diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b5c20f10ae..4ae5a54f30 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 Changes:
 
 - Convert metadata & API to use lazy decoration
+- Move PortableRegistry location inside `@polkadot/types/metadata`
 
 
 ## 6.6.1 Nov 1, 2021
diff --git a/packages/api-contract/src/Abi/index.ts b/packages/api-contract/src/Abi/index.ts
index f3bcd8ad1b..c9082445a2 100644
--- a/packages/api-contract/src/Abi/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api-contract/src/Abi/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2017-2021 @polkadot/api-contract authors & contributors
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import type { Bytes } from '@polkadot/types';
+import type { Bytes, PortableRegistry } from '@polkadot/types';
 import type { ChainProperties, ContractConstructorSpec, ContractEventSpec, ContractMessageParamSpec, ContractMessageSpec, ContractMetadataLatest, ContractProjectInfo } from '@polkadot/types/interfaces';
 import type { AnyJson, Codec, Registry } from '@polkadot/types/types';
 import type { AbiConstructor, AbiEvent, AbiMessage, AbiParam, DecodedEvent, DecodedMessage } from '../types';
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function parseJson (json: AnyJson, chainProperties?: ChainProperties): [AnyJson,
   const latest = metadata.isV0
     ? toLatest(registry, metadata.asV0)
     : metadata.asV1;
-  const lookup = registry.createType('PortableRegistry', { types: latest.types });
+  const lookup = registry.createType<PortableRegistry>('PortableRegistry', { types: latest.types });
 
   // attach the lookup to the registry - now the types are known
   registry.setLookup(lookup);
diff --git a/packages/typegen/src/generate/lookup.ts b/packages/typegen/src/generate/lookup.ts
index bb52a67628..a59c99fdb3 100644
--- a/packages/typegen/src/generate/lookup.ts
+++ b/packages/typegen/src/generate/lookup.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright 2017-2021 @polkadot/typegen authors & contributors
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import type { PortableRegistry, PortableType, SiLookupTypeId, SiPath, SiTypeParameter } from '@polkadot/types/interfaces';
+import type { PortableType, SiLookupTypeId, SiPath, SiTypeParameter } from '@polkadot/types/interfaces';
+import type { PortableRegistry } from '@polkadot/types/metadata';
 import type { TypeDef } from '@polkadot/types/types';
 
 import Handlebars from 'handlebars';
diff --git a/packages/typegen/src/generate/query.ts b/packages/typegen/src/generate/query.ts
index fdacda8964..e857a682e2 100644
--- a/packages/typegen/src/generate/query.ts
+++ b/packages/typegen/src/generate/query.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright 2017-2021 @polkadot/typegen authors & contributors
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import type { PortableRegistry, StorageEntryMetadataLatest } from '@polkadot/types/interfaces/metadata';
-import type { Metadata } from '@polkadot/types/metadata/Metadata';
+import type { StorageEntryMetadataLatest } from '@polkadot/types/interfaces';
+import type { Metadata, PortableRegistry } from '@polkadot/types/metadata';
 import type { Registry } from '@polkadot/types/types';
 import type { ExtraTypes } from './types';
 
diff --git a/packages/typegen/src/metadataMd.ts b/packages/typegen/src/metadataMd.ts
index fdbbb7a811..49d8afb942 100644
--- a/packages/typegen/src/metadataMd.ts
+++ b/packages/typegen/src/metadataMd.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright 2017-2021 @polkadot/typegen authors & contributors
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import type { MetadataLatest, PortableRegistry, SiLookupTypeId } from '@polkadot/types/interfaces';
+import type { MetadataLatest, SiLookupTypeId } from '@polkadot/types/interfaces';
+import type { PortableRegistry } from '@polkadot/types/metadata';
 import type { Codec, DefinitionRpcParam } from '@polkadot/types/types';
 
