diff --git a/.changeset/late-pianos-jam.md b/.changeset/late-pianos-jam.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ca18b3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/late-pianos-jam.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"counterfact": patch
+---
+
+don't import HTTPStatusCode if not needed
diff --git a/src/typescript-generator/response-type-coder.js b/src/typescript-generator/response-type-coder.js
index 6382adb0..3aa73644 100644
--- a/src/typescript-generator/response-type-coder.js
+++ b/src/typescript-generator/response-type-coder.js
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ export class ResponseTypeCoder extends Coder {
   }
 
   typeForDefaultStatusCode(listedStatusCodes) {
+    this.needsHttpStatusCodeImport = true;
+
     const definedStatusCodes = listedStatusCodes.filter(
       (key) => key !== "default"
     );
@@ -101,10 +103,13 @@ export class ResponseTypeCoder extends Coder {
       "ResponseBuilderFactory",
       nodePath.join(basePath, "response-builder-factory.js")
     );
-    script.importExternalType(
-      "HttpStatusCode",
-      nodePath.join(basePath, "response-builder-factory.js")
-    );
+
+    if (this.needsHttpStatusCodeImport) {
+      script.importExternalType(
+        "HttpStatusCode",
+        nodePath.join(basePath, "response-builder-factory.js")
+      );
+    }
 
     return `ResponseBuilderFactory<${this.buildResponseObjectType(script)}>`;
   }
diff --git a/test/typescript-generator/__snapshots__/end-to-end.test.js.snap b/test/typescript-generator/__snapshots__/end-to-end.test.js.snap
index 0dc36bc9..75c15cdf 100644
--- a/test/typescript-generator/__snapshots__/end-to-end.test.js.snap
+++ b/test/typescript-generator/__snapshots__/end-to-end.test.js.snap
@@ -143,10 +143,6 @@ Map {
               "isType": true,
               "modulePath": "../response-builder-factory.js",
             },
-            "HttpStatusCode" => Object {
-              "isType": true,
-              "modulePath": "../response-builder-factory.js",
-            },
           },
           "imports": Map {
             "Context" => Object {
@@ -402,10 +398,6 @@ class Context {
               "isType": true,
               "modulePath": "../response-builder-factory.js",
             },
-            "HttpStatusCode" => Object {
-              "isType": true,
-              "modulePath": "../response-builder-factory.js",
-            },
           },
           "imports": Map {
             "Context" => Object {
@@ -665,10 +657,6 @@ class Context {
         "isType": true,
         "modulePath": "../response-builder-factory.js",
       },
-      "HttpStatusCode" => Object {
-        "isType": true,
-        "modulePath": "../response-builder-factory.js",
-      },
     },
     "imports": Map {
       "Context" => Object {
@@ -895,10 +883,6 @@ class Context {
               "isType": true,
               "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
             },
-            "HttpStatusCode" => Object {
-              "isType": true,
-              "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
-            },
           },
           "imports": Map {
             "Context" => Object {
@@ -1110,10 +1094,6 @@ class Context {
         "isType": true,
         "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
       },
-      "HttpStatusCode" => Object {
-        "isType": true,
-        "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
-      },
     },
     "imports": Map {
       "Context" => Object {
@@ -1342,10 +1322,6 @@ class Context {
               "isType": true,
               "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
             },
-            "HttpStatusCode" => Object {
-              "isType": true,
-              "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
-            },
           },
           "imports": Map {
             "Context" => Object {
@@ -1557,10 +1533,6 @@ class Context {
         "isType": true,
         "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
       },
-      "HttpStatusCode" => Object {
-        "isType": true,
-        "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
-      },
     },
     "imports": Map {
       "Context" => Object {
@@ -1859,10 +1831,6 @@ class Context {
               "isType": true,
               "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
             },
-            "HttpStatusCode" => Object {
-              "isType": true,
-              "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
-            },
           },
           "imports": Map {
             "Context" => Object {
@@ -2114,10 +2082,6 @@ class Context {
               "isType": true,
               "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
             },
-            "HttpStatusCode" => Object {
-              "isType": true,
-              "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
-            },
           },
           "imports": Map {
             "Context" => Object {
@@ -2369,10 +2333,6 @@ class Context {
               "isType": true,
               "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
             },
-            "HttpStatusCode" => Object {
-              "isType": true,
-              "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
-            },
           },
           "imports": Map {
             "Context" => Object {
@@ -2628,10 +2588,6 @@ class Context {
         "isType": true,
         "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
       },
-      "HttpStatusCode" => Object {
-        "isType": true,
-        "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
-      },
     },
     "imports": Map {
       "Context" => Object {
@@ -2847,10 +2803,6 @@ class Context {
               "isType": true,
               "modulePath": "../../../response-builder-factory.js",
             },
-            "HttpStatusCode" => Object {
-              "isType": true,
-              "modulePath": "../../../response-builder-factory.js",
-            },
           },
           "imports": Map {
             "Context" => Object {
@@ -2984,10 +2936,6 @@ class Context {
         "isType": true,
         "modulePath": "../../../response-builder-factory.js",
       },
-      "HttpStatusCode" => Object {
-        "isType": true,
-        "modulePath": "../../../response-builder-factory.js",
-      },
     },
     "imports": Map {
       "Context" => Object {
@@ -3137,10 +3085,6 @@ class Context {
               "isType": true,
               "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
             },
-            "HttpStatusCode" => Object {
-              "isType": true,
