diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/field_type_icon/field_type_icon.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/field_type_icon/field_type_icon.js
index a3c60a87636f9..1853c3d629c3e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/field_type_icon/field_type_icon.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/field_type_icon/field_type_icon.js
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import React from 'react';
 
 import { EuiToolTip } from '@elastic/eui';
 
-// don't use something like plugins/ml/../common
-// because it won't work with the jest tests
 import { getMLJobTypeAriaLabel } from '../../util/field_types_utils';
 import { ML_JOB_FIELD_TYPES } from '../../../../common/constants/field_types';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/message_call_out/message_call_out.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/message_call_out/message_call_out.js
index 9a122a0eea700..9a1260ecfdd45 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/message_call_out/message_call_out.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/message_call_out/message_call_out.js
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 
 import { EuiCallOut } from '@elastic/eui';
 
-// don't use something like plugins/ml/../common
-// because it won't work with the jest tests
 import { MESSAGE_LEVEL } from '../../../../common/constants/message_levels';
 
 function getCallOutAttributes(message, status) {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/validate_job/validate_job_view.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/validate_job/validate_job_view.js
index 98e027ec4f365..6001d7cbf6f61 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/validate_job/validate_job_view.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/validate_job/validate_job_view.js
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ import { FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
 
 import { getDocLinks } from '../../util/dependency_cache';
 
-// don't use something like plugins/ml/../common
-// because it won't work with the jest tests
 import { VALIDATION_STATUS } from '../../../../common/constants/validation';
 import { getMostSevereMessageStatus } from '../../../../common/util/validation_utils';
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/datavisualizer/file_based/components/utils/utils.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/datavisualizer/file_based/components/utils/utils.ts
index 7d966949624c1..3b82a34b889b7 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/datavisualizer/file_based/components/utils/utils.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/datavisualizer/file_based/components/utils/utils.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import { isEqual } from 'lodash';
+// @ts-ignore
 import numeral from '@elastic/numeral';
 import { ml } from '../../../../services/ml_api_service';
 import { AnalysisResult, InputOverrides } from '../../../../../../common/types/file_datavisualizer';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_charts/explorer_chart_distribution.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_charts/explorer_chart_distribution.js
index 03426869b0ccf..2b577c978eb13 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_charts/explorer_chart_distribution.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_charts/explorer_chart_distribution.js
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ import d3 from 'd3';
 import $ from 'jquery';
 import moment from 'moment';
 
-// don't use something like plugins/ml/../common
-// because it won't work with the jest tests
 import { formatHumanReadableDateTime } from '../../util/date_utils';
 import { formatValue } from '../../formatters/format_value';
 import { getSeverityColor, getSeverityWithLow } from '../../../../common/util/anomaly_utils';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_charts/explorer_chart_single_metric.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_charts/explorer_chart_single_metric.js
index 82041af39ca15..531a24493c961 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_charts/explorer_chart_single_metric.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_charts/explorer_chart_single_metric.js
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ import d3 from 'd3';
 import $ from 'jquery';
 import moment from 'moment';
 
-// don't use something like plugins/ml/../common
-// because it won't work with the jest tests
 import { formatHumanReadableDateTime } from '../../util/date_utils';
 import { formatValue } from '../../formatters/format_value';
 import {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_swimlane.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_swimlane.tsx
index bf1a3b424edb9..8a8a826e1831f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_swimlane.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/explorer/explorer_swimlane.tsx
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ import _ from 'lodash';
 import d3 from 'd3';
 import moment from 'moment';
 
-// don't use something like plugins/ml/../common
-// because it won't work with the jest tests
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { Subscription } from 'rxjs';
 import { TooltipValue } from '@elastic/charts';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/timeseriesexplorer/components/forecasting_modal/forecasting_modal.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/timeseriesexplorer/components/forecasting_modal/forecasting_modal.js
index 64f2066793118..eded8460d2205 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/timeseriesexplorer/components/forecasting_modal/forecasting_modal.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/timeseriesexplorer/components/forecasting_modal/forecasting_modal.js
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ import React, { Component } from 'react';
 
 import { EuiButton, EuiToolTip } from '@elastic/eui';
 
-// don't use something like plugins/ml/../common
-// because it won't work with the jest tests
 import { FORECAST_REQUEST_STATE, JOB_STATE } from '../../../../../common/constants/states';
 import { MESSAGE_LEVEL } from '../../../../../common/constants/message_levels';
 import { isJobVersionGte } from '../../../../../common/util/job_utils';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/timeseriesexplorer/components/forecasting_modal/run_controls.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/timeseriesexplorer/components/forecasting_modal/run_controls.js
index 7dd06268f7f8d..3208697073b8e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/timeseriesexplorer/components/forecasting_modal/run_controls.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/timeseriesexplorer/components/forecasting_modal/run_controls.js
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ import {
   EuiToolTip,
 } from '@elastic/eui';
 