 import fs from 'fs';
diff --git a/packages/typegen/src/util/imports.ts b/packages/typegen/src/util/imports.ts
index cf3b6862f0..d7b306e742 100644
--- a/packages/typegen/src/util/imports.ts
+++ b/packages/typegen/src/util/imports.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export function setImports (allDefs: Record<string, ModuleTypes>, imports: TypeI
       // do nothing
     } else if (['AnyNumber', 'CallFunction', 'Codec', 'IExtrinsic', 'ITuple'].includes(type)) {
       typesTypes[type] = true;
-    } else if (type === 'Metadata') {
+    } else if (['Metadata', 'PortableRegistry'].includes(type)) {
       metadataTypes[type] = true;
     } else if ((codecClasses as Record<string, unknown>)[type]) {
       codecTypes[type] = true;
diff --git a/packages/types/src/augment/registry.ts b/packages/types/src/augment/registry.ts
index 0dec227b6e..8e1af8c337 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/augment/registry.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/augment/registry.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import type { AuthorityIndex, AuthorityList, AuthoritySet, AuthoritySetChange, A
 import type { IdentityFields, IdentityInfo, IdentityInfoAdditional, IdentityInfoTo198, IdentityJudgement, RegistrarIndex, RegistrarInfo, Registration, RegistrationJudgement, RegistrationTo198 } from '@polkadot/types/interfaces/identity';
 import type { AuthIndex, AuthoritySignature, Heartbeat, HeartbeatTo244, OpaqueMultiaddr, OpaqueNetworkState, OpaquePeerId } from '@polkadot/types/interfaces/imOnline';
 import type { CallIndex, LotteryConfig } from '@polkadot/types/interfaces/lottery';
-import type { ErrorMetadataLatest, ErrorMetadataV10, ErrorMetadataV11, ErrorMetadataV12, ErrorMetadataV13, ErrorMetadataV14, ErrorMetadataV9, EventMetadataLatest, EventMetadataV10, EventMetadataV11, EventMetadataV12, EventMetadataV13, EventMetadataV14, EventMetadataV9, ExtrinsicMetadataLatest, ExtrinsicMetadataV11, ExtrinsicMetadataV12, ExtrinsicMetadataV13, ExtrinsicMetadataV14, FunctionArgumentMetadataLatest, FunctionArgumentMetadataV10, FunctionArgumentMetadataV11, FunctionArgumentMetadataV12, FunctionArgumentMetadataV13, FunctionArgumentMetadataV14, FunctionArgumentMetadataV9, FunctionMetadataLatest, FunctionMetadataV10, FunctionMetadataV11, FunctionMetadataV12, FunctionMetadataV13, FunctionMetadataV14, FunctionMetadataV9, MetadataAll, MetadataLatest, MetadataV10, MetadataV11, MetadataV12, MetadataV13, MetadataV14, MetadataV9, ModuleConstantMetadataV10, ModuleConstantMetadataV11, ModuleConstantMetadataV12, ModuleConstantMetadataV13, ModuleConstantMetadataV9, ModuleMetadataV10, ModuleMetadataV11, ModuleMetadataV12, ModuleMetadataV13, ModuleMetadataV9, PalletCallMetadataLatest, PalletCallMetadataV14, PalletConstantMetadataLatest, PalletConstantMetadataV14, PalletErrorMetadataLatest, PalletErrorMetadataV14, PalletEventMetadataLatest, PalletEventMetadataV14, PalletMetadataLatest, PalletMetadataV14, PalletStorageMetadataLatest, PalletStorageMetadataV14, PortableRegistry, PortableRegistryV14, PortableType, PortableTypeV14, SignedExtensionMetadataLatest, SignedExtensionMetadataV14, StorageEntryMetadataLatest, StorageEntryMetadataV10, StorageEntryMetadataV11, StorageEntryMetadataV12, StorageEntryMetadataV13, StorageEntryMetadataV14, StorageEntryMetadataV9, StorageEntryModifierLatest, StorageEntryModifierV10, StorageEntryModifierV11, StorageEntryModifierV12, StorageEntryModifierV13, StorageEntryModifierV14, StorageEntryModifierV9, StorageEntryTypeLatest, StorageEntryTypeV10, StorageEntryTypeV11, StorageEntryTypeV12, StorageEntryTypeV13, StorageEntryTypeV14, StorageEntryTypeV9, StorageHasher, StorageHasherV10, StorageHasherV11, StorageHasherV12, StorageHasherV13, StorageHasherV14, StorageHasherV9, StorageMetadataV10, StorageMetadataV11, StorageMetadataV12, StorageMetadataV13, StorageMetadataV9 } from '@polkadot/types/interfaces/metadata';
