diff --git a/packages/hint/src/lib/engine.ts b/packages/hint/src/lib/engine.ts
index bd520d4e460..8712529c66a 100644
--- a/packages/hint/src/lib/engine.ts
+++ b/packages/hint/src/lib/engine.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import {
     Events,
     HintConfig,
     HintResources,
-
     IConnector,
     IConnectorConstructor,
     IFetchOptions,
@@ -35,14 +34,12 @@ import {
     NetworkData,
     Parser,
     Problem,
-    ProblemLocation,
     Severity,
     StringKeyOf
 } from './types';
 import { HintContext } from './hint-context';
 import { HintScope } from './enums/hint-scope';
 import { Configuration } from './config';
-import { Category } from './enums/category';
 
 const debug: debug.IDebugger = d(__filename);
 
@@ -282,18 +279,7 @@ export class Engine<E extends Events = Events> extends EventEmitter {
     }
 
     /** Reports a message from one of the hints. */
-    public report(hintId: string, category: Category, severity: Severity, sourceCode: string, location: ProblemLocation | null, message: string, resource: string, codeLanguage: string | undefined) {
-        const problem: Problem = {
-            category,
-            codeLanguage,
-            hintId,
-            location: location || { column: -1, line: -1 },
-            message,
-            resource,
-            severity,
-            sourceCode
-        };
-
+    public report(problem: Problem) {
         this.messages.push(problem);
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/hint/src/lib/hint-context.ts b/packages/hint/src/lib/hint-context.ts
index 300dacaa380..ff4a5962017 100644
--- a/packages/hint/src/lib/hint-context.ts
+++ b/packages/hint/src/lib/hint-context.ts
@@ -133,16 +133,16 @@ export class HintContext<E extends Events = Events> {
          * So pass the `location` on as it is.
          */
 
-        this.engine.report(
-            this.id,
-            (this.meta && this.meta.docs && this.meta.docs.category) ? this.meta.docs.category : Category.other,
-            severity || this.severity,
-            codeSnippet || sourceCode || '',
-            position,
+        this.engine.report({
+            category: (this.meta && this.meta.docs && this.meta.docs.category) ? this.meta.docs.category : Category.other,
+            codeLanguage: options.codeLanguage,
+            hintId: this.id,
+            location: position || { column: -1, line: -1 },
             message,
             resource,
-            options.codeLanguage
-        );
+            severity: severity || this.severity,
+            sourceCode: codeSnippet || sourceCode || ''
+        });
     }
 
     /** Subscribe an event in hint. */
diff --git a/packages/hint/tests/lib/engine.ts b/packages/hint/tests/lib/engine.ts
index e181a662c26..846c9f4c39f 100644
--- a/packages/hint/tests/lib/engine.ts
+++ b/packages/hint/tests/lib/engine.ts
@@ -921,13 +921,21 @@ test('executeOn should forward content if provided', async (t) => {
     const Engine = loadScript(t.context);
 
     class FakeConnectorCollect implements IConnector {
-        private server: typeof Engine;
-        public constructor(server: typeof Engine) {
+        private server: import('../../src/lib/engine').Engine;
+        public constructor(server: import('../../src/lib/engine').Engine) {
             this.server = server;
         }
 
         public collect(target: url.URL, options?: IFetchOptions) {
-            this.server.report('1', Category.other, 1, 'node', { column: 1, line: 1 }, options && options.content || '', target.href);
+            this.server.report({
+                category: Category.other,
+                hintId: '1',
+                location: { column: 1, line: 1 },
+                message: options && options.content || '',
+                resource: target.href,
+                severity: 1,
+                sourceCode: 'node'
+            });
 
             return Promise.resolve(target);
         }