-              "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
-            },
           },
           "imports": Map {
             "Context" => Object {
@@ -3242,10 +3186,6 @@ class Context {
         "isType": true,
         "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
       },
-      "HttpStatusCode" => Object {
-        "isType": true,
-        "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
-      },
     },
     "imports": Map {
       "Context" => Object {
@@ -3371,10 +3311,6 @@ class Context {
               "isType": true,
               "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
             },
-            "HttpStatusCode" => Object {
-              "isType": true,
-              "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
-            },
           },
           "imports": Map {
             "Context" => Object {
@@ -3514,10 +3450,6 @@ class Context {
         "isType": true,
         "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
       },
-      "HttpStatusCode" => Object {
-        "isType": true,
-        "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
-      },
     },
     "imports": Map {
       "Context" => Object {
@@ -3725,10 +3657,6 @@ class Context {
               "isType": true,
               "modulePath": "../../../response-builder-factory.js",
             },
-            "HttpStatusCode" => Object {
-              "isType": true,
-              "modulePath": "../../../response-builder-factory.js",
-            },
           },
           "imports": Map {
             "Context" => Object {
@@ -3902,10 +3830,6 @@ class Context {
               "isType": true,
               "modulePath": "../../../response-builder-factory.js",
             },
-            "HttpStatusCode" => Object {
-              "isType": true,
-              "modulePath": "../../../response-builder-factory.js",
-            },
           },
           "imports": Map {
             "Context" => Object {
@@ -4083,10 +4007,6 @@ class Context {
         "isType": true,
         "modulePath": "../../../response-builder-factory.js",
       },
-      "HttpStatusCode" => Object {
-        "isType": true,
-        "modulePath": "../../../response-builder-factory.js",
-      },
     },
     "imports": Map {
       "Context" => Object {
@@ -4244,10 +4164,6 @@ class Context {
               "isType": true,
               "modulePath": "../response-builder-factory.js",
             },
-            "HttpStatusCode" => Object {
-              "isType": true,
-              "modulePath": "../response-builder-factory.js",
-            },
           },
           "imports": Map {
             "Context" => Object {
@@ -4386,10 +4302,6 @@ class Context {
         "isType": true,
         "modulePath": "../response-builder-factory.js",
       },
-      "HttpStatusCode" => Object {
-        "isType": true,
-        "modulePath": "../response-builder-factory.js",
-      },
     },
     "imports": Map {
       "Context" => Object {
@@ -4551,10 +4463,6 @@ class Context {
               "isType": true,
               "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
             },
-            "HttpStatusCode" => Object {
-              "isType": true,
-              "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
-            },
           },
           "imports": Map {
             "Context" => Object {
@@ -4701,10 +4609,6 @@ class Context {
         "isType": true,
         "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
       },
-      "HttpStatusCode" => Object {
-        "isType": true,
-        "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
-      },
     },
     "imports": Map {
       "Context" => Object {
@@ -4870,10 +4774,6 @@ class Context {
               "isType": true,
               "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
             },
-            "HttpStatusCode" => Object {
-              "isType": true,
-              "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
-            },
           },
           "imports": Map {
             "Context" => Object {
@@ -4991,10 +4891,6 @@ class Context {
         "isType": true,
         "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
       },
-      "HttpStatusCode" => Object {
-        "isType": true,
-        "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
-      },
     },
     "imports": Map {
       "Context" => Object {
@@ -5105,10 +5001,6 @@ class Context {
               "isType": true,
               "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
             },
-            "HttpStatusCode" => Object {
-              "isType": true,
-              "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
-            },
           },
           "imports": Map {
             "Context" => Object {
@@ -5204,10 +5096,6 @@ class Context {
         "isType": true,
         "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
       },
-      "HttpStatusCode" => Object {
-        "isType": true,
-        "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
-      },
     },
     "imports": Map {
       "Context" => Object {
@@ -5416,10 +5304,6 @@ class Context {
               "isType": true,
               "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
             },
-            "HttpStatusCode" => Object {
-              "isType": true,
-              "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
-            },
           },
           "imports": Map {
             "Context" => Object {
@@ -5612,10 +5496,6 @@ class Context {
               "isType": true,
               "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
             },
-            "HttpStatusCode" => Object {
-              "isType": true,
-              "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
-            },
           },
           "imports": Map {
             "Context" => Object {
@@ -5808,10 +5688,6 @@ class Context {
               "isType": true,
               "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
             },
-            "HttpStatusCode" => Object {
-              "isType": true,
-              "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
-            },
           },
           "imports": Map {
             "Context" => Object {
@@ -6008,10 +5884,6 @@ class Context {
         "isType": true,
         "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
       },
-      "HttpStatusCode" => Object {
-        "isType": true,
-        "modulePath": "../../response-builder-factory.js",
-      },
     },
     "imports": Map {
       "Context" => Object {