diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.api.impl.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.api.impl.ts
index a1d13f701f7..54deff05595 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.api.impl.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.api.impl.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ import { TextEditorCursorStyle } from 'vs/editor/common/config/editorOptions';
 import { ProxyIdentifier } from 'vs/workbench/services/extensions/node/proxyIdentifier';
 import { ExtHostDialogs } from 'vs/workbench/api/node/extHostDialogs';
 import { ExtHostFileSystem } from 'vs/workbench/api/node/extHostFileSystem';
-import { FileChangeType, FileType } from 'vs/platform/files/common/files';
 import { ExtHostDecorations } from 'vs/workbench/api/node/extHostDecorations';
 import { toGlobPattern, toLanguageSelector } from 'vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTypeConverters';
 import { ExtensionActivatedByAPI } from 'vs/workbench/api/node/extHostExtensionActivator';
@@ -616,9 +615,8 @@ export function createApiFactory(
 			ConfigurationTarget: extHostTypes.ConfigurationTarget,
 			RelativePattern: extHostTypes.RelativePattern,
 
-			// todo@remote
-			FileChangeType: <any>FileChangeType,
-			FileType: <any>FileType
+			FileChangeType: extHostTypes.FileChangeType,
+			FileType: extHostTypes.FileType
 		};
 	};
 }
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTypes.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTypes.ts
index 4b5289a41e9..76c30af3a0f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTypes.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTypes.ts
@@ -1546,3 +1546,19 @@ export enum LogLevel {
 	Critical = 6,
 	Off = 7
 }
+
+//#region file api
+// todo@remote
+export enum FileChangeType {
+	Updated = 0,
+	Added = 1,
+	Deleted = 2
+}
+
+export enum FileType {
+	File = 0,
+	Dir = 1,
+	Symlink = 2
+}
+
+//#endregion