a/src/transaction/payment-channel-create.ts b/src/transaction/payment-channel-create.ts
index f8d80049..ae48f37e 100644
--- a/src/transaction/payment-channel-create.ts
+++ b/src/transaction/payment-channel-create.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as utils from './utils'
 import {validate, iso8601ToRippleTime, xrpToDrops} from '../common'
-import {Instructions, Prepare} from './types'
+import {Instructions, Prepare, TransactionJSON} from './types'
 import {RippleAPI} from '..'
 
 export type PaymentChannelCreate = {
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export type PaymentChannelCreate = {
 
 function createPaymentChannelCreateTransaction(account: string,
   paymentChannel: PaymentChannelCreate
-): utils.TransactionJSON {
+): TransactionJSON {
   const txJSON: any = {
     Account: account,
     TransactionType: 'PaymentChannelCreate',
diff --git a/src/transaction/payment-channel-fund.ts b/src/transaction/payment-channel-fund.ts
index e526a0d7..717b152c 100644
--- a/src/transaction/payment-channel-fund.ts
+++ b/src/transaction/payment-channel-fund.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as utils from './utils'
 import {validate, iso8601ToRippleTime, xrpToDrops} from '../common'
-import {Instructions, Prepare} from './types'
+import {Instructions, Prepare, TransactionJSON} from './types'
 import {RippleAPI} from '..'
 
 export type PaymentChannelFund = {
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ export type PaymentChannelFund = {
 
 function createPaymentChannelFundTransaction(account: string,
   fund: PaymentChannelFund
-): utils.TransactionJSON {
-  const txJSON: utils.TransactionJSON = {
+): TransactionJSON {
+  const txJSON: TransactionJSON = {
     Account: account,
     TransactionType: 'PaymentChannelFund',
     Channel: fund.channel,
diff --git a/src/transaction/settings.ts b/src/transaction/settings.ts
index bc3a5787..c82d9155 100644
--- a/src/transaction/settings.ts
+++ b/src/transaction/settings.ts
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ import * as utils from './utils'
 const validate = utils.common.validate
 const AccountFlagIndices = utils.common.constants.AccountFlagIndices
 const AccountFields = utils.common.constants.AccountFields
-import {Instructions, Prepare, SettingsTransaction} from './types'
+import {Instructions, Prepare, SettingsTransaction, TransactionJSON} from './types'
 import {FormattedSettings, WeightedSigner} from '../common/types/objects'
 import {RippleAPI} from '..'
 
-function setTransactionFlags(txJSON: utils.TransactionJSON, values: FormattedSettings) {
+function setTransactionFlags(txJSON: TransactionJSON, values: FormattedSettings) {
   const keys = Object.keys(values)
   assert.ok(keys.length === 1, 'ERROR: can only set one setting per transaction')
   const flagName = keys[0]
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ function setTransactionFlags(txJSON: utils.TransactionJSON, values: FormattedSet
 }
 
 // Sets `null` fields to their `default`.
-function setTransactionFields(txJSON: utils.TransactionJSON, input: FormattedSettings) {
+function setTransactionFields(txJSON: TransactionJSON, input: FormattedSettings) {
   const fieldSchema = AccountFields
   for (const fieldName in fieldSchema) {
     const field = fieldSchema[fieldName]
diff --git a/src/transaction/sign.ts b/src/transaction/sign.ts
index af4dc5f7..6a1ffce2 100644
--- a/src/transaction/sign.ts
+++ b/src/transaction/sign.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import * as utils from './utils'
 import keypairs from 'ripple-keypairs'
 import binaryCodec from 'ripple-binary-codec'
 import {computeBinaryTransactionHash} from '../common/hashes'
-import {SignOptions, KeyPair} from './types'
+import {SignOptions, KeyPair, TransactionJSON} from './types'
 import {BigNumber} from 'bignumber.js'
 import {xrpToDrops} from '../common'
 import {RippleAPI} from '..'
@@ -131,11 +131,11 @@ function objectDiff(a: object, b: object): object {
  *  and verify that it matches the transaction prior to signing.
  *
  *  @param {string} serialized A signed and serialized transaction.
- *  @param {utils.TransactionJSON} tx The transaction prior to signing.
+ *  @param {TransactionJSON} tx The transaction prior to signing.
  *
  *  @returns {void} This method does not return a value, but throws an error if the check fails.
  */
-function checkTxSerialization(serialized: string, tx: utils.TransactionJSON): void {
+function checkTxSerialization(serialized: string, tx: TransactionJSON): void {
   // Decode the serialized transaction:
   const decoded = binaryCodec.decode(serialized)
 
diff --git a/src/transaction/types.ts b/src/transaction/types.ts
index 2e72fad8..6b5bcbb4 100644
--- a/src/transaction/types.ts
+++ b/src/transaction/types.ts
@@ -9,10 +9,16 @@ import {
 } from '../common/types/objects'
 import {
   ApiMemo,
-  TransactionJSON
 } from './utils'
 
-export type TransactionJSON = TransactionJSON
+export type TransactionJSON = {
+  Account: string,
+  TransactionType: string,
+  Memos?: {Memo: ApiMemo}[],
+  Flags?: number,
+  Fulfillment?: string,
+  [Field: string]: string | number | Array<any> | RippledAmount | undefined
+}
 
 export type Instructions = {
   sequence?: number,
diff --git a/src/transaction/utils.ts b/src/transaction/utils.ts
index f859ff3c..07ea900b 100644
--- a/src/transaction/utils.ts
+++ b/src/transaction/utils.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import BigNumber from 'bignumber.js'
 import * as common from '../common'
-import {Memo, RippledAmount} from '../common/types/objects'
-import {Instructions, Prepare} from './types'
+import {Memo} from '../common/types/objects'
+import {Instructions, Prepare, TransactionJSON} from './types'
 import {RippleAPI} from '..'
 import {ValidationError} from '../common/errors'
 import {xAddressToClassicAddress, isValidXAddress} from 'ripple-address-codec'
@@ -15,15 +15,6 @@ export type ApiMemo = {
   MemoFormat?: string
 }
 
-export type TransactionJSON = {
-  Account: string,
-  TransactionType: string,
-  Memos?: {Memo: ApiMemo}[],
-  Flags?: number,
-  Fulfillment?: string,
-  [Field: string]: string | number | Array<any> | RippledAmount | undefined
-}
-
 function formatPrepareResponse(txJSON: any): Prepare {
   const instructions = {
     fee: common.dropsToXrp(txJSON.Fee),