+import type { ErrorMetadataLatest, ErrorMetadataV10, ErrorMetadataV11, ErrorMetadataV12, ErrorMetadataV13, ErrorMetadataV14, ErrorMetadataV9, EventMetadataLatest, EventMetadataV10, EventMetadataV11, EventMetadataV12, EventMetadataV13, EventMetadataV14, EventMetadataV9, ExtrinsicMetadataLatest, ExtrinsicMetadataV11, ExtrinsicMetadataV12, ExtrinsicMetadataV13, ExtrinsicMetadataV14, FunctionArgumentMetadataLatest, FunctionArgumentMetadataV10, FunctionArgumentMetadataV11, FunctionArgumentMetadataV12, FunctionArgumentMetadataV13, FunctionArgumentMetadataV14, FunctionArgumentMetadataV9, FunctionMetadataLatest, FunctionMetadataV10, FunctionMetadataV11, FunctionMetadataV12, FunctionMetadataV13, FunctionMetadataV14, FunctionMetadataV9, MetadataAll, MetadataLatest, MetadataV10, MetadataV11, MetadataV12, MetadataV13, MetadataV14, MetadataV9, ModuleConstantMetadataV10, ModuleConstantMetadataV11, ModuleConstantMetadataV12, ModuleConstantMetadataV13, ModuleConstantMetadataV9, ModuleMetadataV10, ModuleMetadataV11, ModuleMetadataV12, ModuleMetadataV13, ModuleMetadataV9, PalletCallMetadataLatest, PalletCallMetadataV14, PalletConstantMetadataLatest, PalletConstantMetadataV14, PalletErrorMetadataLatest, PalletErrorMetadataV14, PalletEventMetadataLatest, PalletEventMetadataV14, PalletMetadataLatest, PalletMetadataV14, PalletStorageMetadataLatest, PalletStorageMetadataV14, PortableType, PortableTypeV14, SignedExtensionMetadataLatest, SignedExtensionMetadataV14, StorageEntryMetadataLatest, StorageEntryMetadataV10, StorageEntryMetadataV11, StorageEntryMetadataV12, StorageEntryMetadataV13, StorageEntryMetadataV14, StorageEntryMetadataV9, StorageEntryModifierLatest, StorageEntryModifierV10, StorageEntryModifierV11, StorageEntryModifierV12, StorageEntryModifierV13, StorageEntryModifierV14, StorageEntryModifierV9, StorageEntryTypeLatest, StorageEntryTypeV10, StorageEntryTypeV11, StorageEntryTypeV12, StorageEntryTypeV13, StorageEntryTypeV14, StorageEntryTypeV9, StorageHasher, StorageHasherV10, StorageHasherV11, StorageHasherV12, StorageHasherV13, StorageHasherV14, StorageHasherV9, StorageMetadataV10, StorageMetadataV11, StorageMetadataV12, StorageMetadataV13, StorageMetadataV9 } from '@polkadot/types/interfaces/metadata';
 import type { MmrLeafProof } from '@polkadot/types/interfaces/mmr';
 import type { StorageKind } from '@polkadot/types/interfaces/offchain';
 import type { DeferredOffenceOf, Kind, OffenceDetails, Offender, OpaqueTimeSlot, ReportIdOf, Reporter } from '@polkadot/types/interfaces/offences';
@@ -698,8 +698,6 @@ declare module '@polkadot/types/types/registry' {
     Phase: Phase;
     PhragmenScore: PhragmenScore;
     Points: Points;
-    PortableRegistry: PortableRegistry;
-    PortableRegistryV14: PortableRegistryV14;
     PortableType: PortableType;
     PortableTypeV14: PortableTypeV14;
     Precommits: Precommits;
diff --git a/packages/types/src/bundle.ts b/packages/types/src/bundle.ts
index d28084ea04..e723a75a0b 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/bundle.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/bundle.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export * from './index.types';
 export * from './metadata';
 
