diff --git a/packages/catalog-model/src/EntityPolicies.test.ts b/packages/catalog-model/src/EntityPolicies.test.ts
index cd869f798c..b67180241e 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-model/src/EntityPolicies.test.ts
+++ b/packages/catalog-model/src/EntityPolicies.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { Entity } from './entity';
 /*
  * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
  *
@@ -15,8 +14,8 @@ import { Entity } from './entity';
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+import { Entity, EntityPolicy } from './entity';
 import { EntityPolicies } from './EntityPolicies';
-import { EntityPolicy } from './types';
 
 describe('EntityPolicies', () => {
   const p1: jest.Mocked<EntityPolicy> = { enforce: jest.fn() };
diff --git a/packages/catalog-model/src/EntityPolicies.ts b/packages/catalog-model/src/EntityPolicies.ts
index 1f304f8f27..2d576b1670 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-model/src/EntityPolicies.ts
+++ b/packages/catalog-model/src/EntityPolicies.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { Entity } from './entity';
-import { EntityPolicy } from './types';
+import { Entity, EntityPolicy } from './entity';
 
 // Helper that requires that all of a set of policies can be successfully
 // applied
diff --git a/packages/catalog-model/src/entity/policies/DefaultNamespaceEntityPolicy.ts b/packages/catalog-model/src/entity/policies/DefaultNamespaceEntityPolicy.ts
index 3119164454..4f5bbe04f4 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-model/src/entity/policies/DefaultNamespaceEntityPolicy.ts
+++ b/packages/catalog-model/src/entity/policies/DefaultNamespaceEntityPolicy.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import lodash from 'lodash';
-import { EntityPolicy } from '../../types';
+import { EntityPolicy } from './types';
 import { ENTITY_DEFAULT_NAMESPACE } from '../constants';
 import { Entity } from '../Entity';
 
diff --git a/packages/catalog-model/src/entity/policies/FieldFormatEntityPolicy.ts b/packages/catalog-model/src/entity/policies/FieldFormatEntityPolicy.ts
index 00add2f63c..1ed13c972c 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-model/src/entity/policies/FieldFormatEntityPolicy.ts
+++ b/packages/catalog-model/src/entity/policies/FieldFormatEntityPolicy.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { EntityPolicy } from '../../types';
+import { EntityPolicy } from './types';
 import {
   CommonValidatorFunctions,
   KubernetesValidatorFunctions,
diff --git a/packages/catalog-model/src/entity/policies/NoForeignRootFieldsEntityPolicy.ts b/packages/catalog-model/src/entity/policies/NoForeignRootFieldsEntityPolicy.ts
index 9d1851bc02..7d401542ba 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-model/src/entity/policies/NoForeignRootFieldsEntityPolicy.ts
+++ b/packages/catalog-model/src/entity/policies/NoForeignRootFieldsEntityPolicy.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { EntityPolicy } from '../../types';
+import { EntityPolicy } from './types';
 import { Entity } from '../Entity';
 
 const defaultKnownFields = ['apiVersion', 'kind', 'metadata', 'spec'];
diff --git a/packages/catalog-model/src/entity/policies/SchemaValidEntityPolicy.ts b/packages/catalog-model/src/entity/policies/SchemaValidEntityPolicy.ts
index ed49bea526..2796826b20 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-model/src/entity/policies/SchemaValidEntityPolicy.ts
+++ b/packages/catalog-model/src/entity/policies/SchemaValidEntityPolicy.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
  */
 
 import * as yup from 'yup';
-import { EntityPolicy } from '../../types';
 import { Entity, EntityLink } from '../Entity';
+import { EntityPolicy } from './types';
 
 const DEFAULT_ENTITY_SCHEMA = yup
   .object({
diff --git a/packages/catalog-model/src/entity/policies/index.ts b/packages/catalog-model/src/entity/policies/index.ts
index c381d29a23..5d75ef4d84 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-model/src/entity/policies/index.ts
+++ b/packages/catalog-model/src/entity/policies/index.ts
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ export { DefaultNamespaceEntityPolicy } from './DefaultNamespaceEntityPolicy';
 export { FieldFormatEntityPolicy } from './FieldFormatEntityPolicy';
 export { NoForeignRootFieldsEntityPolicy } from './NoForeignRootFieldsEntityPolicy';
 export { SchemaValidEntityPolicy } from './SchemaValidEntityPolicy';
+export type { EntityPolicy } from './types';
diff --git a/packages/catalog-model/src/entity/policies/types.ts b/packages/catalog-model/src/entity/policies/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..415c98bbd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/catalog-model/src/entity/policies/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import type { Entity } from '../Entity';
+
+/**
+ * A policy for validation or mutation to be applied to entities as they are
+ * entering the system.
+ */
+export type EntityPolicy = {
+  /**
+   * Applies validation or mutation on an entity.
+   *
+   * @param entity The entity, as validated/mutated so far in the policy tree
+   * @returns The incoming entity, or a mutated version of the same, or
+   *          undefined if this processor could not handle the entity
+   * @throws An error if the entity should be rejected
+   */
+  enforce(entity: Entity): Promise<Entity | undefined>;
+};
diff --git a/packages/catalog-model/src/index.ts b/packages/catalog-model/src/index.ts
index f93a4001a5..976b5f6148 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-model/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/catalog-model/src/index.ts
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ export * from './entity';
 export { EntityPolicies } from './EntityPolicies';
 export * from './kinds';
 export * from './location';
-export type { EntityName, EntityPolicy, EntityRef, JSONSchema } from './types';
+export type { EntityName, EntityRef, JSONSchema } from './types';
 export * from './validation';
diff --git a/packages/catalog-model/src/types.ts b/packages/catalog-model/src/types.ts
index aa96e46102..edac03466d 100644
--- a/packages/catalog-model/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/catalog-model/src/types.ts
@@ -16,23 +16,6 @@
 
 import { JsonValue } from '@backstage/config';
 import { JSONSchema7 } from 'json-schema';
-import type { Entity } from './entity/Entity';
-
-/**
- * A policy for validation or mutation to be applied to entities as they are
- * entering the system.
- */
-export type EntityPolicy = {
-  /**
-   * Applies validation or mutation on an entity.
-   *
-   * @param entity The entity, as validated/mutated so far in the policy tree
-   * @returns The incoming entity, or a mutated version of the same, or
-   *          undefined if this processor could not handle the entity
-   * @throws An error if the entity should be rejected
-   */
-  enforce(entity: Entity): Promise<Entity | undefined>;
-};
 
 export type JSONSchema = JSONSchema7 & { [key in string]?: JsonValue };