-// don't use something like plugins/ml/../common
-// because it won't work with the jest tests
 import { JOB_STATE } from '../../../../../common/constants/states';
 import { FORECAST_DURATION_MAX_DAYS } from './forecasting_modal';
 import { ForecastProgress } from './forecast_progress';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/index.ts
index c23d042822816..a9ffb1a5bf579 100755
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/index.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import {
   MlSetupDependencies,
   MlStartDependencies,
 } from './plugin';
-import { getMetricChangeDescription } from './application/formatters/metric_change_description';
 
 export const plugin: PluginInitializer<
   MlPluginSetup,
@@ -22,4 +21,5 @@ export const plugin: PluginInitializer<
   MlStartDependencies
 > = () => new MlPlugin();
 
-export { MlPluginSetup, MlPluginStart, getMetricChangeDescription };
+export { MlPluginSetup, MlPluginStart };
+export * from './shared';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/shared.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/shared.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6821cb7ef0f94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/shared.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+export * from '../common/constants/anomalies';
+
+export * from '../common/types/data_recognizer';
+export * from '../common/types/capabilities';
+export * from '../common/types/anomalies';
+export * from '../common/types/modules';
+export * from '../common/types/audit_message';
+
+export * from '../common/util/anomaly_utils';
+export * from '../common/util/errors';
+export * from '../common/util/validators';
+
+export * from './application/formatters/metric_change_description';
+
+export * from './application/components/data_grid';
+export * from './application/data_frame_analytics/common';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/index.ts
index 175c20bf49c94..4c27854ec719b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/index.ts
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@
 import { PluginInitializerContext } from 'kibana/server';
 import { MlServerPlugin } from './plugin';
 export { MlPluginSetup, MlPluginStart } from './plugin';
+export * from './shared';
 
 export const plugin = (ctx: PluginInitializerContext) => new MlServerPlugin(ctx);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/shared.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/shared.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1e50950bc3bce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/shared.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+export * from '../common/types/anomalies';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/siem/public/components/ml_popover/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/siem/public/components/ml_popover/types.ts
index 58d40c298b329..005f93650a8eb 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/siem/public/components/ml_popover/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/siem/public/components/ml_popover/types.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
-import { AuditMessageBase } from '../../../../ml/common/types/audit_message';
+import { AuditMessageBase } from '../../../../ml/public';
 import { MlError } from '../ml/types';
 
 export interface Group {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/machine_learning/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/machine_learning/index.ts
index eb09fdde3cce3..865a3cf51604d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/machine_learning/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/machine_learning/index.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 import { SearchResponse, SearchParams } from 'elasticsearch';
 
-import { AnomalyRecordDoc as Anomaly } from '../../../../ml/common/types/anomalies';
+import { AnomalyRecordDoc as Anomaly } from '../../../../ml/server';
 
 export { Anomaly };
 export type AnomalyResults = SearchResponse<Anomaly>;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/__mocks__/shared_imports.ts b/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/__mocks__/shared_imports.ts
index 9d8106a1366d6..e115e086f45b5 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/__mocks__/shared_imports.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/__mocks__/shared_imports.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ export const useRequest = jest.fn(() => ({
 }));
 
 // just passing through the reimports
-export { getErrorMessage } from '../../../ml/common/util/errors';
 export {
+  getErrorMessage,
   getDataGridSchemaFromKibanaFieldType,
   getFieldsFromKibanaIndexPattern,
   multiColumnSortFactory,
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ export {
   SearchResponse7,
   UseDataGridReturnType,
   UseIndexDataReturnType,
-} from '../../../ml/public/application/components/data_grid';
-export { INDEX_STATUS } from '../../../ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/common';
+  INDEX_STATUS,
+} from '../../../ml/public';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/app/common/aggregations.ts b/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/app/common/aggregations.ts
index 038d68ff37d87..397a58006f1d1 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/app/common/aggregations.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/app/common/aggregations.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
-import { composeValidators, patternValidator } from '../../../../ml/common/util/validators';
+import { composeValidators, patternValidator } from '../../../../ml/public';
 
 export type AggName = string;
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/shared_imports.ts b/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/shared_imports.ts
index bcd8e53e3d191..3737377de2d5e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/shared_imports.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/transform/public/shared_imports.ts
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@ export {
   useRequest,
 } from '../../../../src/plugins/es_ui_shared/public/request/np_ready_request';
 
-export { getErrorMessage } from '../../ml/common/util/errors';
-
 export {
+  getErrorMessage,
   getDataGridSchemaFromKibanaFieldType,
   getFieldsFromKibanaIndexPattern,
   multiColumnSortFactory,
@@ -30,5 +29,5 @@ export {
   SearchResponse7,
   UseDataGridReturnType,
   UseIndexDataReturnType,
-} from '../../ml/public/application/components/data_grid';
-export { INDEX_STATUS } from '../../ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/common';
+  INDEX_STATUS,
+} from '../../ml/public';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/public/components/common/charts/duration_line_bar_list.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/public/components/common/charts/duration_line_bar_list.tsx
index ceb1e700f293e..5e41c4b74fd5d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/public/components/common/charts/duration_line_bar_list.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/public/components/common/charts/duration_line_bar_list.tsx
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ import moment from 'moment';
 import { AnnotationTooltipFormatter, RectAnnotation } from '@elastic/charts';
 import { RectAnnotationDatum } from '@elastic/charts/dist/chart_types/xy_chart/utils/specs';
 import { AnnotationTooltip } from './annotation_tooltip';
-import { ANOMALY_SEVERITY } from '../../../../../../plugins/ml/common/constants/anomalies';
 import {
+  ANOMALY_SEVERITY,
   getSeverityColor,
   getSeverityType,
-} from '../../../../../../plugins/ml/common/util/anomaly_utils';
+} from '../../../../../../plugins/ml/public';
 