 export { TypeDefInfo } from './create/types';
-export { convertSiV0toV1 } from './generic/PortableRegistry';
+export { convertSiV0toV1 } from './metadata/PortableRegistry';
 export { packageInfo } from './packageInfo';
 export { unwrapStorageType } from './primitive/StorageKey';
 
diff --git a/packages/types/src/create/lazy.ts b/packages/types/src/create/lazy.ts
index 8dc7a7f8b9..9172ba47c2 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/create/lazy.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/create/lazy.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright 2017-2021 @polkadot/types authors & contributors
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import type { PortableRegistry, SiLookupTypeId, SiVariant } from '../interfaces';
+import type { SiLookupTypeId, SiVariant } from '../interfaces';
+import type { PortableRegistry } from '../metadata';
 
 import { lazyMethod } from '@polkadot/util';
 
diff --git a/packages/types/src/create/registry.ts b/packages/types/src/create/registry.ts
index 38f3b1fbd2..0cd29c1dec 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/create/registry.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/create/registry.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 import type { ExtDef } from '../extrinsic/signedExtensions/types';
-import type { ChainProperties, CodecHash, DispatchErrorModule, Hash, MetadataLatest, PortableRegistry, SiField, SiLookupTypeId, SiVariant } from '../interfaces/types';
+import type { ChainProperties, CodecHash, DispatchErrorModule, Hash, MetadataLatest, SiField, SiLookupTypeId, SiVariant } from '../interfaces/types';
 import type { CallFunction, Codec, CodecHasher, Constructor, DetectCodec, DetectConstructor, RegisteredTypes, Registry, RegistryError, RegistryTypes } from '../types';
 import type { CreateOptions } from './types';
 
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import * as definitions from '../interfaces/definitions';
 import { decorateConstants, filterCallsSome, filterEventsSome } from '../metadata/decorate';
 import { createCallFunction } from '../metadata/decorate/extrinsics';
 import { Metadata } from '../metadata/Metadata';
+import { PortableRegistry } from '../metadata/PortableRegistry';
 import { createClass } from './createClass';
 import { createTypeUnsafe } from './createType';
 import { lazyVariants } from './lazy';
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ export class TypeRegistry implements Registry {
   public createdAtHash?: Hash;
 
   constructor (createdAtHash?: Hash | Uint8Array | string) {
-    this.#knownDefaults = objectSpread({ Json, Metadata, Raw }, baseTypes);
+    this.#knownDefaults = objectSpread({ Json, Metadata, PortableRegistry, Raw }, baseTypes);
     this.#knownDefinitions = definitions as unknown as Record<string, { types: RegistryTypes }>;
 
     this.init();
diff --git a/packages/types/src/generic/index.ts b/packages/types/src/generic/index.ts
index d2e766d3bc..fa59063e8c 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/generic/index.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/generic/index.ts
@@ -12,5 +12,4 @@ export { GenericConsensusEngineId } from './ConsensusEngineId';
 export { GenericEvent, GenericEventData } from './Event';
 export { GenericLookupSource } from './LookupSource';
 export { GenericMultiAddress, GenericMultiAddress as GenericAddress } from './MultiAddress';
-export { GenericPortableRegistry } from './PortableRegistry';
 export { GenericVote } from './Vote';
diff --git a/packages/types/src/interfaces/metadata/definitions.ts b/packages/types/src/interfaces/metadata/definitions.ts
index 98b5c124b6..0beb49aba8 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/interfaces/metadata/definitions.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/interfaces/metadata/definitions.ts
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ export { AllHashers };
 export default {
   rpc: {},
   types: objectSpread({}, v9, v10, v11, v12, v13, v14, {
-    // registry mapping to latest
-    PortableRegistry: 'PortableRegistryV14',
-    PortableType: 'PortableTypeV14',
-
     // latest mappings
     ErrorMetadataLatest: 'ErrorMetadataV14',
     EventMetadataLatest: 'EventMetadataV14',
@@ -38,6 +34,7 @@ export default {
     PalletEventMetadataLatest: 'PalletEventMetadataV14',
     PalletMetadataLatest: 'PalletMetadataV14',
     PalletStorageMetadataLatest: 'PalletStorageMetadataV14',
+    PortableType: 'PortableTypeV14',
     SignedExtensionMetadataLatest: 'SignedExtensionMetadataV14',
     StorageEntryMetadataLatest: 'StorageEntryMetadataV14',
     StorageEntryModifierLatest: 'StorageEntryModifierV14',
diff --git a/packages/types/src/interfaces/metadata/types.ts b/packages/types/src/interfaces/metadata/types.ts
index 34868a1940..156e1f1c93 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/interfaces/metadata/types.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/interfaces/metadata/types.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Auto-generated via `yarn polkadot-types-from-defs`, do not edit
 /* eslint-disable */
 
