diff --git a/src/compiler/types.ts b/src/compiler/types.ts
index 7e097ef40b1..03098fd4129 100644
--- a/src/compiler/types.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/types.ts
@@ -3915,13 +3915,9 @@
         printNode(hint: EmitHint, node: Node, sourceFile: SourceFile): string;
         printFile(sourceFile: SourceFile): string;
         printBundle(bundle: Bundle): string;
-    }
-
-    /*@internal*/
-    export interface Printer {
-        writeNode(hint: EmitHint, node: Node, sourceFile: SourceFile, writer: EmitTextWriter): void;
-        writeFile(sourceFile: SourceFile, writer: EmitTextWriter): void;
-        writeBundle(bundle: Bundle, writer: EmitTextWriter): void;
+        /*@internal*/ writeNode(hint: EmitHint, node: Node, sourceFile: SourceFile, writer: EmitTextWriter): void;
+        /*@internal*/ writeFile(sourceFile: SourceFile, writer: EmitTextWriter): void;
+        /*@internal*/ writeBundle(bundle: Bundle, writer: EmitTextWriter): void;
     }
 
     export interface PrintHandlers {
@@ -3944,6 +3940,24 @@
         /*@internal*/ extendedDiagnostics?: boolean;
     }
 
+    /*@internal*/
+    export interface EmitTextWriter {
+        write(s: string): void;
+        writeTextOfNode(text: string, node: Node): void;
+        writeLine(): void;
+        increaseIndent(): void;
+        decreaseIndent(): void;
+        getText(): string;
+        rawWrite(s: string): void;
+        writeLiteral(s: string): void;
+        getTextPos(): number;
+        getLine(): number;
+        getColumn(): number;
+        getIndent(): number;
+        isAtStartOfLine(): boolean;
+        reset(): void;
+    }
+
     export interface TextSpan {
         start: number;
         length: number;
diff --git a/src/compiler/utilities.ts b/src/compiler/utilities.ts
index 8d85ebeca99..a2c5cbd15a3 100644
--- a/src/compiler/utilities.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/utilities.ts
@@ -2439,23 +2439,6 @@ namespace ts {
             s;
     }
 
-    export interface EmitTextWriter {
-        write(s: string): void;
-        writeTextOfNode(text: string, node: Node): void;
-        writeLine(): void;
-        increaseIndent(): void;
-        decreaseIndent(): void;
-        getText(): string;
-        rawWrite(s: string): void;
-        writeLiteral(s: string): void;
-        getTextPos(): number;
-        getLine(): number;
-        getColumn(): number;
-        getIndent(): number;
-        isAtStartOfLine(): boolean;
-        reset(): void;
-    }
-
     const indentStrings: string[] = ["", "    "];
     export function getIndentString(level: number) {
         if (indentStrings[level] === undefined) {