 interface Props {
   anomalies: any;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/public/components/monitor/ml/ml_integeration.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/public/components/monitor/ml/ml_integeration.tsx
index 5330ac6e12e98..e66808f76d24a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/public/components/monitor/ml/ml_integeration.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/public/components/monitor/ml/ml_integeration.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { getMLJobId } from '../../../state/api/ml_anomaly';
 import * as labels from './translations';
 import { useKibana } from '../../../../../../../src/plugins/kibana_react/public';
 import { ManageMLJobComponent } from './manage_ml_job';
-import { JobStat } from '../../../../../../plugins/ml/common/types/data_recognizer';
+import { JobStat } from '../../../../../../plugins/ml/public';
 import { useMonitorId } from '../../../hooks';
 
 export const MLIntegrationComponent = () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/public/components/monitor/monitor_duration/monitor_duration_container.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/public/components/monitor/monitor_duration/monitor_duration_container.tsx
index 52d4f620f84b3..b586c1241290b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/public/components/monitor/monitor_duration/monitor_duration_container.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/public/components/monitor/monitor_duration/monitor_duration_container.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../../state/selectors';
 import { UptimeRefreshContext } from '../../../contexts';
 import { getMLJobId } from '../../../state/api/ml_anomaly';
-import { JobStat } from '../../../../../ml/common/types/data_recognizer';
+import { JobStat } from '../../../../../ml/public';
 import { MonitorDurationComponent } from './monitor_duration';
 import { MonitorIdParam } from '../../../../common/types';
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/public/state/actions/ml_anomaly.ts b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/public/state/actions/ml_anomaly.ts
index 441a3cefdf204..6b564ba0e83e4 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/public/state/actions/ml_anomaly.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/public/state/actions/ml_anomaly.ts
@@ -6,15 +6,17 @@
 
 import { createAction } from 'redux-actions';
 import { createAsyncAction } from './utils';
-import { MlCapabilitiesResponse } from '../../../../../plugins/ml/common/types/capabilities';
-import { AnomaliesTableRecord } from '../../../../../plugins/ml/common/types/anomalies';
+import {
+  MlCapabilitiesResponse,
+  AnomaliesTableRecord,
+  JobExistResult,
+} from '../../../../../plugins/ml/public';
 import {
   CreateMLJobSuccess,
   DeleteJobResults,
   MonitorIdParam,
   HeartbeatIndicesParam,
 } from './types';
-import { JobExistResult } from '../../../../../plugins/ml/common/types/data_recognizer';
 
 export const resetMLState = createAction('RESET_ML_STATE');
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/public/state/api/ml_anomaly.ts b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/public/state/api/ml_anomaly.ts
index ff2ad8ba0745f..158d7b631a8b8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/public/state/api/ml_anomaly.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/public/state/api/ml_anomaly.ts
@@ -8,15 +8,17 @@ import moment from 'moment';
 import { apiService } from './utils';
 import { AnomalyRecords, AnomalyRecordsParams } from '../actions';
 import { API_URLS, ML_JOB_ID, ML_MODULE_ID } from '../../../common/constants';
-import { MlCapabilitiesResponse } from '../../../../../plugins/ml/common/types/capabilities';
+import {
+  MlCapabilitiesResponse,
+  DataRecognizerConfigResponse,
+  JobExistResult,
+} from '../../../../../plugins/ml/public';
 import {
   CreateMLJobSuccess,
   DeleteJobResults,
   MonitorIdParam,
   HeartbeatIndicesParam,
 } from '../actions/types';
-import { DataRecognizerConfigResponse } from '../../../../../plugins/ml/common/types/modules';
-import { JobExistResult } from '../../../../../plugins/ml/common/types/data_recognizer';
 
 const getJobPrefix = (monitorId: string) => {
   // ML App doesn't support upper case characters in job name
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/public/state/reducers/ml_anomaly.ts b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/public/state/reducers/ml_anomaly.ts
index 9a4a949ac4ede..9f2da19d24208 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/public/state/reducers/ml_anomaly.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/public/state/reducers/ml_anomaly.ts
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@ import {
 } from '../actions';
 import { getAsyncInitialState, handleAsyncAction } from './utils';
 import { AsyncInitialState } from './types';
-import { MlCapabilitiesResponse } from '../../../../../plugins/ml/common/types/capabilities';
+import { MlCapabilitiesResponse, JobExistResult } from '../../../../../plugins/ml/public';
 import { CreateMLJobSuccess, DeleteJobResults } from '../actions/types';
-import { JobExistResult } from '../../../../../plugins/ml/common/types/data_recognizer';
 
 export interface MLJobState {
   mlJob: AsyncInitialState<JobExistResult>;