-import type { Bytes, Enum, GenericPortableRegistry, Option, Struct, Text, Type, Vec, bool, u8 } from '@polkadot/types';
+import type { Bytes, Enum, Option, PortableRegistry, Struct, Text, Type, Vec, bool, u8 } from '@polkadot/types';
 import type { Si1Field, Si1LookupTypeId, Si1Type, SiLookupTypeId } from '@polkadot/types/interfaces/scaleInfo';
 
 /** @name ErrorMetadataLatest */
@@ -331,12 +331,6 @@ export interface PalletStorageMetadataV14 extends Struct {
   readonly items: Vec<StorageEntryMetadataV14>;
 }
 
-/** @name PortableRegistry */
-export interface PortableRegistry extends PortableRegistryV14 {}
-
-/** @name PortableRegistryV14 */
-export interface PortableRegistryV14 extends GenericPortableRegistry {}
-
 /** @name PortableType */
 export interface PortableType extends PortableTypeV14 {}
 
diff --git a/packages/types/src/interfaces/metadata/v14.ts b/packages/types/src/interfaces/metadata/v14.ts
index b5e4853269..eaae29ec5e 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/interfaces/metadata/v14.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/interfaces/metadata/v14.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import { Si1Variant } from '../scaleInfo/v1';
 
 export const v14: DefinitionsTypes = {
   // registry
-  PortableRegistryV14: 'GenericPortableRegistry',
   PortableTypeV14: {
     id: 'Si1LookupTypeId',
     type: 'Si1Type'
diff --git a/packages/types/src/generic/PortableRegistry/PortableRegistry.ts b/packages/types/src/metadata/PortableRegistry/PortableRegistry.ts
similarity index 98%
rename from packages/types/src/generic/PortableRegistry/PortableRegistry.ts
rename to packages/types/src/metadata/PortableRegistry/PortableRegistry.ts
index a268ac29b9..d7de32f60e 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/generic/PortableRegistry/PortableRegistry.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/metadata/PortableRegistry/PortableRegistry.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ function getPrimitivePath (path: SiPath): string | null {
     : null;
 }
 
-function removeDuplicateNames (lookup: GenericPortableRegistry, names: [number, string | null, SiTypeParameter[]][]): [number, string][] {
+function removeDuplicateNames (lookup: PortableRegistry, names: [number, string | null, SiTypeParameter[]][]): [number, string][] {
   const rewrite: Record<number, string> = {};
 
   return names
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ function extractName (types: PortableType[], { id, type: { params, path } }: Por
   return [lookupIndex, typeName, params];
 }
 
-function extractNames (lookup: GenericPortableRegistry, types: PortableType[]): Record<number, string> {
+function extractNames (lookup: PortableRegistry, types: PortableType[]): Record<number, string> {
   const dedup = removeDuplicateNames(lookup, types.map((t) =>
     extractName(types, t)
   ));
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ function extractTypeMap (types: PortableType[]): Record<number, PortableType> {
   return result;
 }
 
