diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/esm/hooks.js b/lib/internal/modules/esm/hooks.js
index 3a01f7ffb71014..5112ece845219d 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/esm/hooks.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/esm/hooks.js
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ let debug = require('internal/util/debuglog').debuglog('esm', (fn) => {
 });
 
 
+/**
+ * @typedef {object} ExportedHooks
+ * @property {Function} globalPreload Global preload hook.
+ * @property {Function} resolve Resolve hook.
+ * @property {Function} load Load hook.
+ */
+
 /**
  * @typedef {object} KeyedHook
  * @property {Function} fn The hook function.
@@ -630,7 +637,7 @@ ObjectSetPrototypeOf(HooksProxy.prototype, null);
 /**
  * A utility function to pluck the hooks from a user-defined loader.
  * @param {import('./loader.js).ModuleExports} exports
- * @returns {import('./loader.js).ExportedHooks}
+ * @returns {ExportedHooks}
  */
 function pluckHooks({
   globalPreload,
diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/esm/loader.js b/lib/internal/modules/esm/loader.js
index 2c48702a3816ff..9eb05c020cbe20 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/esm/loader.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/esm/loader.js
@@ -39,23 +39,10 @@ function getTranslators() {
  */
 let hooksProxy;
 
-/**
- * @typedef {object} ExportedHooks
- * @property {Function} globalPreload Global preload hook.
- * @property {Function} resolve Resolve hook.
- * @property {Function} load Load hook.
- */
-
 /**
  * @typedef {Record<string, any>} ModuleExports
  */
 
-/**
- * @typedef {object} KeyedExports
- * @property {ModuleExports} exports The contents of the module.
- * @property {URL['href']} url The URL of the module.
- */
-
 /**
  * @typedef {'builtin'|'commonjs'|'json'|'module'|'wasm'} ModuleFormat
  */
@@ -239,17 +226,12 @@ class DefaultModuleLoader {
 
   /**
    * This method is usually called indirectly as part of the loading processes.
-   * Internally, it is used directly to add loaders. Use directly with caution.
-   *
-   * This method must NOT be renamed: it functions as a dynamic import on a
-   * loader module.
+   * Use directly with caution.
    * @param {string} specifier The first parameter of an `import()` expression.
    * @param {string} parentURL Path of the parent importing the module.
    * @param {Record<string, string>} importAssertions Validations for the
    *                                                  module import.
-   * @returns {Promise<ExportedHooks | KeyedExports[]>}
-   *  A collection of module export(s) or a list of collections of module
-   *  export(s).
+   * @returns {Promise<ModuleExports>}
    */
   async import(specifier, parentURL, importAssertions) {
     const moduleJob = this.getModuleJob(specifier, parentURL, importAssertions);