-export class GenericPortableRegistry extends Struct {
+export class PortableRegistry extends Struct {
   #names: Record<number, string>;
   #typeDefs: Record<number, TypeDef> = {};
   #types: Record<number, PortableType>;
diff --git a/packages/types/src/generic/PortableRegistry/index.ts b/packages/types/src/metadata/PortableRegistry/index.ts
similarity index 71%
rename from packages/types/src/generic/PortableRegistry/index.ts
rename to packages/types/src/metadata/PortableRegistry/index.ts
index 57b4751eac..b3f569dd12 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/generic/PortableRegistry/index.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/metadata/PortableRegistry/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Copyright 2017-2021 @polkadot/types authors & contributors
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-export { GenericPortableRegistry } from './PortableRegistry';
+export { PortableRegistry } from './PortableRegistry';
 export { toV1 as convertSiV0toV1 } from './toV1';
diff --git a/packages/types/src/generic/PortableRegistry/toV1.ts b/packages/types/src/metadata/PortableRegistry/toV1.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/types/src/generic/PortableRegistry/toV1.ts
rename to packages/types/src/metadata/PortableRegistry/toV1.ts
diff --git a/packages/types/src/metadata/decorate/errors/index.ts b/packages/types/src/metadata/decorate/errors/index.ts
index 56e4dff9a7..279c518ef9 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/metadata/decorate/errors/index.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/metadata/decorate/errors/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright 2017-2021 @polkadot/types authors & contributors
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import type { DispatchErrorModule, MetadataLatest, PortableRegistry, SiField, SiVariant } from '../../../interfaces';
+import type { DispatchErrorModule, MetadataLatest, SiField, SiVariant } from '../../../interfaces';
+import type { PortableRegistry } from '../../../metadata';
 import type { Text, u8 } from '../../../primitive';
 import type { Registry } from '../../../types';
 import type { Errors, IsError } from '../types';
diff --git a/packages/types/src/metadata/decorate/extrinsics/index.ts b/packages/types/src/metadata/decorate/extrinsics/index.ts
index 77d4d86eb0..c3018f911a 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/metadata/decorate/extrinsics/index.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/metadata/decorate/extrinsics/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright 2017-2021 @polkadot/types authors & contributors
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import type { MetadataLatest, PalletMetadataLatest, PortableRegistry, SiVariant } from '../../../interfaces';
+import type { MetadataLatest, PalletMetadataLatest, SiVariant } from '../../../interfaces';
+import type { PortableRegistry } from '../../../metadata';
 import type { CallFunction, Registry } from '../../../types';
 import type { Extrinsics } from '../types';
 
diff --git a/packages/types/src/metadata/index.ts b/packages/types/src/metadata/index.ts
index 19fbfdccc9..1ef837f52e 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/metadata/index.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/metadata/index.ts
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 export { Metadata } from './Metadata';
+export { PortableRegistry } from './PortableRegistry';
 export { decorateConstants, decorateExtrinsics, decorateStorage, expandMetadata } from './decorate';
diff --git a/packages/types/src/metadata/util/getSiName.ts b/packages/types/src/metadata/util/getSiName.ts
index e68caae6db..992b5dff8d 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/metadata/util/getSiName.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/metadata/util/getSiName.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright 2017-2021 @polkadot/types authors & contributors
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import type { PortableRegistry, SiLookupTypeId } from '../../interfaces';
+import type { SiLookupTypeId } from '../../interfaces';
+import type { PortableRegistry } from '../../metadata';
 
 export function getSiName (lookup: PortableRegistry, type: SiLookupTypeId): string {
   const typeDef = lookup.getTypeDef(type);
diff --git a/packages/types/src/metadata/util/getUniqTypes.ts b/packages/types/src/metadata/util/getUniqTypes.ts
index c522272655..1e259826d7 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/metadata/util/getUniqTypes.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/metadata/util/getUniqTypes.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright 2017-2021 @polkadot/types authors & contributors
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import type { MetadataLatest, PortableRegistry, SiLookupTypeId } from '../../interfaces';
+import type { MetadataLatest, SiLookupTypeId } from '../../interfaces';
+import type { PortableRegistry } from '../../metadata';
 import type { Registry } from '../../types';
 
 import { flattenUniq } from './flattenUniq';
diff --git a/packages/types/src/types/registry.ts b/packages/types/src/types/registry.ts
index ea5cbaff5d..642cdd82af 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/types/registry.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/types/registry.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ import type { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import type { BN } from '@polkadot/util';
 import type { CreateOptions } from '../create/types';
 import type { ExtDef } from '../extrinsic/signedExtensions/types';
-import type { MetadataLatest, PortableRegistry } from '../interfaces/metadata';
+import type { MetadataLatest } from '../interfaces/metadata';
 import type { CodecHash, Hash } from '../interfaces/runtime';
 import type { SiField, SiLookupTypeId } from '../interfaces/scaleInfo';
 import type { ChainProperties } from '../interfaces/system';
-import type { Metadata } from '../metadata';
+import type { Metadata, PortableRegistry } from '../metadata';
 import type { CallFunction } from './calls';
 import type { Codec, Constructor } from './codec';
 import type { DefinitionRpc, DefinitionRpcSub } from './definitions';